2009 Senate Bill 655

Impose farm animal care regulations

Introduced in the Senate

June 23, 2009

Introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-30)

To impose and enforce farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers, and impose fees on farms sufficient to pay for this new regulatory regime. At first the regulations would be those created by producer organizations, but the Department of Agriculture would have the power to create and enforce its own. The department would be empowered to to impose a “a progressive enforcement mechanism” on violators to bring about compliance.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Bioeconomy