1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to animal health; appropriating money to compensate certain white-tailed 
1.3 	deer farmers.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DEER FARMING COMPENSATION.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of agriculture to reimburse feed, veterinary, and other expenses incurred, and offset revenue 
1.8 	lost, by owners of farmed white-tailed deer registered under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.9 	35.155, due to movement bans imposed by the commissioner of natural resources in 
1.10 	emergency rules between December 2019 and December 2021 and the restrictions and 
1.11 	requirements imposed by the Board of Animal Health within chronic wasting disease endemic 
1.12 	areas. The commissioner may issue payments of up to $10,000 on a first-come, first-served, 
1.13 	noncompetitive basis. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.