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Committee reviews bill to allow electronic livestock travel permits for transport
Summary
Senate Bill 80 would permit livestock producers to carry electronic copies (for example, photos on a phone) of travel permits when transporting animals; supporters said it will modernize compliance and reduce paperwork, while the Department of Livestock said a full digital transition is years away.
Senate Bill 80, presented to the House Agriculture Committee, would allow livestock travel permits required for transport across county lines and to markets to be carried as electronic copies, such as photos on a phone. The bill’s sponsor and proponents said the change would reduce lost or misplaced paper permits and ease compliance for producers.
Senator Josh Kasmier (Senate District 13) told the committee SB80 "simply just allow[s] you to have a digital copy on your phone" and said the change is particularly helpful…
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