The confidentiality of information related to exemptions from the requirement to register livestock premises; membership of county land conservation committees; vehicle scale operators; and changing a reporting requirement for pesticide sales (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection)

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.