SAFE CATTLE Act mandates interagency coordination to prevent and control New World screwworm on federal lands.
The SAFE CATTLE Act requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to collaborate on preventing, controlling, and eradicating New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species on federal lands. This includes coordinating joint surveillance and monitoring protocols, response procedures, and developing science-based approaches to protect wildlife and stabilize the domestic animal agriculture. The Act mandates annual reports to Congress until the New World screwworm is quarantined south of the Darien Gap in Panama.
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