FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Concurrent Resolution No. 22

91^ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1910L.02I

Whereas, in 1955, the Missouri Brucellosis Control and Eradication Law, sections 267.470 to 267.550, RSMo, was enacted by the Missouri General Assembly to suppress, control and eradicate bovine brucellosis in this state; and

Whereas, as part of the state's attempt to suppress, control and eradicate bovine brucellosis in this state, a certification process was established which included the herd designation of a "certified brucellosis free herd"; and

Whereas, more than forty-five years after the passage of the Missouri Brucellosis Control and Eradication Law, not every herd of cattle in the state of Missouri has attained the designation of a certified brucellosis free herd; and

Whereas, all cattle eight months of age or over must pass a negative test for brucellosis within thirty days of the transportation of such cattle within or outside the state; and

Whereas, the economic progress of the cattle industry in this state depends on the ability of cattle producers to buy, sell and exchange cattle both intrastate and interstate; and

Whereas, the department of agriculture should be aggressive in the use and utilization of the resources available to the department to reach a brucellosis free status for the entire state, without requiring new vaccinations:

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-first General Assembly, First Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby direct the department of agriculture to be more aggressive in its attempts to suppress, control and eradicate bovine brucellosis in this state and reach a statewide brucellosis free status; and

Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the director of the department of agriculture.

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