1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; clarifying that horses and other equines are livestock 
1.3 	and raising them is an agricultural pursuit;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [17.459] HORSES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Classification as livestock. Horses and other equines raised for the 
1.8 	purposes of riding, driving, competition, racing, recreation, sale, or as breeding stock are 
1.9 	livestock. Horses and their products are livestock and farm products for purposes of 
1.10 	financial transactions and collateral.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Agricultural pursuit. Raising horses and other equines is agricultural 
1.12 	production and an agricultural pursuit.