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require all cattle to be electronically identified before they leave the farm. Penalties for violations of the rules should be strengthened and enforced by the court of law. We understand there are occasions where animals lose a tag en route to a livestock auction facility. In those situations, we support the retagging of animals upon arrival at the sale facility. Electronic reading and recording of all cattle exhibited in Michigan. Records should be sent to MDARD.
USDA and/or MDARD allowing licensed inspectors/veterinarians to share owner information with licensed livestock sale barns retained from individual Official Animal ID tags. Information gathered may be used to trace but not limited to retagged animals, allowing efficient completion of sale.
Legislative, regulatory and/or management changes that give the state veterinarian the authority to mandate landfill use for disposal of animal carcasses during these emergencies or disease outbreaks.
The DNR, MDARD, USDA, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service working cooperatively to identify and develop potential regulations to control the spread of diseases. These regulations should include, but not be limited to, developing a system to monitor live and dead domestic and game animals and birds coming into Michigan.
A statewide ban on the sale and use of Chinese lanterns (sky lanterns), or similar unmanned devices containing open flame that have the potential to leave the premises of their origin. If a ban is not achievable, lanterns should be constructed with biodegradable material.
Research to study the potential for chronic wasting disease prions to infect livestock feeds and other plant materials.
Michigan Farm Bureau, MSU, MDARD and USDA to:
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Provide sufficient funding and programs for animal health education, disease monitoring, border inspections and disease eradication that protect the U.S. livestock industry and ensure continued market access.
Increase efforts on the development of a genetic or live animal diagnostic test for Scrapie and BSE.
Continue to work cooperatively to support the VDL, keeping fees for diagnosis at a reasonable level.