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Panel OKs renaming Livestock and Poultry Commission and adding veterinarians to board
Summary
SB550 renames the Livestock and Poultry Commission to the Arkansas Board of Animal Health and adds three veterinarian positions to the board; the committee approved the change by voice vote after brief discussion.
Senator Stetson Painter presented SB550, a bill to change the name of the Livestock and Poultry Commission to the Arkansas Board of Animal Health and to add three veterinarian members to the board (a poultry veterinarian, a large-animal veterinarian and a general-practice veterinarian).
Painter said the change aligns Arkansas with other states and better recognizes the board’s authority and the role of veterinarians. The bill’s sponsor invited the Department of Agriculture secretary to the table; the department representative confirmed the draft does not include substantive or "sneaky" changes and that the language mainly cleans up sections of law not in active use.
Representative questions were limited; the sponsor asked for a do-pass motion and the committee approved SB550 by voice vote. No opposition testimony was recorded in the transcript.
