APS REGULATORY ALERT

The USDA issued a proposed rule regarding Karnal bunt regulations
Date: October 6, 2005

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issues a Proposed Rule, in which APHIS is proposing to amend the Karnal bunt regulations regarding the requirements for a field or area to be removed from the list of regulated areas. The changes would allow a field to qualify for release after 5 cumulative years of specified management practices, rather than five consecutive years. Comments due to APHIS by December 5, 2005. See the October 5 Federal Register at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-19943.htm.