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Wyoming agriculture director outlines three-tier meat inspection system, staffing and costs
Summary
Department of Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto told the appropriations committee Wyoming uses three inspection levels—USDA, state and custom-exempt—reported roughly 18 inspectors for inspection duties and said the inspection program costs about $5.6 million with roughly half reimbursed by USDA; committee members pressed on inspection frequency, licensing and enforcement practices.
Doug Miyamoto, director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, briefed the appropriations committee on the state’s meat inspection program on Tuesday, outlining three inspection levels, staffing and recent cost figures.
Miyamoto said federal (USDA) inspected plants are the highest level, where USDA provides inspectors and product is eligible for interstate and international commerce. "Those all of the product that comes through that those plants are eligible for interstate shipping, international shipping," he said. One level down, state-inspected plants carry a state stamp and may sell within state boundaries; Miyamoto said Wyoming is one of 27 states with a state meat and…
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