HOUSE BILL No. 6111


     September 17, 1998, Introduced by Rep. Wetters and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.


        A bill to amend 1988 PA 466, entitled

   "Animal industry act of 1987,"

   by amending section 8 (MCL 287.708), as amended by 1994 PA 41.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 8.  (1) Under the direction of the director, the state

 2    veterinarian shall do all of the following:

 3         (a) Develop and enforce policy and supervise activities to

 4    carry out this act and other state and federal laws, rules, and

 5    regulations that pertain to the health and welfare of animals in

 6    this state.

 7         (b) Promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act

 8    of 1969,  Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections

 9     24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1969 PA 306, MCL

10    24.201 TO 24.328, for the use of veterinary biologicals including

11    diagnostic biological agents.  The state veterinarian may require


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 1    that the importation and use of veterinary biologicals or

 2    biological agents be reported to the department.

 3         (c) Maintain a list of reportable animal diseases.  The

 4    state veterinarian shall review and update the list annually and

 5    more often if necessary.

 6         (d) Maintain a list of veterinary biologicals whose sale,

 7    distribution, use, or administration by any person is reported to

 8    the director when requested by the director within 10 working

 9    days of the sale, distribution, use, or administration.  The

10    state veterinarian shall review and update the list annually and

11    more often if necessary.

12         (2) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the state veterinar-

13    ian may enter upon any premises to enforce this act.

14         (3) BEGINNING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT

15    ADDED THIS SUBSECTION AND UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2001, THE DIRECTOR

16    SHALL REQUIRE THE TESTING FOR TUBERCULOSIS OF ALL LIVESTOCK THAT

17    ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS STATE AND ALL LIVESTOCK THAT ARE MOVED FROM

18    FARM TO FARM IN THIS STATE.





















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