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The Montana Board of Livestock will be meeting March 17 and 18 in Helena. Below is the agenda as of March 10. Look for changes atwww.liv.mt.gov.
1:00 Monday Call to Order
Administrative Items
- Roll call and Remarks from the Board
- Approval of Board of Livestock Minutes
- Approval of Chairperson Interim Authorizations and Activities
- Approval of Executive Officer Reports
- Longevity Pin presentations
1:30 Division Reports
Centralized Services, George Harris (90 minutes)
- Action Item # 1: Department of Revenue Presentation- per capita fee collection
- Internal Control Update
- Procurement: Laboratory Information Management System
- Milk Control Bureau Update/LLB Update
- Budget Status SSR 2014
- Action Item # 2: Executive Planning Process (EPP) 2016-17
3:00 Recess
3:15 Reconvene
Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, Dr Bill Layton (40 minutes)
- Accreditation – Update
- Salmonella Enterididis environmental testing
- Status of the Veterinary Profession
USDA Wildlife Services Updates, John Steuber (15 minutes)
Milk & Egg Updates, Dan Turcotte (15 minutes)
12-Day Rule Discussion (20 minutes)
Montana Pork Producers – Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)
Public Comment (10 minutes)
5:00 Adjournment
8:00 Tuesday Call to Order
Division Reports Continued
Animal Health, Marty Zaluski (90 minutes)
- Action Item # 3: Bison Environmental Assessment for Year Round Tolerance
- Legislative Proposal – Feral Swine
- Miscellaneous Animal Health Updates
- Action Item # 4: Out of State Travel Requests
- FADD training, Plum Island, NY June 2 – 13, 2014
Meat Inspection, Gary Hamel (20 minutes)
- Action Item # 5: ARM -rule updates (draft proposal)
Public Information, Steve Merritt (10 minutes)
10:15 Recess
10:30 Reconvene
Brands Enforcement, John Grainger (60 minutes)
- Request to Board: CAN brand vs CAN tattoo
- Legislative Proposal – changes to Horse Amnesty Act
- Action Item # 6: Age Tally Mark resolution (ARM rule change proposal)
- General Updates
Producer Organization Updates (10 minutes)
Public Comment (10 minutes)
Next Board Meeting – Set meeting date for May 2014
12:00 Adjournment
Source: Montana Board of Livestock
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