ANIMAL INDUSTRY ACT H.B. 5653 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5653 (Substitute S-1 as reported) Sponsor: Representative Carl F. Gnodtke House Committee: Agriculture and Forestry Senate Committee: Agriculture and Forestry
The bill would amend the Animal Industry Act to regulate the importation of aquaculture into this State by requiring a prior entry permit from the Director of the Department of Agriculture and one of the following: an official interstate health certificate, an official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection, or a fish disease inspection report. The bill also would:
-- Permit the Director, in addition to current options concerning illegally imported livestock, to order the destruction of the livestock (without indemnification); allow direct movement of an animal to slaughter by permit; or allow legal importation into another state.
-- Prohibit a person from importing an animal species from an area under quarantine for that species unless permission were granted by the Director.
-- Increase from $1,000 to $1,250 the maximum amount of State indemnification per animal for slaughtered livestock; allow the Department to provide for up to $10,000 in indemnification from any line item in the Department’s budget; and provide that indemnification over $10,000 would be subject to legislative appropriations.
-- Prohibit a person from feeding swine, or exposing swine to, garbage, offal, or carcasses.
-- Revise provisions concerning the importation and movement of poultry.
-- Revise requirements regarding fairs and exhibitions, particularly concerning swine.
-- Allow the Director to recover costs and attorney fees incurred in prosecutions under the Act.
-- Authorize the Director to impose an administrative fine for violations of the Act.
-- Require the Department to keep a data base of captive cervidae premises.
MCL 287.703 et al. Legislative Analyst: S. Margules
The Department of Agriculture would incur minimal costs to provide for approvals for (1) importation of animals under quarantine; (2) transport of cattle with certain diseases; and (3) promulgation of administrative rules. There would be no additional cost for permitting the indemnification of destroyed animals as that is currently allowed pursuant to the annual appropriation/budget acts and the Department is already maintaining a data base on captive cervidae. There would be additional revenue to the State of about $5,000 per year from administrative fines. This assumes five fines of $1,000 each.
There would be no fiscal impact on local governments.
Date Completed: 5-17-96 Fiscal Analyst: A. Rich
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.