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PA HB324
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
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AI Summary
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Expands poultry technician duties from only drawing blood for pullorum testing to collecting regulatory samples from poultry and eggs and conducting on-site surveillance for dangerous transmissible diseases
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Replaces U.S. citizenship requirement with authorization to legally work in the United States under federal and state law; removes "good moral character" and 8th-grade education requirements
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Doubles licensure fees from $5 to $10 for both initial applications and annual renewals
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Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide training in Spanish and establish licensing standards through general quarantine orders
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Removes the restriction prohibiting licensed technicians from being employed by the poultry owner whose birds they test
Legislative Description
Further providing for collection of samples, for technician requirements, for licensure, for powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture and for blood sample restrictions.
Last Action
Act No. 1 of 2025
2/6/2025