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Committee advances bill to include poultry in Oregon's state meat inspection program
Summary
During a brief work session April 23, the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water moved Senate Bill 809 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
During a brief work session April 23, the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water moved Senate Bill 809 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The committee recorded the motion and allowed the vice chair to carry the measure to the floor.
What the bill does: Ms. Gluder, staff to the committee, summarized that SB 809 "includes poultry in the state meat inspection program and requires the Oregon Department of Agriculture to, through rulemaking, impose inspection requirements that are at least equal to federal requirements under the Poultry Products Inspection Act." She told the committee there was no amendment, minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact.
Why supporters backed it: Vice Chair Finger McDonald (who made the motion) said she supported strengthening Oregon's inspection program as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reduced some inspection activity, and called the bill "really important right now."
Vote and next steps: The motion to move SB 809 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation passed on the committee's voice vote; members did not request a roll-call vote. Vice Chair Finger McDonald indicated she would be the bill carrier on the floor.
Ending: The committee closed the SB 809 work session and proceeded to the next public hearing on Senate Bill 221.
