Description: Base knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to feed and food programs.

Terminal Competency:

Differentiate between laws, regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to regulatory activities.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Define relevant terminology.

2. Explain the significance of key laws.

3. Describe the relationship between laws and regulations.

4. Describe how administrative protocols support laws and regulations.

5. Describe how model codes can be adopted.

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Description: The system of fundamental principles according to which Federal, State and local agencies are governed.

Terminal Competency:

Describe how constitutional law grants and limits authorities.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe how the federal constitution grants and limits agency powers.

2. Describe how state constitutions grant and limit agency powers.

3. Explain the difference between State and Federal rights and limits.

4. Explain due process.

5. Explain individual rights guaranteed by the constitution.

6. Describe the separation of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

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Description: The foundational knowledge of the process by which laws are created and how authority is delegated.

Terminal Competency: Discuss how laws determine regulatory authority.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe legislative processes.

2. Explain how local ordinances differ from state and federal statutes.

3. Explain delegation of authority.

4. Differentiate between statutory and case law.

5. Explain how law authorizes enforcement actions.

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Description: An administrative act or rule, based on law, prescribed by agency authority.

Terminal Competency:

Explain how regulations assist agencies to implement laws.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Identify pertinent regulations that are applicable to regulatory programs.

2. Explain the general process by which regulations are developed.

3. Describe the FDA cooperative program model regulations.

4. Describe how regulations are published.

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Description: Set of principles formulated or adopted by an agency to influence and determine actions.

Terminal Competency:

Describe the purpose of agency policies.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe how policies are developed.

2. Differentiate between regulatory and administrative policies.

3. Give examples of when a regulatory policy is applicable.

4. Give examples of when an administrative policy is applicable.

5. Discuss the relationship between policy and procedures.

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Description: Providing a standard method for conducting activities.

Terminal Competency:

Explain the purpose of procedures used in federal, state, and local regulatory programs.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the process of procedure development.

2. Describe the process of procedure implementation.

3. Explain the importance of following procedures.

4. Explain how procedures are used to obtain compliance.

5. Give examples of when to use applicable procedures.

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Description: Published recommendations to assist regulatory agencies and stakeholders.

Terminal Competency:

Explain the purpose of guidance documents.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain what a guidance document is.

2. Explain why guidance documents are developed.

3. Give examples of how guidance documents are applied.

4. Explain how guidance differs from policies and procedures.

5. Explain how guidance documents are developed.

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