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The Obama Administration fervently opposes state laws requiring voter identification to cast a ballot. But it is insisting that the nations farmers prove the identity of every chicken transported across state lines.
Under the fowl rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a flock that has been hatched, fatted, and butchered as a single unit may be transported from state to state with a group identification. But such groups are as scarce as hens teeth.
The vast majority of poultry owners are not part of a vertically integrated commercial operation. They routinely co-mingle chicken stock of varying sources and ages. Consequently, under the rule, they will have to attach sealed and numbered leg bands to every bird they transport.
Tales of the Red Tape #36: USDA Lays a Regulatory Egg
Under the fowl rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a flock that has been hatched, fatted, and butchered as a single unit may be transported from state to state with a group identification. But such groups are as scarce as hens teeth.
The vast majority of poultry owners are not part of a vertically integrated commercial operation. They routinely co-mingle chicken stock of varying sources and ages. Consequently, under the rule, they will have to attach sealed and numbered leg bands to every bird they transport.
Tales of the Red Tape #36: USDA Lays a Regulatory Egg