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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3002)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution to express support for the
1 5 implementation of a system which identifies and
1 6 traces livestock for purposes of controlling the
1 7 outbreak of diseases in livestock populations, to
1 8 ensure the wholesomeness of food products originating
1 9 from livestock, and to maintain consumer confidence
1 10 in the livestock industry.
1 11 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa, one of the major
1 12 agricultural states in the United States, is a leading
1 13 producer of livestock and livestock products, which
1 14 represents a multibillion dollar industry; and
1 15 WHEREAS, the economic viability and welfare of this
1 16 nation depend upon a reliable system for the
1 17 production and marketing of abundant and wholesome
1 18 food products, including meat, for consumers in this
1 19 nation and foreign nations; and
1 20 WHEREAS, the intentional or accidental introduction
1 21 of diseases affecting livestock populations, including
1 22 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or a virus of
1 23 the family picornaviridae, genus aphthovirus (foot and
1 24 mouth disease), in this country would threaten the
1 25 economic viability of livestock producers and the
1 26 confidence of consumers in the wholesomeness of food
1 27 products at home and abroad; and
1 28 WHEREAS, livestock producers including Iowa
1 29 producers are independently assuming leadership by
1 30 actively investigating and implementing
2 1 technologically advanced systems that electronically
2 2 identify livestock and record the health status and
2 3 location of livestock from premises of origin to
2 4 slaughter; and
2 5 WHEREAS, the United States Department of
2 6 Agriculture is in the process of considering systems
2 7 necessary to preserve the integrity of this nation's
2 8 food supply, which may include implementation of a
2 9 national system for identifying and tracing livestock;
2 10 and
2 11 WHEREAS, an available model for such a system is
2 12 the National Farm Animal Identification and Records
2 13 Program initiated and administered by the Holstein
2 14 Association USA, Inc., which identifies livestock at
2 15 birth with a unique identification number and premises
2 16 of origin, and utilizes a database to track livestock
2 17 from birth to slaughter, and which has been utilized
2 18 in almost 1,400 farms to identify approximately 1
2 19 million cattle during the last five years; and
2 20 WHEREAS, another available model has been developed
2 21 by the Iowa Cattlemen's Association which since 1988
2 22 has been actively involved in assisting the industry
2 23 to electronically identify and track cattle using its
2 24 EID system, in which approximately 500 producers
2 25 including feedlot operators and cow-calf producers
2 26 have participated and approximately 130,000 head of
2 27 cattle have been enrolled; NOW THEREFORE,
2 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 29 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the United States
2 30 Congress, in cooperation with the United States
3 1 Department of Agriculture and in consultation with
3 2 organizations representing livestock producers, is
3 3 urged to consider strategies necessary to implement a
3 4 system to ensure the security of this nation's
3 5 livestock populations and to restore and maintain
3 6 consumer confidence in the wholesomeness of the food
3 7 supply; and
3 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this strategy
3 9 incorporate a system to identify livestock from a
3 10 premises of origin and to trace the movement of
3 11 livestock to any premises of destination and
3 12 eventually to slaughter in order to ensure that any
3 13 confirmed case of disease can be immediately tracked
3 14 through its chain of movement and so that exposed
3 15 animals may be quarantined and tested; and
3 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
3 17 Resolution be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to
3 18 the President of the United States; the United States
3 19 Secretary of Agriculture; the President of the Senate
3 20 of the United States; the Speaker of the House of
3 21 Representatives of the United States; the Chairperson
3 22 of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture,
3 23 Nutrition, and Forestry; the Chairperson of the United
3 24 States House of Representatives Committee on
3 25 Agriculture; and members of Iowa's congressional
3 26 delegation.
3 27 LSB 5493SV 80
3 28 da/gg/14
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