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Committee approves measure directing Livestock Board to pursue MOUs to preserve brand-based interstate movement amid federal EID rule; bill passes 7–2
Summary
The Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee voted 7–2 to pass House Bill 92, directing the Wyoming Livestock Board to pursue memorandums of understanding with receiving states that will accept Wyoming-approved identification methods for livestock movement.
The Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee voted 7–2 to pass House Bill 92, which directs the Wyoming Livestock Board to initiate memorandums of understanding with other states that receive Wyoming livestock so that producers can continue to move animals using brand-based or other state-accepted identification methods rather than the federal animal disease traceability (ADT) mandate’s preferred electronic identification (EID) approach.
The bill and testimony focused on how Wyoming producers can preserve movement options amid a new federal ADT rule that emphasizes EID (radio-frequency identification). Committee members and witnesses described MOUs as a targeted, bilateral exemption: if both the shipping and receiving state agree, brands or other accepted identification methods can serve as the basis for the exemption.
Why it matters: Producers and industry witnesses said a federal mandate for EID could disrupt customary…
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