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Ag-gag laws (agricultural gag) are anti-whistleblower laws that apply within the agriculture industry. Popularized by Mark Bittman in an April 2011 The New York Times column (but used long before then by advocates), the term ag-gag typically refers to state laws in the United States of America that forbid undercover filming or photography of activity on farms without the consent of their owner ...
Signed into law by President Warren G. Harding on August 15, 1921 The Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 ( 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229b; P&S Act ) regulates meatpacking , livestock dealers, market agencies, live poultry dealers, and swine contractors to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices, giving undue preferences, apportioning supply ...
Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 27, 1958 The Humane Slaughter Act , or the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act (P.L. 85-765; 7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), is a United States federal law designed to decrease suffering of livestock during slaughter .
The property is Schultz’s main asset after her husband’s death in 2018. Her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Tony Coleman, lease land from her for cattle grazing. The Colemans live in Burleson.
TDA was established by the 13th Texas Legislature in 1907. TDA is headed by the Texas Agriculture Commissioner, one of four heads of state agencies which is elected by statewide ballot (and the only one where the provision for statewide election is mandated by legislative action, not enshrined in the Texas Constitution) for a four-year term, concurrent with the gubernatorial election (prior to ...
Texas Animal Health Commission. The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is a state agency of Texas. Its headquarters are located at 2105 Kramer Lane in Austin. [1] The commission exists to help protect the health of livestock within the state. [2] The TAHC was founded in 1893 to address the Texas fever tick problem.
Paul Craycraft, co-owner of the East Texas Livestock Auction in Crockett, said dry pastures are depriving cattle of an important food source, while making it more expensive for ranchers to ...
Today, a vehicle has a much higher chance of hitting a wild animal than livestock. [11] Laws are still in flux. In Arizona, livestock must be fenced in within incorporated areas, but are still listed only as a potential nuisance for unincorporated suburbs. [11] Therefore, in that state, bills were being pushed to get rid of this "antiquated" law.