H. B. 2508
(By Delegates Hunt, Linch, Compton, Faircloth,
Jenkins and Riggs)
[Introduced February 1, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article nine,
chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating
to authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to
promulgate a legislative rule relating to animal
disease control.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article nine, chapter sixty-four of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND
BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-1. Commissioner of agriculture.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register
on the first day of August, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-seven, authorized under the authority of section
one, article twenty-nine, chapter nineteen of this code,
modified by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee
and refiled in the state register on the twenty-fifth day
of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven,
relating to the commissioner of agriculture (fish
processing, 61 CSR 23A), is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register
on the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-seven, authorized under the authority of section
three, article two-b, chapter nineteen of this code,
modified by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee
and refiled in the state register on the twenty-third day
of September, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven,
relating to the commissioner of agriculture (inspection of
meat and poultry, 61 CSR 16), is authorized.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the state register
on the eighteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, authorized under the authority of section
two, article nine, chapter nineteen, of this code, modified
by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the objections
of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled
in the state register on the sixteenth day of July, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, relating to the
commissioner of agriculture (animal disease control, 61 CSR
1), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the
Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative
rule relating to Animal Disease Control.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be
stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.