In the Easter Bunny scenario, baby chicks are inspected by which agency?

• A. FDA
• B. EPA
• C. USDA
• D. NIH

Answer: (C)

Federal oversight of live poultry health and hatchery inspections is handled by the United States Department of Agriculture, specifically the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS runs programs that monitor animal health, regulate hatcheries, and enforce disease surveillance to prevent outbreaks in poultry populations. This focus on animal health and agricultural production is why USDA is the agency involved with baby chicks from hatcheries. The FDA handles food safety and medical products, the EPA covers environmental protections and pesticides, and NIH supports biomedical research—none of these oversee routine live-poultry inspections.