USDA Expands Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors to 9 States with Addition of South Dakota

June 18, 2021 USDA

Under the CIS agreement, the State of South Dakota may inspect meat in selected establishments for shipment throughout the United States.

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