by Elizabeth | May 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posted May 27, 2014 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service proposed two new rules and a policy related to their process of protecting and designating “critical...
by Elizabeth | May 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 27, 2014 The South Dakota Supreme Court recently denied a petition by ABC News and other defendants to dismiss the defamation lawsuit over ABC’s coverage of a meat product, according to an article by the Associated Press available here. The South Dakota...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 23, 2014 On Thursday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals panel upheld the European Union’s ban on seal furs, meat, blubber, and other products, which could prompt other animal welfare measures affecting the global trading systems, according to a...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Foreign Agricultural Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 23, 2014 The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously confirmed Darci Vetter as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), according to an article by Farm Futures available here. Vetter’s nomination...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs
Posted May 23, 2014 The Ohio legislature recently approved a bill addressing invasive species and giving regulatory authority over invasive plants to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). While the ODA, Ohio EPA and Ohio’s Division of Forestry already have...
