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SB 931 - This act prohibits the Missouri Department of Agriculture from participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Identification System (NAIS) program unless the Department is specifically authorized to do so in statute by the General Assembly. Nothing in the act restricts the Department from participating in any voluntary or private animal identification program that verifies the health of Missouri livestock for certain purposes. Any voluntary animal identification program administered by the Department must: (1) provide all relevant program information to participants; (2) allow participants to withdraw from the program at any time and have their information expunged; and (3) not be required for Missouri cattle or any other species of livestock. It shall not be considered a crime or evidence of negligence for an individual to not participate in an animal identification program or for an individual to provide services to a person who does not participate in an animal identification program. Participation in a premises identification or property identification shall not be required in order to participate in a state-sponsored activity for which state funds are used. The Department of Agriculture shall henceforth refer to "premises identification" as "property identification." This act is similar to SB 428 (2007) and HB 478 (2007). ERIKA JAQUES
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