ID S1372

Appropriates $16,800,900 to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) across seven programs: Administration, Animal Industries, Agricultural Resources, Plant Industries, Agricultural Inspections, Market Development, and Sheep and Goat Health Board.

Authorizes six additional full-time equivalent (FTP) positions for the Department of Agriculture for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

Transfers $627,900 from the General Fund to the Pest Control Deficiency Fund for fiscal year 2024 to reimburse costs incurred by the Plant Industries Program.

Transfers $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Invasive Species Fund effective July 1, 2024 to respond to and detect quagga mussels in Idaho bodies of water.

Declares an emergency for Section 3 (pest control deficiency transfer) to take effect immediately upon passage and approval; Sections 1, 2, and 4 take effect July 1, 2024.