Celeste in Washington state has made the news:
Concerned about Washington state’s involvement with the National Animal Identification System, a small-scale livestock owner in Western Washington has taken legal action against the state’s Agriculture Department.
In the motion filed with Superior Court in Thurston County on Sept. 28, Celeste Bishop asked the court to either order the department to produce the documents she has requested pertaining to the National Animal Identification System or explain why they haven’t been produced.
Under the Public Disclosure Act, Bishop made her initial request on May 15, 2006. In her request, she told the department she wanted to see all NAIS-related records and documents from Jan. 1, 1997, to June 1, 2006.
According to information she received from the department, the department has about 400,000 documents on NAIS.
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-CapitalPress
Sock it to them, Celeste!
celeste,if you need help,let us know,i bet we all can kick in a dollar or two.the only way to beat this thing is in the courts. the people in colorado need to bring suite against the colorado state fair board,csu extension and all that supported the unlawful implemitation of premises reg.now is the time while it is on everybodys mind.
Comment nick — October 4, 2007 @ 5:36 am
Good luck to her. And onto other RFID related stuff, Jim HIghtower gives his few cents. link
Comment Jolly Sapper — October 6, 2007 @ 8:52 pm
WSDA is the second Department of Agriculture in the nation to be sued related to the NAIS. May there be many legal actions, legislation and limiting of rampant regulation. The best thing folks can do is get active-10 minutes a day-and let the powers that be know that we aren’t going away .
Comment Celeste — October 7, 2007 @ 7:13 am
I am not sure on this–
anyway– at a Chicken Yard Sale ( Conneautville, Pa) this past weekend, we were informed it may very well be the last one– The organizer informed me that in the spring, State inspectors were told of the event BY HER VET, and a USDA person was on site, taking samples from all poultry. The organizer had been told to gather names and addresses of all poultry vendors… This time, she was told to gather names and addys of all vendors!!!! She did not, either time–
A local person has some ag property listed for sale. It is now off the market, but the intended buyer ( no legal paers generated as of yet) has already recieved notification that he needs to register the premises– he has no plans to raise anything, just hunt!!!! Who reperoted this to the local APHIS office? I shudder to think it is someone within the realtor’s office– that particular office handles better than 70 percent of all local ag zoned property in the area.
Comment Terry W — October 9, 2007 @ 12:07 pm