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2009 SESSION

Agriculture, Animal Care and Food
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  • HB 1699 Biofuels; broadens Right to Farm Act to allow farmers to engage in small-scale production.
  • HB 1711 Civil immunity for charitable food donation & distribution; exemption from civil liability in cases.
  • HB 1775 Invasive species; Sec. of Natural Resources & of Agriculture & Forestry to develop management plan.
  • HB 1836 Pesticides; schools shall permit immediate application thereof to eradicate pest infestations.
  • HB 1925 Clean Water Farm Award Program; identifies type of agricultural best management practices.
  • HB 1951 Dangerous Dog Registry; authorizes use of copies of all records, etc., associated therewith.
  • HB 2080 Landlord and tenant laws; landlord to give same notice to tenant for application of insecticides.
  • HB 2097 Animal shelter and pounds; allowed to purchase, etc., certain controlled substances for euthanizing.
  • HB 2098 Real property tax; agricultural use assessment. 
  • HB 2148 Onsite treatment works; designs therefor include a report by professional soil scientist.
  • HB 2165 Zoning; locality shall not require special use permit for certain small-scale conversion of biomass.
  • HB 2171 Agricultural waste; excludes any farm, etc., that owns & operates facilities within State.
  • HB 2220 Animal control officers; localities may raise cap on salaries.
  • HB 2263 Animal control officers; moves oversight & governance thereof to Dept. of Criminal Justice Services.
  • HB 2290 Income tax, state; animal adoption fee tax credit.
  • HB 2321 Dangerous dog; court may order owner to pay to any injured person costs of medical care.
  • HB 2345 Animal laws; correct error in 2008 recodification of Title 3.1 to allow town to adopt by reference.
  • HB 2364 Dangerous or vicious dog; court may order owner to pay restitution for damages to injured person.
  • HB 2377 Animals as prizes and gifts; Class 3 misdemeanor to raffle, give away, offer for sale as novelty.
  • HB 2381 Protective orders; court may include therein provisions for protection of companion animals, etc.
  • HB 2446 Motor fuels and lubricating oils; updates referenced standard for testing thereof.
  • HB 2565 Farmland Preservation, Office of; to provide technical assistance to local governments interested.
  • HB 2566 Purchase of land by Department of Forestry; used for nonstate forest purposes.
  • HB 2669 Humane investigators; allows new appointments.
  • HJ 661 Feral cats; Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services to convene workgroup to address issues.
  • HJ 686 Constitutional amendment; certain property exempt from taxation (first reference).
  • SB 871 Health, Department of; relieves Department of its responsibility of certain reports.
  • SB 897 Animal shelter and pounds; allowed to purchase, etc., certain controlled substances for euthanizing.
  • SB 913 Forest products; removes certain requirements if participating in renewable portfolio standard prog.
  • SB 931 Animal cruelty; animal control officers, etc., obligated to prevent act thereof in their presence.
  • SB 944 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exempts fabrication of animal meat, grains, vegetables, etc.
  • SB 950 Dogs, dangerous and vicious; any person may apply to magistrate for issuance of summons.
  • SB 967 Sales of equines by dealers; requires receipt accompany any sale of horse greater than $10,000.
  • SB 1092 Charitable food donations and distributions; civil immunity.
  • SB 1151 Companion animals; owner reclaiming dog or cat from pound to have animal spayed or neutered.
  • SB 1322 Food allergies; Board of Education to establish guidelines for managing children in public schools.
  • SB 1358 Alternative fuel tax; exemption for agricultural operations.
  • SB 1371 Land exchange; exchange of parcels of land between Departments of Conservation & Rec. & Forestry.
  • SB 1473 Forestry permits; State Forester require person who fishes, rides mountain bikes, etc., to obtain.
  • SJ 333 Constitutional amendment; certain property exempt from taxation (first reference).