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“We appreciate the fact that Homeland Security does have a responsibility to the security of this nation, but in terms of what is considered a threat, I would think chicken houses would be so far down on the list that nobody would ever find it,” said Worcester County, Md., farmer Virgil Shockley, who has 9,000 gallons heating six chicken houses.

If the rule is approved, the regulations require 25 to 30 hours to fill out Internet-based reports. That means this process could prove even more taxing, if not impossible, due to a lack of high-speed Internet access across parts of the region.

Using unsecured connections at public libraries isn’t a realistic possibility either, said Bill Satterfield, executive director of Delmarva Poultry Industry. DPI, which serves as the region’s research and lobbying arm for more than 1,400 poultry growers and four major firms, encouraged its members to take action last May because violators are fined $25,000 per day. Source