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Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. United States Department of Agriculture

About this case

Filing year
2007
Status
Complaint filed.
Docket number
07-cv-01023
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Federal CourtsUnited States District Court for the District of South Dakota (D.S.D.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US)NEPA (US)
Principal law
United StatesNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to USDA’s Rural Utility Service’s regulations relaxing restrictions on import of live cattle.
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Documents

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10/24/2007
Complaint filed.
Plaintiffs challenged USDA’s Rural Utility Service’s regulations relaxing restrictions on import of live cattle. The complaint primarily focused on increased risks posed by bovine spongiform encephalopathy, but also asserted a claim under the National Environmental Policy Act, in which the plaintiffs alleged that the environmental assessment should have analyzed increased emissions of greenhouse gases from transport and importation of cattle.
Complaint

Summary

Challenge to USDA’s Rural Utility Service’s regulations relaxing restrictions on import of live cattle.

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Topics
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance