; (6) industrial operators have abused the use of certain drugs that increase the risk of livestock becoming nonambulatory livestock (as so defined); (7) slaughterhouse deregulation and decreased Federal oversight of meat and poultry slaughter pose significant risks to workers, consumers, and animals; (8) Federal humane slaughter laws currently exempt 98 percent of animals slaughtered for food; (9) current Federal animal transport laws are ineffective and inherently cruel; and (10) Federal support is needed to create a level playing field for farmers engaged in higher-welfare practices who are struggling to compete in a highly monopolized market controlled by industrial operators. I High-risk AFO disaster mitigation and enforcement 101. Definitions In this title: (1) Animal feeding operation; AFO (A) In general The term animal feeding operation or AFO means a single lot or facility at which— (i) for not less than a total of 45 days in any 12-month period, animals (other than aquatic animals) are— (I) stabled or confined; and (II) fed or maintained; and (ii) crops, vegetation, forage growth, or postharvest residues are not sustained in the normal growing season over any portion of the lot or facility. (B) Multiple lots For purposes of subparagraph (A), 2 or more lots or facilities described in that subparagraph shall be considered to be a single animal feeding operation if the lots or facilities— (i) are located within 3 miles of each other; and (ii) are under common ownership or control. (C) Exclusion The term animal feeding operation or AFO does not include a pasture-based livestock or poultry production system in which animals— (i) are primarily raised on pasture, grassland, or other vegetative environments; (ii) have the ability to exercise species-specific natural behaviors