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LABAMA - NATIONAL ANIMAL INDENTIFICATION SYSYTEM - URGENT!

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WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION

ACTION ALERT

April 2, 2006

ALABAMA - NATIONAL ANIMAL INDENTIFICATION SYSYTEM - URGENT!

The news story below comes out of Alabama. Alabama HB 254 was adopted

by the Legislature Thursday and sent to the Governor for signature.=20

It reads a lot like Texas HB 1361, directing the agency to adopt a

plan " that is consistent " with USDA's NAIS. Like Texas, the Alabama

Legislature appears to be unaware of the fact that USDA has not

adopted any regulations, nor does USDA even have authority to adopt

regulations, implementing NAIS.=20

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HB 254 also authorizes their Agriculture Department to " collect

information " on all kinds of farming operations. The wording is both

vague and broad.

=20

Alabama residents please call your Governor immediately to ask him to

veto this legislation! NAIS will not prevent Mad Cow disease or

protect our food supply. Tou can use information from the Action

Alert on NAIS dated March 20.

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To contact the Alabama Governor's office, please go to

http://en.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker & cmd=3Dtrack=

& j=3D70021033 & u=3D647010

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" Alabama Legislature Approves Animal ID System After Mad Cow Case "

The Alabama legislature has voted to create an animal identification

system that would make tracking diseased livestock easier.

The senate voted 20-7 for the bill allows the state agriculture

department to develop and implement an animal identification system

for all livestock

The move comes after the state's first case of mad cow disease was

announced earlier this month. Authorities have been unable to track

the cow's history because of a lack of identification.

State officials say the system would not harm small farmers, and would

treat the information with confidentiality.

The bill now goes to Gov. Bob Riley to decide whether to sign it into law.

http://en.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker & cmd=3Dtrack=

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Bill Sanda

Executive Director

Weston A. Price Foundation

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