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 FARM COMPENSATION.
 1.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	agriculture to reimburse feed, veterinary, and other expenses incurred, and offset revenue 
1.8 	lost, in calendar year 2021 by owners of farmed white-tailed deer registered under Minnesota 
1.9 	Statutes, section 35.155, due to movement bans imposed by the commissioner of natural 
1.10 	resources in emergency rules and the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Board 
1.11 	of Animal Health within chronic wasting disease endemic areas. This is a onetime 
1.12 	appropriation.