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Committee urges state to consult local poultry farmers on avian influenza response
Summary
The committee voted to forward Resolution 61-25 to the full council asking the State Department of Agriculture and Department of Health to consult local poultry owners and consider alternatives to mass culling when developing an avian influenza response plan.
The Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs voted to send Resolution 61-25 to the full Hawaii County Council with a favorable recommendation; the resolution asks the State Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health to consult local poultry owners and consider alternatives to mass depopulation in an avian influenza response.
Hattie Gersh, a lifelong Big Island resident and farmer, testified in favor of the resolution during the committee’s public…
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