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Committee backs bill to shield producers’ personal data in electronic cattle ID and veterinary certificates
Summary
The House State Agencies committee advanced House Bill 1740 to limit public disclosure of personally identifiable information in agricultural electronic identification (EID) tags and certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI) records, the sponsor said, to protect producers from harassment while preserving disease‑traceability functions.
Representative Kendra Moore, presenting a Department of Agriculture bill, told the committee House Bill 1740 would limit public disclosure of personally identifiable information tied to animal electronic identification tags (EIDs) and certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI) records. Moore said federal interstate‑movement rules (USDA APHIS requirements) and growing use of EID tags make producer contact data more widely recorded; the bill seeks to protect producers from harassment or advocacy group requests while preserving disease‑traceability information.
Moore told lawmakers the department…
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