The Swine Health Protection Act requires what?

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The Swine Health Protection Act is about preventing disease transmission through swine feed. It requires that anyone who feeds waste food to pigs obtain a permit and ensure the waste is thoroughly cooked and handled with strict biosecurity measures. This combination—permit to feed waste to pigs, plus proper cooking to destroy pathogens and strong biosecurity—is what the act mandates. Quarantine of imported pigs, mandatory vaccination of all pigs, or having no feeding restrictions aren’t part of this act, which is why the permit plus cooking and biosecurity requirements best reflect its purpose.