after the owner or other person responsible for the animal becomes aware
that the animal is dead
.
The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards, Rep. Nelson, and Rep. Wilcox
absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Sterling Brown, Utah Farm Bureau
Spoke against the bill: Wyatt Frampton, citizen
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Duckworth moved to amend the bill as follows:
3. Page
1, Lines 13 through 15
:
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property
{
;
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. requires a study of, and report on, the disposal of dead domestic horses;
and
15
. establishes a repeal date
}
.
4. Page
1, Lines 23 through 25
:
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{
63I-2-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 369
24
ENACTS:
25
4-31-120
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
}
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2, Line 42 through Page 3, Line 65
:
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{
Section 2.
Section
4-31-120
is enacted to read:
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4-31-120. Study -- Disposal of dead horses.
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The College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences at Utah State University shall:
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(1) conduct a study of the disposal of dead domestic horses, including:
46
(a) whether domestic horse owners in the state have difficulty disposing of their
dead
47
domestic horses;
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(b) an estimate of:
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(i) the total number of live domestic horses in the state;
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(ii) the current number of live domestic horses that owners need to dispose of
in the
51
state; and
52
(iii) the projected number of domestic horses that will annually need to be
disposed of
53
in the state;
54
(c) the options for disposal in the state and how those options differ in different
parts of
55
the state;
56
(d) the potential economic cost and benefit of establishing dead horse
processing or
57
disposal facilities in the state; and
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(e) the potential environmental impact of disposal on water quality and ways to
59
mitigate that impact; and
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(2) report the findings of the study required under Subsection (1), along with
any
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recommended legislation, to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
Interim
62
Committee by November 30, 2015.
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Section 3.
Section
63I-2-204
is amended to read:
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63I-2-204. Repeal dates -- Title 4.
65
Section
4-31-120
is repealed November 30, 2015.
}