Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced last Friday that USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake several other actions to further strengthen its disease prevention and response capabilities.
The framework provides the basic tenets of an improved animal disease traceability capability in the United States. USDA's efforts will:
Only apply to animals moved in interstate commerce;
Be administered by the States ...
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