1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; agricultural data;
1.3 	classifying certain information relating to feedlots
1.4 	and animal premises as nonpublic data; amending
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.643, by adding a
1.6 	subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.643, is
1.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 6.Feedlot permit data. (a) The following data
1.11 	collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health related
1.12 	to registration and identification of premises and animals under
1.13 	chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:
1.14 	(1) the names and addresses of the applicants;
1.15 	(2) the location of the feedlots or premises where animals
1.16 	are kept; and 
1.17 	(3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.
1.18 	(b) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits a state agency
1.19 	from carrying out the statutory duties of the agency.