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H. J. R. No. 2 As Introduced
As Introduced
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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Representatives Sayre, Ruhl
A JOINT RESOLUTION
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Proposing to enact Section 1 of Article XIV of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio to create the
Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.
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| Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring
herein, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the
state, in the manner prescribed by law at the general election to
be held on November 3, 2009, a proposal to enact Section 1 of
Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to read as
follows: |
| 1. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio Livestock
Care Standards Board for the purpose of establishing and
implementing standards
governing the care and
well-being of
livestock and poultry in this state. In carrying out its purpose,
the
Board shall endeavor to maintain food safety,
encourage
locally
grown and raised food, and protect Ohio
farms and
families.
The
Board shall be comprised
of the
following
thirteen
members: |
| (1) The Director of Agriculture who shall be the chairperson
of the Board; |
| (2) Ten members appointed by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The ten members appointed by the Governor
shall be residents of this state and shall include the following: |
| (a) One member representing family farms; |
| (b) One member who is knowledgeable about food safety in this
state; |
| (c) Two members representing a statewide organization that
represents farmers; |
| (d) One member who is a veterinarian who is licensed in this
state; |
| (e) The State Veterinarian in the Department of Agriculture; |
| (f) The dean of the agriculture department of a college or
university located in this state; |
| (g) Two members of the public representing Ohio consumers; |
| (h) One member representing a county humane society that is
organized under section 1717.05 of the Revised Code. |
| (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives who shall be a family farmer; |
| (4) One member appointed by the President of the Senate who
shall be a family farmer. |
| Not more than seven members appointed to the Board at any
given
time shall be of the same political party. |
| (B) The Board shall have authority to establish and implement
standards
governing
the care and well-being of livestock and
poultry
in
this state. In establishing
and implementing those
standards, the Board shall
consider factors that include, but are
not limited to,
agricultural best management
practices for
such
care and
well-being, biosecurity, disease
prevention,
animal
morbidity
and
mortality data, food safety
practices, and
the
protection
of local, affordable food supplies for consumers. |
| (C) The Department of Agriculture shall have the authority to
administer and enforce the
standards established by the Board. |
| (D) The General Assembly shall enact laws that are necessary
for the Board to carry out its
functions and that set the length
of terms of office for the Board's members. |
| If adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this
proposal at the general election held November 3, 2009, the
enactment of Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio
takes effect immediately. |
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