Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on Jan. 22

The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Licensing and Inspection Requirements for Dealers of Dogs Intended for Hunting, Breeding, or Security Purposes.

The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Agriculture Department on Jan. 22

Title
West Indian Fruit Fly
Licensing and Inspection Requirements for Dealers of Dogs Intended for Hunting, Breeding, or Security Purposes
Importation of Mangoes From the Philippines
Hickory Creek Watershed; Coffee, Grundy, Warren Counties; Tennessee
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Michigan
Basin Creek Mine Final Water Treatment System proposal, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Jefferson County, MT
Farmland Protection Program