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

REGULATORY: Includes FEMA, FDA, NOAA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Final rule identifying communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. Info here.

Food and Drug Administration

Final rule amending the animal drug regulations to reflect application-related actions for new animal drug applications and abbreviated new animal drug applications during October, November, and December 2020. Info here.

Final rule correcting inaccurate cross-references to FDA’s drug establishment registration and drug listing regulations. Info here.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Interim final rule approving and implementing the 2021-2023 Atlantic herring fishery specifications and management measures. Info here.

Temporary rule announcing the length of the recreational fishing season for black sea bass in the exclusive economic zone of the South Atlantic will extend throughout the species’ 2021-2022 fishing year. Info here.