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Senate Judiciary committee adopts amendment to expand civil penalties for agriculture-related violations; bill referred to Ways and Means
Summary
The Senate Committee on Judiciary on March 24 adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 832 that expands civil penalties to cover certain animal disease control and related agricultural operations and directs penalty revenue to the Department of Agriculture’s service fund.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary on Monday adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 832 that expands civil penalties to cover violations tied to animal disease control and certain agricultural facilities and requires the Department of Agriculture to deposit penalty revenues into its service fund.
The dash-1 amendment, described to the committee by staff as requiring the Department of Agriculture to deposit all monies recovered from penalties into the Department of Agriculture’s service fund, was moved by Senator Thacher and…
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