1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to government data practices; classifying farmed Cervidae premises location
1.3 data as private; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.643, subdivision
1.4 6.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 6.Animal premises data.(a) Except for farmed Cervidae premises location data
1.8collected and maintained under section 35.155, The following data collected and maintained
1.9by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and
1.10animals under chapter 35, are is classified as private or nonpublic:
1.11 (1) the names and addresses;
1.12 (2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and
1.13 (3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.
1.14 (b) Except as provided in section 347.58, subdivision 5, data collected and maintained
1.15by the Board of Animal Health under sections 347.57 to 347.64 are is classified as private
1.16or nonpublic.
1.17 (c) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) or (b)
1.18to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will aid in the
1.19law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.
1.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1Section 1.
REVISOR VH/EE 25-0319403/03/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2051
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Anderson, P. H.,03/10/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law