House File 557 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 557 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (SUCCESSOR TO HF 369) A BILL FOR An Act relating to swine moved to and from exhibitions, and 1 the duties of veterinarians, and including effective date 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2281HV (2) 84 da/rj
H.F. 557 Section 1. Section 163.2, subsection 5, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. “Infectious or contagious disease” means glanders, farcy, 3 maladie du coit (dourine), anthrax, foot and mouth disease, 4 scabies, hog cholera, tuberculosis, brucellosis, vesicular 5 exanthema, scrapie, rinderpest, avian influenza or Newcastle 6 disease as provided in chapter 165B , pseudorabies as provided 7 in chapter 166D, or any other transmissible, transferable, or 8 communicable disease so designated by the department. 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 163.32 Exhibitions. 10 1. As used in this section, “exhibition” means an exhibit, 11 demonstration, show, or competition involving swine which 12 occurs as follows: 13 a. As part of an event on the Iowa state fairgrounds under 14 the control of the Iowa state fair authority under chapter 173. 15 b. A fair event under the control of a fair under chapter 16 174. 17 c. An event classified as an exhibition by rules adopted by 18 the department. 19 2. This section applies to swine which is moved from a 20 premises to the location where an exhibition occurs. 21 3. The sponsor of an exhibition must retain a veterinarian 22 licensed pursuant to chapter 169 to supervise the health 23 of swine moved to the location of the exhibition. The 24 veterinarian shall submit an exhibition report to the 25 department on a form and according to procedures required by 26 the department. The exhibition report must contain information 27 required by the department which must at least include all of 28 the following: 29 a. The name of the exhibition and the address of its 30 location. 31 b. The name and address of the veterinarian. 32 c. The date that the exhibition occurred. 33 d. The name and address of the owner of the swine. 34 e. The address of the premises from which the swine was 35 -1- LSB 2281HV (2) 84 da/rj 1/ 3
H.F. 557 moved to the exhibition. The exhibition report must also 1 include the address of the premises to which the swine was 2 moved after the exhibition if such premises is a different 3 premises. 4 Sec. 3. Section 166D.2, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 14A. “Exhibition” means the same as defined 7 in section 163.32. 8 Sec. 4. Section 166D.13, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended 9 by striking the subsection. 10 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect on January 11 1, 2012. 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill provides for the movement of swine from their 14 premises to an exhibition and back to their original premises 15 or to a new premises under Code chapter 163, subchapter III, 16 which regulates the movement of swine to control infectious 17 or contagious diseases. The Code chapter is administered and 18 enforced by the department of agriculture and land stewardship. 19 The bill provides that an exhibition occurs as part of the 20 state fair or a county fair or other event designated by the 21 department. 22 The bill provides that the sponsor of the exhibition must 23 retain a licensed veterinarian. The veterinarian must submit 24 an exhibition report to the department. The exhibition 25 report must contain information regarding the exhibition, the 26 veterinarian, the owner of the swine, and the original and 27 receiving premises. 28 The bill amends a provision in Code chapter 166D which 29 provides for the control, movement, and eradication of 30 pseudorabies, a disease afflicting swine populations. The bill 31 eliminates a provision that requires that swine returning from 32 an exhibition to its premises or moved to a purchaser’s herd 33 following an exhibition or consignment sale must be isolated 34 and retested negative for the disease within 60 days after 35 -2- LSB 2281HV (2) 84 da/rj 2/ 3
H.F. 557 reaching its destination. 1 The bill takes effect January 1, 2012. 2 -3- LSB 2281HV (2) 84 da/rj 3/ 3