SF 1271

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 09/09/2015 01:57pm

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; requiring a livestock industry study.

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

Section 1. new text begin LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY STUDY.
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new text begin The commissioner of agriculture must identify causes of the relative growth or
decline of poultry and livestock production in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska over the last ten years. The commissioner shall include
the most recent ten years of data on the number of livestock farms for each of the states
that are compared. No later than February 1, 2016, the commissioner must report findings
by poultry and livestock sector and provide recommendations on how to strengthen and
expand Minnesota animal agriculture to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance.
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