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Committee hears bill allowing digital copies of livestock travel permits

2342625 · February 18, 2025
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The House Agriculture Committee heard Senate Bill 80, which would allow producers to carry electronic copies of travel permits for transporting livestock across county lines. Department staff and producer groups supported the change, saying it will modernize practice and reduce paperwork; no committee vote was recorded.

The House Agriculture Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 80, a measure that would allow livestock producers to carry electronic copies of travel permits when transporting animals across county lines or to markets instead of requiring the original paper form.

Senator Josh Kasmier, sponsor of the bill, said the change would modernize a handwritten permit system and be particularly helpful for horse owners who use lifetime permits. Jay Bodner, Brands Division administrator at the Department of…

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