House Journal: Page 1732: Wednesday, May 2, 2001
On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 2:43
p.m., until 3:30 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 3:49 p.m., Speaker pro tempore Sukup in
the chair.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed seventy members present, thirty
absent.
Jacobs of Polk asked and received unanimous consent for the
immediate consideration of House File 745.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 745, a bill for an act regulating infectious and
contagious diseases in animals, providing for the indemnification of
owners, and providing an effective date, with report of committee
recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for
consideration.
Klemme of Plymouth offered amendment H-1823 filed by the
committee on agriculture as follows:
H-1823
1 Amend House File 745 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 5,
3 line 31, and inserting the following:
4 "FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
5 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 163.51 SECURITY MEASURES.
6 1. The department may establish security measures
7 in order to control outbreaks of foot and mouth
8 disease in this state, including by providing for the
9 prevention, suppression, and eradication of foot and
10 mouth disease. In administering and enforcing this
11 section, the department may adopt rules and shall
12 issue orders in a manner consistent with sound
13 veterinary principles and federal law for the control
14 of outbreaks of the disease. The department may
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