HB 1577 -- STATE MILK BOARD

SPONSOR:  Pollock

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special
Committee on Agri-Business by a vote of 9 to 0.

Currently, the Department of Health and Senior Services and the
Department of Agriculture are responsible for ensuring that there
is appropriate and effective enforcement of the state milk
standards based on an annual official rating survey.  This bill
replaces the state agencies with the State Milk Board as the
official rating agency and specifies that the surveys be
conducted biannually.  The board is required to adopt a method of
making official rating surveys of all milksheds.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and
FY 2009.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that 42 states currently require
their state milk boards to be the official rating agency that
enforces milk standards.  The transfer of rating and inspection
authority to the board will provide consistency and efficiency in
milk inspections.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Pollock; Missouri
State Milk Board; Missouri Dairy Association; Dairy Farmers of
America; Department of Agriculture; and Missouri Farm Bureau.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Roland Tackett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:43 am