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AR HB1388

Bill

Status

Passed

4/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Wardlaw

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Origin

House of Representatives

90th General Assembly (2015 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Maintains a $1.00 per head fee on all cattle sold in Arkansas for the bovine disease control and eradication program (formerly brucellosis control program)

  • Allows the Executive Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to temporarily raise the fee only during declared emergencies with approval from the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee

  • Limits emergency fee increases to one year duration, unless the emergency persists, in which case the commission must re-approve the increase annually through the same approval process

  • Prohibits the Executive Director from adopting emergency rules to raise the fee without the required legislative approval

  • Approved April 6, 2015

Legislative Description

To Limit The Fee Levied On Cattle For The Funding Of The Brucellosis Control And Eradication Program.

Last Action

Notification that HB1388 is now Act 1077

4/6/2015

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/26/2015
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/16/2015
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development2/17/2015

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