1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; temporarily lifting the monetary mediation threshold for 
1.3 	poultry producers directly affected by avian influenza.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TEMPORARY FARMER-LENDER MEDIATION THRESHOLD 
1.6 	EXEMPTION.
 1.7 	In calendar years 2015 and 2016, the $5,000 minimum threshold under Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes, sections 336.9-601, 550.365, 559.209, and 582.039, does not apply to a 
1.9 	commercial poultry producer directly affected by the 2015 highly pathogenic avian 
1.10 	influenza outbreak, as certified by the commissioner of agriculture.