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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to agriculture; requiring a study of microplastics in meat and poultry; | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 requiring a report; appropriating money. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MICROPLASTICS IN MEAT AND POULTRY | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6STUDY. | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7 $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8of agriculture to study, in consultation with the commissioner of health and the University | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9of Minnesota, the presence of microplastics in meat and poultry sold or offered for sale in | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10Minnesota. The commissioner of agriculture may contract with a private laboratory or other | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11entities as necessary to perform the study. No later than February 1, 2026, the commissioner | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12must report findings and recommendations to the legislative committees with jurisdiction | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13over agriculture and health. This is a onetime appropriation. | |
| 14 | 14 | 1Section 1. | |
| 15 | 15 | REVISOR BD/KR 25-0129212/11/24 | |
| 16 | 16 | State of Minnesota | |
| 17 | 17 | This Document can be made available | |
| 18 | 18 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 19 | 19 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 20 | 20 | H. F. No. 855 | |
| 21 | 21 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 22 | 22 | Authored by Hansen, R.; Vang; Lee, F., and Agbaje02/17/2025 | |
| 23 | 23 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy |