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Minutes for SB89 - Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Short Title
Authorizing the animal health commissioner to adopt rules and regulations to administer the poultry disease control act and to establish an annual participation fee for participation in the national poultry improvement plan, a certification fee for persons performing testing and diagnostic services and a testing fee per visit to each location participating in the plan.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 6, 2025
Chairperson Rahjes opened the hearing on SB89 and recognized Revisor Kyle Hamilton, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, to give the bill brief.(Attachment 1)
Research Analyst, Heather O'Hara, Legislative Research Department, was requested to give the fiscal report.
Chairperson Rahjes called upon Samantha Bonifas, Policy Intern and Flinchbaugh Fellow, Kansas Department of Agriculture, to give Oral Proponent testimony on SB89. (Attachment 2) She presented details on the bill and asked two people from the Department of Agriculture to assist her in answering questions. Joining her at the microphone were Sara McReynolds, Assistant Animal Health Commissioner and Josh McGinn, Assistant Secretary.
Taylor Nikkel, Director of the Stockgrowers Division, Kansas Livestock Association, also offered Proponent testimony. (Attachment 3)
Chairperson Rahjes thanked each conferee for her testimony.
Presenting Written-Only Proponent testimony was Gunnar Dunnam, DVM, MS, DACPV, Corporate Veterinarian, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Attachment 4)
There being no other testimony on this bill, Chairperson Rahjes closed the hearing on SB89.
