If the ban is lifted, a processor who passes a state inspection could ship nationwide.

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The brand board has now agreed to allow feed-lots to ship and slaughter without an additional inspection, and the state legislature will vote on the change in January.

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Vance Gulliksen, a spokesman with Carnival Cruise Lines, told CNN Monday that the ship's last scheduled Coast Guard inspection was on November 15.

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Some EU countries believe the country under whose flag the ship is flying must agree to the inspection, something that could significantly undercut the measure's effectiveness.

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If a ship refuses, it is to proceed to the closest port for a mandatory inspection.

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The U.S. Coast Guard makes at least one annual safety inspection of ships operating in U.S. waters, regardless of the flag a ship flies, said a coast guard spokesman.

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