H.B. No. 0123

Seed laws.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to agriculture; creating a seed laboratory advisory group; designating duties of the seed laboratory advisory group; providing definitions; modifying exceptions to licensing requirements; requiring a license for conditioning grain or seed; providing for exemption from licensure; allowing the department to establish weed lists; establishing a procedure to set seed laboratory fees; increasing a penalty amount; repealing definitions; repealing certain noxious weeds and quarantine provisions; limiting regulation by political subdivisions as specified and providing for an effective date.

 

1/5/2007    Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/15/2007   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Brechtel, Diercks, Edmonds, Samuelson, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/15/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0123HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 11          After "provisions;" insert "limiting regulation by political subdivisions as specified;".

Page 2—line 17          Delete "crop" insert "seed".

Page 4-line 2           After "shall" insert "serve terms of two (2) years with the vice-chairman succeeding the chairman.  The chairman and vice-chairman shall".

Page 4-line 4           After "." insert "In the event that the chairman is not able to complete his term, the vice-chairman shall complete that term in addition to serving the succeeding term.  In the event the vice-chairman is unable to complete his term, an election of a new chairman and vice-chairman shall take place at the next annual meeting.".

Page 4-line 6           After "on the" insert "seed laboratory".

Page 4-line 7           Delete "committee" insert "group".

Page 7-line 11          After "test" insert "for species identified in the rules for testing, or for species for which there are no rules for testing".

Page 9-After line 8           Insert:

"(xii)  "Rules for testing" means procedures specified by the Association of Official Seed Analysts for conducting seed analysis;".

Page 9-line 10          Delete "(xii)" insert "(xiii)".

Page 10—line 10         Delete "(xiii)" insert "(xiv)".

Page 10-line 16         After "test" insert "for species identified in the rules for testing, or for species for which there are no rules for testing".

Page 10-line 18         Delete "(xiv)" insert "(xv)".

Page 10-line 22         Delete "(xv)" insert "(xvi)".

Page 11-line 4          Delete "(xvi)" insert "(xvii)".

Page 11-line 20         Delete "(xvii)" insert "(xviii)".

Page 18-line 4          Before "The" insert "(a)".

Page 18-After line 7    Insert:

"(b)  Except as otherwise provided for in this act, no ordinance or regulation of any political subdivision may prohibit or in any way attempt to regulate any matter relating to the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use or use of seeds, if any ordinance, law or regulation of the political subdivision is in conflict of this chapter.".

Page 19-line 19         After "." insert "The board may set testing and service fees at different levels for in-state and out-of-state samples.".  SAMUELSON, CHAIRMAN

 

1/15/2007   H Passed CoW

1/16/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/17/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/24/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S05

1/31/2007   S05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cooper, Geis, Perkins and Vasey

Nays:  Senator(s) Johnson

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2007   S Placed on General File

2/6/2007    S Passed CoW

 

HB0123S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 7           Delete.

Page 1-line 8           Delete through "agriculture;".

Page 18-line 16         Reinsert stricken "board" and delete "department".

Page 19-line 8          Reinsert stricken "board" and delete "department".

Page 21-line 2          Reinsert stricken "board" and delete "department".  SCHIFFER

 

HB0123S2002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 14-line 8          After "(c)" delete balance of line and insert "Charitable and educational institutions shall be exempt from licensing requirements imposed by this section.".

Page 14-lines 9 through 15    Delete.  PERKINS, JOHNSON

 

2/7/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/8/2007    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Job, Larson and Mockler

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 24    Nays 5    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2007    H Received for Concurrence

2/9/2007    H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    Assigned Number HEA No. 0013

2/12/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0013

2/12/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0013

2/14/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0013

2/14/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0008  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.