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Senate committee hears bill to extend livestock inspection fees, reporting through 2030
Summary
Senate Bill 5485 would extend the sunset on livestock inspection fees, reporting requirements and advisory committee oversight to July 1, 2030; Department of Agriculture officials and industry groups told the committee the program supports disease traceability and would face a budget shortfall without the extension.
Senate Bill 5485, a measure to extend the state livestock identification program's fee sunset and reporting requirements through July 1, 2030, received a public hearing before the Washington State Senate Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee.
The bill would extend inspection fee authorities and require the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to continue annual reports to the legislature and to the Livestock Identification Advisory Committee through 2030. Jeff Olson, committee staff, said the program “records brands, licenses, feed lots and public livestock markets” and conducts inspections “at time of sale and upon movement out of state.” Olson…
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