Federal Ban on Mink Farming for Fur Production and Farm Buy-Out Program.
This legislation bans the breeding, possession, sale, and transport of American mink for fur production across state and international lines. For citizens operating mink farms, the law establishes a buy-out program where the government can purchase their farms, compensating them for infrastructure and livestock value. The goal is to eliminate commercial mink fur production.
Key points
Federal prohibition on the captivity, breeding, sale, and transport of American mink for fur production purposes.
Creation of a government buy-out program to purchase privately owned mink farms, compensating owners based on infrastructure and average mink count.
The ban applies to interstate and foreign commerce involving live or dead mink, or their products, intended for fur.
Introduced
Citizen Poll