1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to animal health; requiring recommendations regarding state oversight of 
1.3 	the closure or transfer of Cervidae facilities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CERVIDAE FACILITIES; RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.
 1.6 	(a) The Board of Animal Health, in consultation with the commissioner of natural 
1.7 	resources and the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and 
1.8 	Policy and Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach, must recommend protocols 
1.9 	and procedures that would apply when Cervidae facilities are closed or transferred to new 
1.10 	ownership. Recommended protocols and procedures must include but are not limited to 
1.11 	decontamination, security, and public health elements as well as scientifically based time 
1.12 	periods for maintenance of such requirements.
1.13 	(b) No later than October 1, 2020, the board must submit draft recommendations to the 
1.14 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
1.15 	agriculture, environment, and natural resources finance. After submitting draft 
1.16 	recommendations, the board must hold at least two public input meetings, one in the 
1.17 	seven-county metropolitan area and one in greater Minnesota. No later than December 31, 
1.18 	2020, the board must submit final recommendations to the same legislators or their 
1.19 	successors.