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Emergency NAIS resolution passed by Nevada Cattlemen

Liberty Belle

Well-known member
This appears to me to be a smart move on the part of the NCA and NWA. Where do other states' livestock associations stand on this issue?

Emergency NAIS resolution passed by the Nevada Cattlemen's Association.

November 21, 2008

www.nevadacattlemen.org

775 738-9214

Nevada Cattlemen’s Association

A Resolution calling for a law by the State Legislature to Prohibit NAIS in Nevada


WHEREAS the United States Department of Agriculture has violated its promise to maintain a voluntary status for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) at both the federal and state levels, and

WHEREAS NAIS has not been debated or adopted by the members Congress, and presented to the President for signature, but rather is being implemented solely through USDA rules, regulations, and funding under statutes adopted and previously implemented without NAIS, and

WHEREAS the implementation of NAIS has not been subject to the requirements of NEPA to prevent the cost prohibitive impact on the small producer and the negative impact on the custom, culture, and economic stability of communities in Nevada, and

WHEREAS NAIS has no demonstrated value for disease control, which is already well served by existing state brand laws and veterinarian services, and its benefits are solely to the USDA for control of private property, to mega-agribusiness, and to the manufacturers of equipment for the implementation of NAIS, and

WHEREAS combining mandatory state programs with NAIS premises registration is in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated”, and

WHEREAS the USDA has implemented policies that compel accredited veterinarians, at the risk of losing their state licenses, to register premises that are not voluntarily registered, and

WHEREAS combining mandatory state programs with NAIS violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments which guarantee that neither the federal government or any State “shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”, and

WHEREAS NAIS has usurped states’ rights by violating the Tenth Amendment which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the U.S. Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”, and

WHEREAS the USDA has established rules and regulations for the levying of excessive fines, from $50,000 to $500,000, a violation of the Fifth and Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and enforcement of said rules and regulations through its Enforcement and Investigative Services (EIS), and

WHEREAS a cost benefit analysis at any level of government has not been provided for the funding of NAIS, however the USDA continues its pattern of violating Constitutional rights by pursuing critical mass to justify its objectives, and

Whereas the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association currently supports a voluntary premise registration system and voluntary NAIS, and

Whereas many Nevada producers currently voluntarily use their Nevada Premise number as part of an age and source verification program, and

Whereas several states are requiring mandatory premise registration along with NAIS for some livestock events,

Therefore Be It Resolved Nevada Cattlemen’s Association and Nevada Woolgrowers Association is opposed to an explicit or a de facto mandatory NAIS.

Therefore Be it Further Resolved Nevada Cattlemen’s Association and Nevada Woolgrowers Association is opposed to any implementation of NAIS which violates the U.S. Constitution or diminishes the rights reserved to the States there in.
 

Kathy

Well-known member
This is not really an animal health issue. This is a property rights issue. And, an issue that will make or break any persons ability to raise food (for now livestock), on their own propertry without government permission. Please read the post I put here last night about the Mark of the Beast, and a play written by former AB Premier William Aberhart, with help from Ernest Manning (father of Preston Manning - former Reform Party leader here in Canada). This book about Aberhart was written way back in 1970.

Are you OK with having your cattle operation shut down because of a unproven scientific theory, which given enough time in a Court of Law, etc, I believe that I could upset with the information I have gathered from the various scientific communities?

For God's sake, the computer gecks are manufacturing "nanowires" using amyloid forming proteins like the prion protein. They find that by adding metals like silver and gold (noble metals) along with certain "solvents" (like trifluoroethanol), they are able to manufacture the worlds smallest nanowires using the metal-protein interaction. These amyloid protiens are not infectious, the metals that corrupt them are!

The point being, that these TSE are a result of metal contamination; consumption of these metals is the least toxic form of exposure - compared to inhalation or direct injection. The claim that vCJD or CJD is caused by eating contaminated beef is lie. Once the metals are bound with proteins they become protease resistant and are not the most common source of biological metal polllution. Fats, sugars, carbohydrates and starches will more readily release a metal for digestive absorption, than meats/proteins. Passing the blood brain barrier is a matter of inhalation for the most part. IF you accept the present infectious prion theory as FACT, you might as well sell your cattle and land now. Things are going to get bumpy - but I'm along for the ride, and I'm not prepared to go out of business without a real fight.

It is wonderful that the Nevada ranchers and wool associations are standing up for their property rights and their right to be in the business without the Mark of the Beast (Antichrist). aka permission from the government = premise ID = licencing of primary ranching operations!
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
Kathy, this isn't a conspiracy against science. They know science works, they just don't want to be responsible for cattle being mistaken for their own, when the poop hits the fan. They realize that they have opened Pandora's box, and want to be able to blame everything on others when they are brought up against the fence. And take no blame their selves.

"not our cows, prove it"
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
hypocritexposer said:
Kathy, this isn't a conspiracy against science. They know science works, they just don't want to be responsible for cattle being mistaken for their own, when the poop hits the fan. They realize that they have opened Pandora's box, and want to be able to blame everything on others when they are brought up against the fence. And take no blame their selves.

"not our cows, prove it"

BS This is about the intrusive heavy hand of government
 

burnt

Well-known member
Sandhusker said:
hypocritexposer said:
Kathy, this isn't a conspiracy against science. They know science works, they just don't want to be responsible for cattle being mistaken for their own, when the poop hits the fan. They realize that they have opened Pandora's box, and want to be able to blame everything on others when they are brought up against the fence. And take no blame their selves.

"not our cows, prove it"

BS This is about the intrusive heavy hand of government

If someone were to come into the bank where you allegedly work and ask to do business and offer you only their name - no business history, no credit references, no address, nothing else, how far would they get?
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
Your analogy has nothing to do with NAIS. You have to give information to get a loan, always have, but we've never had NAIS and don't need it.
 

gcreekrch

Well-known member
I don't fully agree with all the extra burocratic BS we have up here but since we have it we'll have to live with it.
Just not sure how you folks will be able to have your cake and only eat the frosting.
 

burnt

Well-known member
Sandhusker said:
Your analogy has nothing to do with NAIS. You have to give information to get a loan, always have, but we've never had NAIS and don't need it.

There were probably a few oxcart builders who thought we didn't need cars . . . and really, they were right, we didn't need them . . . :)
 

PORKER

Well-known member
Legal Defense Fund to Answer to USDA, Michigan Department of Agriculture Motions to Dismiss NAIS Suit
Motions Falsely Claim NAIS is a Voluntary Program

Last update: 5:33 p.m. EST Dec. 15, 2008
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Motions filed by the U.S. and Michigan Departments of Agriculture seeking to dismiss the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund suit to stop the implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), incorrectly claim that NAIS is a voluntary program. "Even as the agencies try to deny the clear facts of what they have done in Michigan, the USDA recently issued a memo that confirms what the Fund has stated in its lawsuit: NAIS is not voluntary," said Pete Kennedy, interim president of the Fund.
Kennedy cited Veterinary Services Memorandum No. 575.19 addressed to USDA's "Veterinary Services Management Team" that requires NAIS premises registration for various disease program activities.
"The memo includes activities such as vaccinations, testing, and applying official ear tags for programs for every livestock species, ranging from brucellosis to scrapies to equine infectious anemia," Kennedy noted. "One of the most important aspects of this memo is that people who refuse to have their farms registered will be registered against their will. Thus, USDA has officially abandoned the supposed 'voluntary' nature of NAIS."
NAIS is the USDA's plan to electronically track every livestock animal in the country. The Michigan Department of Agriculture has implemented the first two stages of NAIS - property registration and animal identification - for all those who own cattle across the state as part of a state-wide bovine tuberculosis disease control program required by a grant from the USDA.
The suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court - District of Columbia on September 8 asks the court to issue an injunction to stop the implementation of NAIS at both the state and the federal levels by any state or federal agency. If successful, the suit would halt the program nationwide.
The suit charges that USDA has never published rules regarding NAIS, in violation of the Federal Administrative Procedures Act; has never performed an Environmental Impact Statement or an Environmental Assessment as required by the National Environmental Policy Act; is in violation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act that requires the USDA to analyze proposed rules for their impact on small entities and local governments; and violates religious freedoms guaranteed by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
"Other mandatory implementations, which weave NAIS into existing regulatory programs, have occurred in the States of Wisconsin and Indiana where premises registration has been made mandatory; in drought-stricken North Carolina and Tennessee, where farmers have been required to register their premises in order to obtain hay relief; and in Colorado where state fairs are requiring participants to register their premises under NAIS," explained Judith McGeary, a member of the Farm-to-Consumer Fund board and the executive director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance.
The Fund expects to file its response to the agencies' motions to dismiss in January.
About The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund: The Fund defends the rights and broadens the freedoms of sustainable farmers, and protects consumer access to local, nutrient-dense foods. Concerned citizens can support the Fund by joining at www.farmtoconsumer.org or by contacting the Fund at 703-208-FARM (3276). The Fund's sister organization, the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation ( www.farmtoconsumerfoundation.org), works to support farmers engaged in sustainable farm stewardship and promote consumer access to local, nutrient-dense food.
Editor's Note: A copy of the suit filed against the USDA and MDA is available at www.farmtoconsumer.org.
SOURCE: Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and Farm-to-Consumer Foundation
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and Farm-to-Consumer Foundation
Taaron G. Meikle, 703-537-8372
[email protected]
 
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