Wisconsin state-inspected meat products may be crossing state lines
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has authorized the state Department ofAgriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to begin the process of changing an administrative rule, ATCP 55, which governs meat inspection in the state. The goal, Walker says, is to incorporate federal regulations into state regulations so that meat from Wisconsin state-inspected specialty meat plants will be able to cross state lines.
The DATCP board is going to draft a statement outlining what a changed regulation is intended to do, then DATCP employees will draft rules for the changed regulation, followed by a public hearing and potential approval by the state's legislature, reports the Ashland Current.