Delayed implementation of EID eartag rule requested
The American Livestock Markets and Dealers Association (ALMDA), a national association serving livestock markets, order buyers, dealers, and professional livestock marketers throughout the U.S, has formally requested that USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) delay the implementation or enforcement of the final rule, “Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison” (ADT Rule)…
Representing ranchers Rick and Theresa Fox and Kenny and Roxie Fox of South Dakota and Tracy and Donna Hunt of Wyoming, as well as R-CALF USA, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, and the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed last week a complaint against the USDA and APHIS for its “unlawful new rule.”
NCLA is urging the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota to halt an “illegal attempt” to eliminate an already-in-place efficient means of cattle identification. The rule, according to NCLA, imposes financial and practical burdens, particularly on smaller and independent cattle producers.
“USDA and APHIS are pursuing their objectives without any regard to the statutory limitations placed on them by Congress. Sadly, in this instance, America’s ranchers have been left holding the bag and footing the bill for this unlawful rule,” stated Kara Rollins, litigation counsel of NCLA…
November 5, 2024
Originally Published in BEEF