The Montana Board of Livestock will be meeting March 17 and 18 in Helena. Below is the agenda as of March 10. Look for changes at www.liv.mt.gov.
1:00 Monday Call to Order
Administrative Items
Roll call and Remarks from the Board
Approval of Board of Livestock Minutes
Approval of Chairperson Interim Authorizations and Activities
Approval of Executive Officer Reports
Longevity Pin presentations
1:30 Division Reports
Centralized Services, George Harris (90 minutes)
Action Item # 1: Department of Revenue Presentation- per capita fee collection
Internal Control Update
Procurement: Laboratory Information Management System
Milk Control Bureau Update/LLB Update
Budget Status SSR 2014
Action Item # 2: Executive Planning Process (EPP) 2016-17
3:00 Recess
3:15 Reconvene
Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, Dr Bill Layton (40 minutes)
Accreditation – Update
Salmonella Enterididis environmental testing
Status of the Veterinary Profession
USDA Wildlife Services Updates, John Steuber (15 minutes)
Milk & Egg Updates, Dan Turcotte (15 minutes)
12-Day Rule Discussion (20 minutes)
Montana Pork Producers – Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)
Public Comment (10 minutes)
5:00 Adjournment
8:00 Tuesday Call to Order
Division Reports Continued
Animal Health, Marty Zaluski (90 minutes)
Action Item # 3: Bison Environmental Assessment for Year Round Tolerance
Legislative Proposal – Feral Swine
Miscellaneous Animal Health Updates
Action Item # 4: Out of State Travel Requests
FADD training, Plum Island, NY June 2 – 13, 2014
Meat Inspection, Gary Hamel (20 minutes)
Action Item # 5: ARM -rule updates (draft proposal)
Public Information, Steve Merritt (10 minutes)
10:15 Recess
10:30 Reconvene
Brands Enforcement, John Grainger (60 minutes)
Request to Board: CAN brand vs CAN tattoo
Legislative Proposal – changes to Horse Amnesty Act
Action Item # 6: Age Tally Mark resolution (ARM rule change proposal)
General Updates
Producer Organization Updates (10 minutes)
Public Comment (10 minutes)
Next Board Meeting – Set meeting date for May 2014
12:00 Adjournment
Source: Montana Board of Livestock
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