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Subcommittee keeps law‑enforcement exception for livestock seizures, adds state‑veterinarian role
Summary
A House Environment and Agriculture subcommittee debated and largely preserved an "imminent danger" exception for seizing livestock but added clearer vet involvement: investigating officers must consult the state veterinarian or a designee (in person or by video) to determine probable cause before confiscation, with language edits to avoid sweeping companion animals into the same section.
A House subcommittee working on House Bill 17‑66 left in place an exception that allows law enforcement to seize livestock when the animal's life is in imminent danger, while refining who must be involved before or shortly after a seizure.
Members said they will create a separate livestock subsection and require that an investigating officer in a livestock case be accompanied by the state veterinarian or a designee — in person or by videoconference — who "shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the animal should be confiscated."…
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