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Senate panel removes mandatory Coggins verifier requirement for event organizers
Summary
Senate Bill 405 changes a statutory mandate that event organizers hire certified Coggins verifiers; sponsors said the change relieves small producers of a costly, 24/7 gate-verifier obligation while state and federal officials noted USDA verification requirements remain in some circumstances.
Senator Stofield introduced SB405 and said the bill does not remove the statutory requirement that horses have a current Coggins test; instead, it removes the requirement that event organizers must hire a certified verifier at the gate. Lynn Flynn, an event producer and competitor, told the committee the existing rule can require a verifier ‘‘24 hours a…
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