Oregon House Bill 3554 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on July 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

States that State Department of Agriculture authority to establish control areas includes establishment for purpose of eradicating or excluding genetically engineered commodity plants. Authorizes department to establish, upon petition or for cause, market production districts and to administer districts to provide for coexistence in manner that reduces or eliminates existing or potential conflicts between activities related to commercial production of commodity plants that are genetically engineered and activities related to commercial production of commodity plants that are not genetically engineered. Requires department to annually report to Legislative Assembly regarding market production district formation efforts. Requires retailer or wholesaler of genetically engineered agricultural seed or vegetable seed to annually report certain sales information to department.

Relating to agricultural commodities.

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-05-20	House	Referred to Rules.
2015-05-19	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB3554
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3554/Introduced