Limitation on operation in multiple lines of protein
Title I — Breaking up the meatpacking industry
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(a) Prohibition (1) In general It shall be unlawful for a covered meatpacking enterprise to own, control, or operate any entity or combination of entities that engaged in more than 1 line of protein in the United States, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. (2) Prohibition on new acquisitions On and after the date of enactment of this Act, no covered meatpacking enterprise may acquire, directly or indirectly, control of assets or operations in a line of protein other than the line of protein in which the covered meatpacking enterprise already engages, in violation of paragraph (1). (b) Divestiture required The Commission shall require divestiture pursuant to section 102 of any covered meatpacking enterprise that violates subsection (a).