Emergency rule updates animal import requirements amid detections in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Colorado agriculture officials are strengthening protections for livestock and other animals as New World Screwworm continues to pose a threat in neighboring regions.
The Colorado Agricultural Commission reviewed an updated emergency rule intended to prevent the parasite from entering the state and recommended that Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg adopt the rule by October 9. The measure replaces an emergency rule expiring the same day…