SF 774

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to animal health; providing for an official
laboratory of the Board of Animal Health; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 35.02, subdivision
1; 35.03; 35.05; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 35.0661, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 35.02,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Members; officers.

The board has five
members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
the senate, three of whom are producers of livestock in the
state, and two of whom are practicing veterinarians licensed in
Minnesota. The dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine new text begin and
the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory new text end of the
University of Minnesota may serve as deleted text begin consultant deleted text end new text begin consultants new text end to
the board without vote. Appointments to fill unexpired terms
must be made from the classes to which the retiring members
belong. The board shall elect a president and a vice-president
from among its members and a veterinarian licensed in Minnesota
who is not a member to be its executive director for a term of
one year and until a successor qualifies. The board shall set
the duties of the director.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 35.03, is amended
to read:

35.03 POWERS, DUTIES, AND REPORTS.

The board shall protect the health of Minnesota domestic
animals and carry out the provisions of this chapter. The board
shall make rules necessary to protect the health of domestic
animals. The board shall meet at least quarterly. Officers
must be elected each April. On or before November 1 of each
year the board shall publish an annual report. new text begin The University
of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is the official
laboratory for the board. At least quarterly, the director of
the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory must report on the
laboratory's activities.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 35.05, is amended
to read:

35.05 AUTHORITY OF STATE BOARD.

(a) The state board may quarantine or kill any domestic
animal infected with, or which has been exposed to, a contagious
or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary to protect
the health of the domestic animals of the state.

(b) The board may regulate or prohibit the arrival in and
departure from the state of infected or exposed animals and, in
case of violation of any rule or prohibition, may detain any
animal at its owner's expense. The board may regulate or
prohibit the importation of domestic animals which, in its
opinion, may injure the health of Minnesota livestock.

(c) new text begin When the governor declares an emergency under section
35.0661, new text end the board new text begin , through its executive director, new text end may
deleted text begin implement the United States Voluntary Johne's Disease Herd
Status Program for Cattle deleted text end new text begin assume control of resources within the
University of Minnesota's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory as
necessary to effectively address the disease outbreak. The
director of the laboratory and other laboratory personnel must
cooperate fully in performing necessary functions related to the
outbreak or threatened outbreak new text end .

(d) Rules adopted by the board under authority of this
chapter must be published in the State Register.

Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 35.0661, subdivision 4, is
repealed.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final
enactment.
new text end