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NASDA and the National Agricultural Law Center form new partnership
Story Date: 9/12/2012
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Source: NATIONAL ASSOC. OF STATE DEPTS. OF AGRICULTURE, 9/11/12
In order to enhance their similar missions, the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) have formed a partnership that will serve to further the mission of both institutions.
Founded in 1915, NASDA's mission is to represent the state departments of agriculture in the development, implementation, and communication of sound public policy and programs which support and promote the American agricultural industry, while protecting consumers and the environment.
The NALC, a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, is the nation's leading source of agricultural and food law research and information. The Center serves the nation's agricultural community of producers, Cooperative Extension Service personnel, state and federal policymakers, attorneys, consumers, and others. While operating on a national scale, the Center conducts objective and scholarly agricultural and food law research and information. It is also a formal partner of the USDA National Agricultural Library, helping fulfill NAL's mission of "advancing access to global information for agriculture."
Through this new collaborative relationship, the NASDA and NALC will jointly host an agricultural and food law presentation series specifically for state departments of agriculture over the coming year. The first presentation will feature Center Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley who will discuss Enforcing Animal Welfare Standards: Whose Job is it Anyway? The presentation will cover the designation of authority to enforce animal welfare laws throughout the United States and conclude with an overview of the liability concerns that may present themselves as a result of the delegation. For registration information, please contact Center Director Harrison Pittman at hmpittm@uark.edu.
In addition, the NASDA and NALC will conduct a joint survey of state department of agriculture to identify additional issues to address through this partnership. (Contact: Nathan Bowen)
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