Mink VIRUS Act
The Mink VIRUS Act prohibits U.S. mink farming starting one year after enactment, directly affecting fur farm owners who raise mink for their fur. It requires all mink termination to use humane methods meeting federal and AVMA standards, beginning 90 days after enactment, with civil penalties for noncompliance. The bill establishes a $350 million payment program to compensate affected farmers for transition costs and the market value of their mink farming operations, contingent on using funds only for relocation and securing permanent easements banning future fur farming. This legislation responds to documented risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between humans and mink, including mutated virus cases in multiple countries.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 1, 2023
Last action Jul 10, 2023
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Jul 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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