Committee hears bill to remove $100,000 bond requirement for potato wholesalers
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Representative Nayer testified in support of House Bills 48‑81 and 48‑82, which would remove an obsolete $100,000 bonding requirement for potato wholesalers; the representative said federal protections now duplicate the state rule and the industry and MDARD support repeal.
The committee heard testimony on House Bills 48‑81 and 48‑82, a red‑tape package proposal to remove a $100,000 bond requirement for potato wholesalers.
Representative Nayer told the committee the requirement is largely irrelevant today, duplicates federal protections and imposes an unnecessary burden on an industry he described as worth more than $2.5 billion in the state. He said fewer than 10 producers or wholesalers are affected and that management under the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) could better allocate resources if the bond requirement were removed.
Nayer said the bills have full support from the Michigan Potato Industry Council (or commission) and that the agriculture committee had reported them unanimously. He asked for the committee's support and offered to answer questions. Committee members had no additional questions in this session.
No committee vote was taken on the bills in this meeting.