A bill aimed at limiting inspection authority of agriculture facilities has passed the Missouri house with support from Missouri Cattlemen’s and the Missouri Pork Association.
HB 574, sponsored by State Representative Kent Haden, limits the power to inspect ag facilities to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, USDA, county sheriff and state and federal agencies with statutory authority.
“The parties that are listed as parties who can inspect do have people who are trained, depending on who they are, [in] engineering, veterinary medicine and biosecurity,” Haden said.
