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Custer County backs resolution opposing mandatory USDA MEID cattle chip tags
Summary
On Dec. 30 the commission approved Resolution 2025-02 opposing mandatory use of MEID chip tags for cattle 18 months or older after a presentation by Hermosa resident Rick Fox, who said the tags are costly and do not ease disease tracking; a lawsuit in Pennington County federal court was mentioned as pending.
Hermosa resident Rick Fox presented a draft resolution asking the commission to oppose a USDA proposal to require MEID radio-frequency identification tags for cattle 18 months or older. Fox told the commission the effort began in Tripp County and several others have passed similar resolutions; he said the tags "don’t make disease tracking easier; they are expensive and there are not enough tags" and noted a related lawsuit is pending in U.S. District Court in Pennington County.
Commissioners voted unanimously to approve Resolution 2025-02 opposing mandatory MEID tagging. The motion was made by Commissioner Mark Hartman and seconded by Commissioner Mike Linde. The resolution directs the county to join other local governments in publicly opposing a federal requirement and records local sentiment; the commission did not take additional legal action at the meeting beyond adopting the resolution.
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