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- Referred to agriculture
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Relates to the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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BILL NUMBER:S7949
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals
Purpose
To prohibit the nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals raised for human consumption.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 84 to the agriculture and markets law to prohibit the nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals raised for human consumption, including animals that provide non-meat food products such as eggs and milk. The new section 84 defines antimicrobial agent and the nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial agents, prohibits the sale and transport of such animal products, and allows the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to give effect to the law. The legislation provides that violation of this section will constitute a class A misdemeanor.
Section 2 of the bill sets forth the effective date.
Justification
The purpose of the bill is to address concerns about antibiotic resistant infections in humans and other potentially adverse effects of routine exposure to antimicrobial agents in the food supply, as well as the resulting increase in health care costs. This legislation would ban the nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, and any other animal raised for human consumption, including animals that provide non-meat food products. Banning the use of antimicrobial agents in healthy animals is important, as excessive use may result in stronger and more drug-resistant strains of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other microorganisms that endanger human health.
European Union regulation 1831/2003/EC bans antibiotics in livestock outright, while a federal bill, the "Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act," (HR 1549) exemplifies the momentum behind this movement in the United States. Well-known organizations concerned about antibiotic resistance include the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and the American Medical Association.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal impact on the state
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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