COBI 2015 - Animal Health

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The aim of the Animal Health program is to maintain the disease free status and promote the marketability of Utah animals and to protect public health. This benefits the animals, the livestock industry, and the public. The program administers various state and federal cooperative disease control programs. It monitors animal imports to the state, reviews all Certificates of Veterinary Inspection, contracts with local veterinarians for inspections, and inspects aquaculture facilities, slaughter plants, brine shrimp plants, dog food plants, etc. A staff of veterinarians and professionally-trained inspectors carries out most of the work. Homeland security is a significant aspect of the program. The law further provides quarantine powers to the Commissioner to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious deceases.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,042,200 from all sources for Animal Health. This is a 4.7 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,419,400 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 5.9 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Utah Agricultural Code Amendments$20,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$20,000$0Dedicated Credits Revenue

Enactment of this legislation could increase the Dedicated Credits revenue for the Department of Agriculture and Food by $20,000 ongoing in FY 2016, based on 20 violations at $1,000 fine per violation. Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state expenditures.

Certification of Veterinarians to Sample for Trichomoniasis

One of the responsibilities of the Animal Health Program is to train and certify veterinarians and their staff on how to recognize Trichomoniasis. This figure shows the number of veterinarians who were certified to take samples for Trichomoniasis.

Statute

The following chapters of UCA 4 govern operation of this program:

Chapter 7, Agricultural Products and Livestock Dealers' Act
Chapter 8, Agricultural Fair Trade Act
Chapter 21, Beef Promotion
Chapter 29, Diseases of Poultry
Chapter 30, Livestock Markets
Chapter 31, Livestock Inspection and Quarantine
Chapter 32, Meat and Poultry
Chapter 37, Aquaculture Act
Chapter 39, Domesticated Elk Act

The 2013 Legislature removed the Animal Health Program from the Administration line item and included it in the Animal Health line item.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 122

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the General Administration line item in Item 27, Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2015. Expenditures of these funds are limited to: Employee Training/Incentives $75,000; Special Projects/Studies $225,000.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	0	0	0	1,168,700	1,166,600	0	1,166,600	250,900	1,417,500
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	(1,166,800)	497,800	(155,300)	342,500	(340,600)	1,900
Federal Funds	0	0	0	0	209,100	51,600	260,700	36,100	296,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue	0	0	0	0	298,100	72,000	370,100	(48,000)	322,100
Transfers	0	0	0	0	3,900	0	3,900	0	3,900
Total	$0	$0	$0	$1,900	$2,175,500	($31,700)	$2,143,800	($101,600)	$2,042,200

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	0	0	0	1,900	650,300	0	650,300	249,000	899,300
In-state Travel	0	0	0	0	3,500	0	3,500	0	3,500
Out-of-state Travel	0	0	0	0	10,400	0	10,400	0	10,400
Current Expense	0	0	0	0	1,012,200	(31,700)	980,500	(351,700)	628,800
DP Current Expense	0	0	0	0	4,800	0	4,800	1,100	5,900
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	0	0	0	494,300	0	494,300	0	494,300
Total	$0	$0	$0	$1,900	$2,175,500	($31,700)	$2,143,800	($101,600)	$2,042,200

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	7
Vehicles	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.