STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
AGRICULTURE, RURAL ECONOMIES AND VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Otremba, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:56 P.M. on, March 2, 2009, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
OTREMBA, Chair
Doty, Vice-Chair
HAMILTON, Republican Lead
DRAZKOWSKI
EKEN
FAUST
KATH
MORROW
OLIN
SHIMANSKI
URDAHL
A quorum was present.
Representative Doty moved approval of the minutes from February 25, 2009.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
Representative Hamilton moves that HF797 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Taxes
HF797 (Emmer) relating to agriculture; clarifying that horses and other equines are livestock and raising them is an agricultural pursuit;
Testifying on HF797 was:
Rahn Greimann, Midwest Horse Digest, Blue Earth, MN
Curt Zimmerman, Livestock Development Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
David Dayon, Horse Farm Owner, St. Michael, MN
Greg Johnson, Owner, I-90 Expo Center, Sherburne County
John Hagen, Assistant Director, Property Tax Division, Department of Revenue
Rob Vanasek, representing Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers
Representative Olin moves to amend HF797 as follows:
Page 1, Line 9, delete "Horses may be used for meat, hides, and animal by-products"
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hamilton moved to amend the motion to move HF797 be referred to the General Register.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hamilton renewed his motion that HF797 be recommended to pass, as amended and re-referred to the General Register.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Doty moves that HF841 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
HF841 (Juhnke) relating to agriculture; eliminating the sunset of the farmer-lender mediation law;
Testifying on HF841 was:
Jim Anderson, Rochester Extension Service, University of Minnesota
John Apitz, representing Farm Credit Services
David Skilbred, Vice President, Government Relations, Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota
Jill Krueger, Attorney, Farmer Legal Action Group Minnesota Family Farm Group
Representative Hamilton moves to amend HF841 as follows:(see attachment
A09-0062)
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Doty renewed his motion that HF841 be recommended to pass, as amended and re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:25 PM
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REP. MARY ELLEN OTREMBA
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Mary M. Larson, Committee Legislative Assistant