Agriculture 61csr16
H. B. 2669
(By Delegates Mahan, Palumbo,
Cann, Pino, Armstead and Overington)
[Introduced February 28, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend §64-9 of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new
section, designated §1, relating to authorizing the Department
of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to
the inspection of meat and poultry.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §64-9 of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new
section, designated §1, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO
PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-1. Department of Agriculture.
The legislative rule filed in the state register on the fourth
day of August, two thousand four, under the authority of section
three, article two-b, chapter nineteen, of this code, relating to
the Department of Agriculture (inspection of meat and poultry, 61
CSR 16), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department
of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the
Inspection of Meat and Poultry.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.