[Ansteorra] Fw: HB 461 Unanimously Approved by Committee

[Richard Yeager]

If memory serves, the original legislation was
intended to help track livestock in order to better
respond to outbreaks of livestock carried diseases
(translation: mad cow disease).

Cuan mac Niall


--- Dave Wise <drwise at houston.rr.com> wrote:

> Briefly, there was legislation passed in Texas that
> required 
> registration of all livestock in the state, imposing
> civil and criminal 
> penalties for failure to do so.  Under the existing
> legislation it could 
> have required you to notify a state official every
> time you take your 
> horse out your front gate for a trail ride, or face
> sanctions.  HB 461 
> is intended to repeal that legislation, and
> therefore is near and dear 
> to the equestrian community.
> 
> Alexis
> 
> Hillary Greenslade wrote:
> 
> >At 02:12 AM 3/19/2007, you wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Back from Gulf Wars. Here is the latest.
> >>Lorraine
> >>
> >>
> >>                  On Monday, the House Committee
> on Agriculture and 
> >>Livestock approved HB 461 by a unanimous vote,
> 7-0!!!!  HB 461 
> >>would remove the TAHC's authority to make NAIS
> mandatory and remove 
> >>the civil and criminal penalties that exist now.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Okay... color me confused, but what is this (*I*,
> at least, don't 
> >>recognize any of the acronyms) and what does it
> have to do with Ansteorra?
> >>        -Tivar Moondragon
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I also have to admit to a bit of confusion, but
> then considered the source (Lorraine is active in
> >Equestrian), and the topic of Livestock and
> determined this is news of importance to the
> >Equestrian community. 
> >Hillary
> >
> >  
> >
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