R-CALF Suit Seeks To Stop Mandatory RFID

R-CALF USA has filed suit to prevent USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) from implementing a plan to mandate the use of RFID tags. The lawsuit, filed Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in federal district court in Casper, Wyo., seeks to halt the government’s efforts to eliminate all animal ID options other than radio frequency identification devices and premises registration for adult cattle and bison moving interstate.