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House panel advances bill to fold Alfalfa Seed Committee into Department of Agriculture
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee on a voice vote endorsed House Bill 171, which would dissolve the Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee and transfer its duties to the Montana Department of Agriculture, while requiring periodic public meetings on the alfalfa seed assessment.
Rep. Eric Tillman, sponsor of House Bill 171, told the Montana House Agriculture Committee that the bill would dissolve the Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee and transfer its duties to the Montana Department of Agriculture. "This bill does a handful of things to optimize the regulation of the alfalfa seed industry and increase the transparency on the process," Tillman said, adding that the department would hold public meetings on the alfalfa seed assessment on a regular basis.
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