Securing All Livestock Equitably Act of 2020 or the SALE Act of 2020
This bill requires all livestock purchased by a dealer in cash sales and all inventories of, or receivables or proceeds from, such livestock to be held by the dealer in a trust until all unpaid cash sellers of the livestock have been paid.
The bill exempts from the requirement any dealer whose average annual purchases of livestock do not exceed $100,000.
The bill also specifies requirements regarding enforcement, preserving a trust, notifying lien holders, and purchasing or transferring livestock that is subject to a trust.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-13 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House floor actions |
| 2020-03-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |