Wisconsin Assembly and Senate Committees Hear Testimony on Animal ID Bill

February 10, 2020 | Volume 97

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Wisconsin Assembly and Senate Committees Hear Testimony on Animal ID Bill

Both the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Rural Development and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions heard public testimony last week on a proposed Animal Identification Bill. Assembly Bill 95.185 and corresponding Senate Bill 737 relate to creating a voluntary individual animal identification program and granting rule-making authority.

Keith York, dairy farmer and WLIC Board Chair, testified in favor of the Bill for these three reasons: to protect the ability to market his products, both milk and meat, to add value to his products, and to expand markets for his products.

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