HR 88 · 96th Congress · Commerce
Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1979
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Small Business.(1979-01-15)
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Small Business Meat and Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1979- Amends the provision of the Small Business Act which prohibits the Small Business Administration from extending loans where financial assistance is available from non-Federal sources, to prohibit such loans only when private financing is available. Prohibits the Administration from duplicating the activity of another agency of the Federal Government only if such agency is operating a loan program under which all qualified applicants are receiving loans. Prohibits any meatpacker or meat marketer whose annual gross sales exceeded $250,000 in any of the preceding three years from selling, buying, or slaughtering, during any calendar week, more than 100 cattle, 300 swine, or 300 sheep which were owned prior to slaughter or sale for a period greater than 20 days by: (1) such meatpacker or meat marketer; (2) any person who owns or controls more than five percent of the stock, voting power, or control of such meatpacker or meat marketer; or (3) any subsidiary or affiliate in which such meatpacker or meat marketer has more than five percent ownership or control. Stipulates that such prohibitions apply to livestock subjec…
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