H.B. 505
         AGRICULTURAL CODE AMENDMENTS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 March 7, 2012 4:47 PM



Senator David P. Hinkins proposes the following amendments:




1.    Page 13, Lines 372 through 382 :    

             372          Section 20. Section 4-31-113 , which is renumbered from Section 4-31-14 is
             373      renumbered and amended to read:
             374          [4-31-14].     4-31-113. Restrictions on movement of infected or exposed
{   domestic   }

             375      animals.
             376          
  (1)       A person who owns or has possession of [a domestic] an animal [or domesticated elk]

             377      and knows that [it] the animal is infected with, or has been exposed to, any contagious or
             378      infectious disease, may not:
             379          
{   (1)   }        (a)       permit [it] the animal to run at large, or come in contact with,      {   another domestic   }        an      

             380      animal [which] that can be infected; or
             381          
{   (2)   }        (b)       sell, ship, trade, or give away an infected animal [or domesticated elk] without

             382      disclosing that [it] the animal is diseased or has been exposed to disease.
  (2) The provisions of this section do not apply to protected wildlife that is:

(a) living in nature; and
(b) under the jurisdiction of the Division of Wildlife Resources.  


2.    Page 15, Lines 451 through 456 :    

             451          4-31-119. Disease control of poultry, waterfowl, and game-birds.
             452          
  (1)            {   The   }        Except as provided in Subsection (2), the       department may:

             453          
{   (1)   }        (a)       make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative

             454      Rulemaking Act, that are necessary for the control and prevention of disease in poultry,
             455      waterfowl, and game-birds; and
             456          
{   (2)   }        (b)       enforce the rules described in Subsection      {   (1).   }        (1)(a).

(2) The department may not make a rule under Subsection (1)(a) that relates to protected wildlife that is:
(a) living in nature; and
(b) under the jurisdiction of the Division of Wildlife Resources.  


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