SB 349

Current law generally requires a person who keeps livestock at premises in this

state to register the premises with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and

Consumer Protection (DATCP). The law provides that information provided by a

person to register livestock premises is confidential, except in limited situations.

Current law also authorizes DATCP to specify exemptions from the requirement to

register livestock premises.

This bill provides that information provided by a person to request an

exemption from the requirement to register livestock premises is confidential, except

in the limited situations specified under the current livestock premises registration

law.

Current law provides for the creation of county land conservation committees

to be composed of certain designated members, including members of the county

board. Current law also requires the chairperson of the county agricultural

stabilization and conservation committee, created under federal law, to serve on the

county land conservation committee. Federal law no longer authorizes the creation

of county agricultural stabilization and conservation committees but, instead,

authorizes the creation of county farm service agency committees. This bill replaces

the member who was the chairperson of the county agricultural stabilization and

conservation committee with the person who is the chairperson of the county farm

service agency committee authorized under federal law.

Under current law, DATCP licenses persons who operate vehicle scales.

Current law specifies that the license fee is $100, except that DATCP may specify a

different amount by rule. This bill eliminates the statutory $100 license fee and

provides that DATCP specifies the amount of the fee by rule.

This bill makes a technical correction related to the requirement for reporting

pesticide sales for the year in which a pesticide manufacturer or labeler stops selling

pesticides.

For further information, see the

Notes

provided by the Law Revision

Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.