Bill Summary for Bill Number Sunset of Public Livestock Markets

Date: 01/08/2009

Final
Sunset of Public Livestock Markets

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 4 and 5 of the draft bill	PASS PASS

03:26 PM -- Sunset of Public Livestock Markets

Bryan Jameson, Policy Analyst, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform, explained that the Division of Brand Inspection of the Colorado Department of Agriculture regulates public livestock markets including sale barns, sale rings, auction houses, stockyards, and any other public facilities where livestock is transported, consigned by its owner for sale, and licensed under the Colorado Public Livestock Market Act. He also explained the DORA sunset report recommends that the regulation of public livestock markets continue until July 1, 2014 and to allow the expiration date for the public livestock market license be set administratively. 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 N and O).

The following person testified on the bill:

03:30 PM -- Rick Wahlert, Division of Brand Inspection, described the regulation of public livestock markets and responded to questions from the committee concerning DORA's recommendations.


BILL:	Sunset of Public Livestock Markets
TIME:	03:31:32 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved to request that a bill be drafted to implement DORA's recommendation to continue the regulation of public livestock markets until July 1, 2014 and to allow the expiration date for the public livestock market license be set administratively; 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 O). 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 Public Livestock Markets
TIME:	03:32:06 PM
MOVED:	Brophy
MOTION:	Moved to strike sections 4 and 5 of the draft bill that would require the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and the Office of Brand Commissioner undergo a sunset review and potential termination on July 1, 2012. 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

03:33 PM

Senator Brophy offered to sponsor to the bill to continue the regulation of public livestock markets until July 1, 2014, and to allow the expiration date for the public livestock market license be set administratively.