WASHINGTON, —The U.S.
Department of Agriculture settled
10 cases in July to enforce federal
animals and plant health laws and
regulations.
Bert W. Hawkins, administrator
of USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, said
individuals and businesses were
fined a total of $6,375, and one vet
erinarian had his federal accredita
tion suspended.
The latest monthly figures also
show port inspectors collected
$39,005 in civil penalties from
1,445 international travelers
caught smuggling potentially
hazardous agricultural products
into the country and $7,200 from
51 businesses or shipping compa
nies that mishandled or improperly
disposed of regulated garbage.
In addition, three charges were
filed during July against persons or
businesses accused of violating
agency regulations. Other viola
tion involved illegal interstate
movement of livestock; another,
the importation of prohibited fruit;
and the third, mishandling of
foreign-origin garbage.
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USDA Enforces Regulations
“USDA enforces a variety of
programs to prevent, control or
eradicate pests and diseases of
plants and animals,” Hawkins said.
“Action is generally taken against
violators only when repeated
efforts to secure compliance are
unsuccessful.”
Most enforcement is carried out
under administrative law proce
dures in lieu of criminal trials. In
many civil cases, accused parties
use a provision of administrative
law that allows them to accept a
penally without a hearing and, in
some cases, without admitting or
denying the charges.
Other civil cases are resolved by
a federal administrative law judge,
who hears testimony and reviews
briefs by the parties before hand
ing down a decision. Failure to
respond to USDA charges consti
tutes admission of guilt, and penal
ties are assessed by an administra
tive law judge.
The following actions, grouped
by subject, were settled in July:
INTERSTATE MOVEMENT
OF LIVESTOCK—Certain lives
tock moving across state lines
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must be identified and accompan
ied by health certificates and per
mits, depending on the species,
age, sex, health status and origin of
the animals. A number of livestock
diseases, such as brucellosis and
tuberculosis, are being eradicated
under cooperative state-federal
programs; however, these diseases
could spread rapidly if dealers and
producers fail to follow shippings
rules.
Douglas Sasseen of Bakers
field, Mo., was assessed a $5O civil
penalty by an administrative law
judge in regard to charges that he
failed to comply with federal cattle
shipping regulations. USDA
charged.that on or about Feb. 20,
1983, Sasseen moved a
brucellosis-reactor cow from West
Plains, Mo., to Grenada, Miss.,
without the required shipping
permit.
Bruce Cartwright formerly
of Plain Dealing, La., was assessed
a $l,OOO civil penalty by an admi
nistrative law judge to charges that
on or about April 2, 1983, he vio
lated federal cattle shipping reg
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wright moved at least one cow
interstate from Arkansas to Loui
siana without the required certifi
cate and permit for entry.
Lloyd Howard Weaver of
Nacogdoches, Texas, agreed to
pay a $750 civil penalty without
admitting or denying USDA alle
gations that on Feb. 28, 1985, he
moved nine cows interstate from
Mansfield, La., to Nacgdoches,
Texas, without having the animals
tested and found negative for
brucellosis within 30 days before
they were shipped and without an
accompanying certificate and per
mit for entry as required.
VETERINARY ACCREDITA
TION USDA accredits practic-
BEGINS (Schuylkill Co.)
Craig R. Morgan, Schuylkill Con
servation District Manager,
announced today that Quaker State
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Soil Conservation
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ing veterinarians to perform offi
cial services for USDA. To
become accredited, veterinarians
must pass a special examination
and adhere to a strict code of eth
ics, regulations and procedures.
Suspension or revocation of accre
ditation does not affect a veterina
rian’s state license to practice vet
erinary medicine.
J.E. Day of Virqua, Wis.,
agreed to have his federal accredi
tation suspended for three months
from July 6,1987, to Oct. 6,1987,
USDA alleged that on two occa
sions during March 1985, Day fail
ed to properly identify at least 15
brucellosis-vaccinated heifers
with legible tatoos as required.
Given
Farms, Gary Hamer Fanning and
Traffic Operations Manager, of
RD Klingerstown, was selected as
the Schuylkill Conservation Dis
trict’s 1987 “Cooperator of the
Year.” Hamer was presented the
award at the Conservation Dis
trict’s ' monthly meeting at the
home of the District Chairman, Dr.
James S. Shadle, in RD Begins.
The “Cooperator of the Y ear” is
selected from among the 1000+
landowners in Schuylkill County
who are cooperators with the
Schuylkill Conservation District
based on the landowner’s initiative
to install soil and water conserva
tion practices on their farmland.
These practices reduce soil erosion
and therefore.decrease amount of
pesticides, fertilizers and other
materials from entering streams.
The assistance provided to a far
mer by the Schuylkill Conserva
tion District and the Soil Conser
vation Service is incorporated into
a farm management plan, which in
the case of Quaker State Farms,
serves as a model to other fanners
that soil and water conservation
practices are cost effective and can
be incorporated into a successful
farming operation Morgan said.
The selection is made by a com
mittee composed of representa
tives from the USDA Soil Conser
vation Service, Agricultural Sta
bilization and Conservation
Service, Cooperative Extension
Service and the Schuylkill Conser
vation District.
Quaker State Farms has
installed 4835 feet of Cropland
Terraces, 2326 feet of waterways
and 60 acres of contour strips over
the past three years. Hamer said
they (Quaker State) use conserva
tion tillage practices to conserve
soil. They use no-till and minimum
tillage practices instead of plow
ing. Morgan said plowing turns all
residues underground and exposes
bare soil to the rain drops which act
as tiny bombs that dislodge soil
particles and carries them to
streams.
Hamer manages the 900 acres of
farmland in RD Klingerstown and
Dauphin County. Hamer’s wife,
Darlene, also is employed by