Agricultural emergency procedures.
Summary
Amends the powers of the board of animal health (board) to allow cooperation with animal owners and law enforcement to plan for, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazard emergencies in Indiana. Allows the board to delegate the duty to adopt emergency rules to the state veterinarian. Amends the board's emergency powers to take certain actions if an emergency event has occurred or a disease or pest in animal products presents a health hazard. Allows the board to issue emergency orders. Allows the board to facilitate the prompt disposal of animals in an emergency event. Provides that an animal may be buried on the owner's premises according to standards approved by the board. Allows the board to adopt rules restricting animal disposal methods in order to control disease and pests in animals and chemical or radiological substances. Allows the state egg board to adopt emergency rules when there is a declared emergency or sudden disruption that affects the commerce of eggs. Allows for service of notice in administrative hearings. Amends the authorization to use electrocution under the criminal statutes concerning offenses against animals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Signed Apr 8, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Returned to the House without amendments
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 46, nays 1
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Buchanan
RRepublican
P
DL
Don Lehe
RRepublican
P
Jean Leising
RRepublican
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