We have until the 15th to get more cosponsors for the legislation that would restore the mandatory premises registration program to the original intent of voluntary.  I was in the capital yesterday and most of the legislative staffers were not aware of the lawsuits against farmers… None were aware of the database being held in Canada,  well they do now.  But with rural areas lacking in legislative impact anything that can be done to reach suburban consumers would be helpful.
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***ACTION ALERT***
WHAT: Bill to Make Premises Registration Voluntary in WI

State Representative Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford) has introduced at the state Assembly a bill, LRB-2259/1, to make premises registration voluntary in Wisconsin.  The bill needs more cosponsors immediately and your support as it goes through the Assembly.

ACTION: Please call and fax your state representative immediately and ask him/her to cosponsor “LRB-2259/1, Voluntary Livestock Premises Registration.” 


1.  When you call, ask to speak to the representative or the legislative aide for agriculture.  Form a positive relationship with the aide.  Educate him or her about NAIS.  Be RESPECTFUL and POLITE.  Remember, who would the aide rather speak with, someone who is courteous or someone angry and resentful?

2.  Please send this to everyone you know in Wisconsin.

NOTE: After the bill gets cosponsors, it goes to a subcommittee or committee.  We need to call committee members as soon as it is assigned.

View the bill:  http://wicfa.org/ (scroll down below the Mission Statement).

C.J. Cordell, President
Wisconsin Independent Consumers and Farmers Association
(715) 418-0424
Our purpose is to promote and preserve unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer trade 
that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products.

WICFA opposes any government funded or managed National Animal Identification System.