Bill Summary for Bill Number Sunset of Slaughterers' Act

Date: 01/08/2009

Final
Sunset of Slaughterers' Act

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to request that a bill be drafted to impleme Moved to strike sections 3 through 5 of the draft	PASS PASS

03:06 PM -- Sunset of Colorado Slaughterers' Act

Bryan Jameson, Policy Analyst, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform, explained that slaughterers are licensed so the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners may check cattle brands, either pre- or post-slaughter, to determine ownership of the animals. He also explained the DORA sunset report recommends that the licensing of slaughterers of livestock through the Department of Agriculture expire as scheduled on July 1, 2009 and to repeal the pertinent statutes. The report also recommends that the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012, under the provisions of the sunset law. (Attachments K and L). He also responded to questions from the committee concerning the current regulatory program and DORA's recommendation to require a sunset review of the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners.

The following persons testified:

03:17 PM -- Rick Wehlert, State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners, responded to questions about DORA's recommendation to require a sunset review of the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners (Attachment M).

03:18 PM -- John Stulp, Commissioner of Agriculture, commented on DORA's recommendation to allow the licensing of slaughterers of livestock through the Department of Agriculture to expire as scheduled on July 1, 2009 and that the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012.

03:23 PM

Duane Gall, drafter with the Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee.


BILL:	Sunset of Slaughterers' Act
TIME:	03:24:19 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved to request that a bill be drafted to implement DORA's recommendation to allow the licensing of slaughterers of livestock through the Department of Agriculture to expire as scheduled on July 1, 2009 and to repeal the pertinent statutes; and that the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012 (Attachment L). The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair]
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Excused
	Harvey	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Isgar	Yes
	Kester	Excused
	Schwartz	Yes
	(None)
	(None)
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Sunset of Slaughterers' Act
TIME:	03:25:09 PM
MOVED:	Brophy
MOTION:	Moved to strike sections 3 through 5 of the draft bill that would require the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner to undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012; and to add provisions to Title 35 to allow the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners to check cattle brands, either pre- or post-slaughter, to determine ownership of the animals. The authority for these inspections would otherwise expire with Article 11 of Title 12. The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 0. [Senator Isgar, Chair, Senator Hodge, Vice-Chair]
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Excused
	Harvey	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Isgar	Yes
	Kester	Excused
	Schwartz	Yes
	(None)
	(None)
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:26 PM

Senator Isgar offered to sponsor the bill to allow the licensing of slaughterers of livestock through the Department of Agriculture to expire as scheduled on July 1, 2009, as amended.