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

REGULATORY: APHIS, FDA, NOAA

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

Notice announcing that APHIS is advising the public that it prepared a pest risk analysis relative to the importation of three Acer spp. (Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum) dwarf plants from the Republic of Korea into the continental United States. Currently, Acer spp. are included in APHIS’s lists of taxa of plants for planting whose importation into the United States is not authorized pending pest risk analysis. Info here.

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Notice announcing a public meeting on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public may only virtually attend. If you would like to virtually attend, at least 24 hours in advance, visit FCA.gov, select “Newsroom,” and then select “Events.” From there, access the linked “Instructions for board meeting visitors.” Info here.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Temporary rule prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet length overall using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. Info here.