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MI HB6384
Bill
Status
8/19/2010
Primary Sponsor
Richard Ball
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Sporting Swine Marketing Act" to define, develop, and regulate the raising of pigs as an agricultural enterprise in Michigan through Department of Agriculture oversight.
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Creates two license classes: Class I (sporting swine estates for hunting on controlled private land) requiring 10-foot high game fencing with holes no larger than 6 inches, and Class II (commercial livestock operations for breeding, production, and marketing).
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Requires licensing applicants to submit business plans at least 60 days before construction, including facility location, biosecurity measures, fencing methods, and record-keeping systems; licenses valid for 3 years with initial fees of $1,000 for Class I estates and $750 for Class II breeding operations.
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Mandates health testing including negative pseudorabies test within 30 days of entry, weekly fence inspections with annual documentation, blood testing of harvested animals, and 7-year record maintenance of all purchases and sales.
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Establishes criminal penalties of $300-$1,000 fines and/or 30-90 days imprisonment for violations; stricter penalties for intentionally releasing sporting swine (up to felony level) or abandoning licensed facilities; effective January 1, 2011, contingent on passage of HB 6385 and HB 6386.
Legislative Description
Agriculture; animals; regulations for sporting swine industry; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6385'10, HB 6386'10
State agencies (existing), agriculture
Last Action
Recommendation Concurred In
11/9/2010