***Adopted***
AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill NO. 539
By Senator(s) Cuevas, Stogner
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 69-15-117, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
69-15-117. (1) The Board of Animal Health shall develop, implement and administer a program for the control of equine infectious anemia within the state. The Board of Animal Health may do any and all things necessary for the implementation and administration of the program.
(2) The Board of Animal Health shall promulgate rules and regulations to enforce and implement this section.
(3) Any person violating this section or the rules and regulations promulgated under this section by the Board of Animal Health is subject to the penalties provided in Section 69-15-65.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-15-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A PROGRAM FOR THE CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.