룰렛 돌리기 게임 Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule Published

The룰렛 돌리기 게임 Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) proposed rulerepresents a serious step from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) toward updating key 룰렛 돌리기 게임 animal welfare provisions first introduced over twenty years ago. On August 5, USDAannouncedthe proposed rule and on August 9 published aRequest for Commentin the Federal Register. The written comment period will close at midnight on October 11. The 룰렛 돌리기 게임 Trade Association (OTA) will submit comments urging USDA to standardize 룰렛 돌리기 게임 livestock and poultry regulations and swiftly implement widely-supported animal welfare reforms.

“After 20 years stuck in limbo, 룰렛 돌리기 게임 animal welfare reforms are finally back on the agenda at USDA,” says OTA CEO & Executive Director Tom Chapman. “The 룰렛 돌리기 게임 Trade Association welcomes the release of the 룰렛 돌리기 게임 Livestock and Poultry Standards proposed rule, which will level the playing field for 룰렛 돌리기 게임 producers and raise the bar so that the highest standard of care becomes the baseline.”

OLPS clarifies living conditions, physical alterations, transportation and slaughter practices, and preventive healthcare practices for avian and mammalian livestock species. The proposed rule is largely in-line with its predecessor, the돌림판 프로그램 Livestock and Poultry Practices Rulemaking(OLPP) final rule, which was pulled abruptly by the Trump Administration following a robust comment period during which nearly 120,000 comments were submitted – 99% of them supportive/positive. Notable new language includes:

• Acknowledgement by USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) that current conditions are causing consumer confusion and market failure.
• Adoption of the position that the 룰렛 돌리기 게임 Foods Production Act does provide the requisite authority for regulations regarding livestock and poultry health care practices and living conditions – including regulations regarding animal welfare,
• Clarification that enclosed “porches” do not constitute outdoor access for poultry and recognition by AMS that improved outdoor access would contribute to “cycling of resources and ecological balance values reflected in the regulation.”

Additionally, USDA is requesting comments on variable implementation times for egg laying operations: 5 Years for operations certified within three years of the effective date (same approach as OLPP); 15 Years for operations certified at time of rule’s effective date (new entrants certified within three years of the effective date would have five years to comply); any other suggestions from public comments.

“While we are pleased to see 룰렛 돌리기 게임 animal welfare moving forward at USDA, we are extremely concerned by the potential for an inflated 15-year implementation timeline for egg operations,” says Chapman. “USDA has already had 15-plus years of comments and engagement on this issue, there is no reason to wait 15 more. American families expect USDA 룰렛 돌리기 게임 regulations to be robust and to continuously improve; keeping open loopholes that perpetuate uneven animal care erodes consumer trust and harms the 룰렛 돌리기 게임 farmers who are placed at a competitive disadvantage by treating their birds right.”

OTA’s full summary of the proposed rule can be found on ourwebsite.  

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