A Clark County judge has ruled in favor of a Loyal-area Amish farmer who refuses to comply with Wisconsin’s mandatory livestock premise registration law.
In a decision filed Tuesday dismissing the case, Judge Jon Counsell rules the State did not show that the controversial law “furthers the State’s interest in animal health and food safety.”
The state had filed a civil complaint against Emanuel Miller Jr., an Old Order Amish farmer who refused to comply with the law, which requires all properties where livestock are housed to be registered with the state. [Read more…]