Bill Text: OR HB3006 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating to dairy animals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3006 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3006-Amended.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

HA to HB 3006

LC 1849/HB 3006-3

                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3006

        By COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                            March 28

  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 32 and
delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + As used in this section and
sections 2 and 3 of this 2011 Act:
  ' (1) 'Confined animal feeding operation' has the meaning given
that term in ORS 468B.205.
  ' (2) 'Dairy animal' means an animal that is commercially
raised for milk production purposes and is housed in a confined
animal feeding operation. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) There is established the Dairy
Animal Welfare Board. The State Veterinarian shall serve as
chairperson of the board. In addition to the State Veterinarian,
the board shall have not more than five members appointed by the
Director of Agriculture.
  ' (2) The appointed members of the board must be residents of
this state who are well-informed on scientific or veterinary
principles regarding dairy animal care, welfare and husbandry and
recognized agricultural practices affecting dairy animals.
  ' (3) The term of office of each appointed member is two years,
but an appointed member serves at the pleasure of the director.
Members are eligible for reappointment. The appointment of a
member by the director shall be after consultation with, and is
subject to confirmation by, the State Board of Agriculture.
  ' (4) A majority of the members of the Dairy Animal Welfare
Board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
  ' (5) If requested by a person, group, commission or state
agency or by a local government as defined in ORS 174.116, the
board shall meet as necessary to perform board duties described
in section 3 of this 2011 Act. The board may meet at other times
and places as specified by the call of the chairperson or of a
majority of the members of the board for the purpose of
performing board duties described in section 3 of this 2011 Act.
  ' (6) The State Department of Agriculture shall provide
administrative support to the board.
  ' (7) A member of the board is entitled to compensation and
expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. Payment of compensation and
expenses of the board shall be from funds available to the
department. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) The Dairy Animal Welfare Board
may submit to the Legislative Assembly comments that are based on
the most recent scientific data of accepted animal husbandry
practices existing at the time. The comments may include, but
need not be limited to, comments regarding the potential impacts
on dairy animal care and welfare and on the safety of human dairy
food supplies of:
  ' (a) Legislation dealing with dairy animal care, welfare or
husbandry or with agricultural practices affecting dairy animals;
  ' (b) Proposed or adopted administrative rules dealing with
dairy animal care, welfare or husbandry or with agricultural
practices affecting dairy animals;
  ' (c) Ballot measures certified to the ballot dealing with
dairy animal care, welfare or husbandry or with agricultural
practices affecting dairy animals; and
  ' (d) Decisions of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals
that may have a significant effect on laws or rules regarding
dairy animal care, welfare or husbandry or on agricultural
practices affecting dairy animals.
  ' (2) If the board submits comments under subsection (1) of
this section regarding the potential impacts of legislation, a
proposed or adopted rule or a certified ballot measure, the board
shall attempt to develop and provide with the comments an
assessment of the likely economic impact of the legislation, rule
or ballot measure on the dairy industry.
  ' (3) The board shall act as an independent scientific peer
review panel for state agencies that are responsible for
regulating dairy animal care and welfare or regulating confined
animal feeding operations that house dairy animals. If the board
submits a suggestion to a state agency regarding the regulation
of dairy animal care and welfare or the regulation of confined
animal feeding operations that house dairy animals, the agency
shall respond in writing to the board regarding the suggestion.
If the state agency intends to implement a suggestion submitted
by the board, the agency response shall include, but need not be
limited to, a description of how the agency intends to accomplish
implementation of the suggestion. If the state agency does not
intend to implement a suggestion submitted by the board, the
agency response shall include, but need not be limited to, the
reasons that the agency does not intend to implement the
suggestion.
  ' (4) The board shall provide advisory services as requested by
legislative committees. However, the board may not submit
proposals for legislation.
  ' (5) In carrying out duties under this section, the board
shall operate under guidelines and practices that are generally
accepted by the scientific community as appropriate for use by
independent science boards. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + Notwithstanding the term of office
specified by section 2 of this 2011 Act, the Director of
Agriculture may adjust the term of members first appointed to the
Dairy Animal Welfare Board to reduce the disruption of board
functions when member terms expire. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + The State Department of Agriculture
may adopt rules to recover from a person, group, commission or
state agency or from a local government as defined in ORS 174.116
any member compensation or other expenses incurred by the
department due to a meeting of the Dairy Animal Welfare Board
that was requested by the person, group, commission, state agency
or local government. + } ' .
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