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Senate committee backs bill letting ag commissioner serve as official state agency for US Swine Health Improvement Plan
Summary
The Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee voted to give the agriculture commissioner authority to serve as the official state agency for the United States Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP), a private, industry-driven program to prepare for foreign animal disease incursions affecting swine.
The Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee gave Senate Bill 2085 a favorable recommendation after hearing testimony that the measure would allow the agriculture commissioner to serve as the official state agency for the United States Swine Health Improvement Plan.
State Veterinarian Dr. Ethan Andress told the committee that "US SHIP is modeled after the National Poultry Improvement Plan" and described the program as an industry-driven, federally funded private entity that coordinates with state animal health officials and…
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