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Committee adopts substitute H‑2 for House Bill 4347, clarifies funding distribution and veterinary responsibility
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee adopted substitute H‑2 for House Bill 4347, clarifying how funds are allocated, that hosting fairs — not MDARD — must hire veterinarians for races, and that the bill does not itself authorize pari‑mutuel gambling.
The House Agriculture Committee adopted substitute H‑2 for House Bill 4347 after the sponsor described three small changes clarifying funding distribution, veterinary responsibilities at races, and the bill’s relationship to gambling law.
Representative Koontz, explaining the substitute, said the substitute establishes percentages for how funds are allocated so money does not have to be re‑allocated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Koontz said the substitute also clarifies that the department is not responsible for hiring on‑site veterinarians; instead, the hosting fair is responsible to ensure veterinarians are present to check horses when they arrive. “That was never our intent,”…
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