This bill addresses provisions related to the Department of Agriculture and Food.
This bill:
- updates the names of the members of the Agricultural Advisory Board;
- creates an expendable special revenue account for the weights and measures program administered by the Department of Agriculture and Food;
- clarifies the percentage of funds from the Agriculture Resource Development Fund that the department may use for disaster relief programs;
- modifies the term "brand" to remove a tattoo as an identifiable mark and the brisket area as a brand location;
- authorizes the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food to remove a board member of a conservation district;
- provides that an applicant for an agricultural water optimization grant may consult with the Division of Water Rights regarding the necessity of a change application or quantification of saved water;
- transfers the obligation to report on the agricultural water optimization program to the Department of Agriculture and Food;
- repeals a provision that requires the registration of farm names with the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 4-2-108, 4-2-203, 4-18-106, 4-24-102, 17D-3-301