FY 2016 Appropriation

The main focus on the programs in the Animal Health line item is on prevention and control of animal disease and theft. The four programs in this line item are: Animal Health, Meat Inspection, Brand Inspection, and Action Market Veterinarians.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $6,060,600 from all sources for Animal Health. This is a 4.3 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $2,907,300 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 5.4 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.

The following are performance measures tracked within this organization.

The 2013 Legislature created this line item by transferring the following programs from the Administration line item: Animal Health, Auction Market Veterinarians, Brand Inspections, and Meat Inspection.

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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