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This bill modifies several provisions related to livestock market agencies, dealers, and meat packing companies in Minnesota, primarily updating licensing, reporting, and operational requirements. The bill introduces new definitions for terms like "livestock dealer agent" and "meat packing company agent," and expands licensing requirements to include meat packing companies and their agents. It clarifies the process for obtaining and maintaining licenses, including requirements for surety bonds, financial stability, and record-keeping. The bill also updates procedures for license suspension and revocation, streamlines claim hearing processes, and modifies reporting requirements for packers and market agencies. Additionally, the bill makes changes to food sampling regulations at farmers' markets and community events, adjusts certificate fees for exported food products, and repeals two obsolete statutes related to rabies proclamations and the sale of branded livestock. These modifications aim to modernize agricultural business regulations, improve oversight, and remove outdated legal provisions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2611&ssn=0&y=2025