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MN HF2814
MN HF2814Farmed Cervidae owner requirements modified, chronic wasting disease live-animal testing required, Board of Animal Health duties transferred to the commissioner of natural resources, and money appropriated.
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Introduced
01/31/2022
01/31/2022
In Committee
03/17/2022
03/17/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022
05/23/2022
Introduced Session
92nd Legislature 2021-2022
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to animal health; modifying requirements for certain owners of farmed Cervidae; requiring live-animal testing for chronic wasting disease; transferring certain duties from the Board of Animal Health to the commissioner of natural resources; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, 10, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 35.155, subdivision 11.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the requirements for owners of farmed Cervidae (deer-like animals) in Minnesota. It requires owners to immediately notify the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) if farmed Cervidae escape and are not returned within 24 hours. Hunters may legally kill escaped farmed Cervidae, and the animals must be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) at the owner's expense. The bill increases the required fence height for farmed Cervidae, including additional requirements for commercial white-tailed deer herds. It also prohibits new registrations for possessing white-tailed deer, requires live-animal testing for CWD, and mandates depopulation of affected herds. Finally, the bill transfers certain duties related to farmed Cervidae from the Board of Animal Health to the DNR commissioner, while allowing the Board to provide veterinary services. The bill also appropriates $250,000 for the CWD live-animal testing.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (8)
Rob Ecklund (D)*,
Jamie Becker-Finn (D),
Emma Greenman (D),
Rick Hansen (D),
Alice Hausman (D),
Kaohly Her (D),
Sandra Masin (D),
Mike Sundin (D),
Last Action
Author added Hausman (on 03/28/2022)
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