| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to agriculture; establishing a program to provide grants to prevent the |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 spread of avian influenza; appropriating money. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION PROGRAM. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) The commissioner of agriculture may award grants to poultry producers to install |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7avian influenza prevention measures to prevent transmission of avian influenza from wild |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8birds to domestic poultry. The commissioner may establish a cap on the amount of grant |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9money that a recipient is eligible to receive annually. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a poultry producer must raise poultry |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11within Minnesota. Poultry producers must use grant money to reimburse themselves for the |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12cost of preventing the spread of avian influenza during operations in Minnesota. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (c) A grant applicant must document a cost-share of 20 percent for activities covered |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14by a grant under this program. A grant applicant's cost-share amount may be reduced up to |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15$2,000 to cover the time and labor costs of avian influenza prevention activities. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (d) Eligible avian influenza prevention measures include but are not limited to: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (1) lasers or lighting systems; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (2) visual deterrents such as air socks, plastic predators, and animal decoys; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (3) sound systems or air cannons. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (e) Eligible grant recipients must: |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (1) make a good faith effort to avoid the spread of avian influenza; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0319602/04/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 1503 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 (2) retain proper documentation of expenses; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.2 (3) report annually to the commissioner on the effectiveness of the methods employed; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.3and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.4 (4) allow follow-up evaluations and monitoring by the commissioner. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.6 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.7 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.8fund to the commissioner of agriculture for avian influenza prevention grants under section |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.91. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 40 | 40 | | REVISOR BD/LJ 25-0319602/04/25 |
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