Idaho Sheriffs’ Association endorses Animal Partisan petition for shared jurisdiction
The two -year -old petition of 14 pages in the food security and inspection of the USDA (FSIS) of a partisan animal, a group of animal activists based in Glen Allen, Virginia, collected its first approval of a state of application of the law.
The Idaho Sheriffs Association (ISA) expressed its support for the animal partisan petition in a letter of August 21 in FSIS.
“On behalf of the Idaho Association (ISA), please accept this commentary in support of petition n ° 23-071, asking the issue of the issue of the Food Security and Inspection Service (FSIS) to improve the capacity of the States to apply the laws of cruelty and neglect in cases involving cattle and poultry animals,” wrote Jeff Lavey.
The Isa represents the elected sheriffs of Idaho of each of the 44 counties of Idaho. As an association, he promotes the Sheriff’s office and seeks to serve the collective well-being of the citizens of Idaho.
Lavey said that the Idaho sheriffs consider the petition as a “request for common sense” which does not modify or modify existing laws. He said it would guide those responsible for the application of state laws on their ability to apply the laws on cruelty and neglect of the State involving livestock and poultry.
“Isa believes that a simple opinion would eliminate confusion, would make better use of resources and improve the application of these laws,” he wrote. “As such, we support petition # 23-07 and encourage the FSIs to approve this petition and issue the requested opinion.”
The petition, subject on September 2, 2023, asks that the FSIs an opinion to transmit this:
1) Officials of the State government are not categorically pre-empted from the application of the anti-crop laws of the State by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the law on human methods of slaughter or the law on the inspection of poultry products; And
2) FSIS staff should cooperate with representatives of the State Government in the execution of state anti-tapere laws and improve the clarity and the frequency of communication (that is to say the letters of concern (“loc”)) to these officials.
The petition for the change of policy, allocated No. 23-07, was referred to the Office of the Policy and the development of FSIS for examination programs. More than a dozen individuals and groups have commented on the animal support, most of them favorably, including those of other animal activists.
In other news from the petition, the agency received a petition on August 21 subject to the name of Mon Halal Meat, asking that FSIS be:
(1) Define “Zabiha halal” as being bizarre without stunning, in accordance with largely accepted standards; Or
(2) Require that the use of “Zabiha halal” be certified by a third -party certification organization which publishes its definition on a public website.
The FSIS said that the request is considered a petition for the change of policy under the regulations on the agency on petitions (9 CFR part 392) and was returned to the Office of the development of policies and programs for examination, a petition number awarded 25-03.
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