copyright the Chronicle March 23, 2016
by Tena Starr
An Irasburg farmer has invited the Vermont Agency of Agriculture to prosecute him for violating the state’s slaughtering rules.
His crime? He advertised half of a grass fed beef that had not been “properly” slaughtered for sale.
John Klar has been raising and selling organic beef and sheep for more than 15 years. Last summer, he received a surprise visit from Agency of Agriculture compliance investigator Eric Holgrem, who had seen a Craigslist ad that Mr. Klar had placed for beef.
“He didn’t call; he just showed up,” Mr. Klar said.
That’s something else he objects to, but his main problem is with the regulations themselves, which he said make no sense.
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