A Wisconsin farmer, Patrick Monchilovich, has been convicted of violating the state’s law requiring owners to register their livestock. For the Wisconsin Ag Connection article, click here. According to the article,
“According to documents filed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Monchilovich was first contacted in April 2008 to inform him that he needed to register his premises. After he declined, an animal health inspector visited him with a final warning. A month later, he refused delivery of a certified warning letter, which was then hand-delivered to him during a final visit by the inspector and a compliance officer in June 2008.”This is the second case involving Wisconsin’s animal identification law. Back in September, an Amish man challenged the law arguing it infringed on his religious beliefs. The Amish man’s argument is the law “could eventually result in the tagging of all animals, or the 'Mark of the Beast.’”
For more information on the religious challenge to Wisconsin’s animal identification law, click here.
Posted: 10/26/09
