A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

REGULATORY: FWS, TTB

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Proposed rule announcing regulations that would authorizing the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take by harassment of small numbers of northern sea otters during marine construction and pile driving in the Gulf of Alaska coastal waters. Info here.

ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

Final rule establishing the approximately 98,000-acre “Gabilan Mountains” viticultural area in Monterey and San Benito Counties, in California. Info here.