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Rep. Harriet Hageman urges appropriations riders to block USDA electronic ID ear-tag mandate
Summary
Representative Harriet Hageman told the House Appropriations subcommittee that the USDA's final rule mandating electronic identification (EID) ear tags for cattle and bison is unlawful, costly and damaging to small and independent producers, and she urged the subcommittee to use FY26 appropriations to prevent implementation.
Representative Harriet Hageman testified to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new rule requiring electronic identification (EID) ear tags for cattle and bison moving across state lines should be blocked through the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process.
Hageman told the subcommittee the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule "Use of electronic identification ear tags as official identification in cattle and bison" took effect Nov. 5, 2024, and amends the 2013 animal disease traceability (ADT) rule to require radio-frequency identification-style tags for interstate movements. She said the rule exceeds USDA's authority under the Animal Health Protection Act and that the agency failed to conduct required regulatory…
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