Amendment ASA1-AB506

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1999 ASSEMBLY BILL 506

November 4, 1999 - Offered by Representatives Sykora and Gronemus.

AB506-ASA1,1,3 An Act to amend 95.60 (3m) and 95.60 (4s) (c); and to repeal and recreate 95.60 (3) of the statutes; relating to: the requirement that operators of fish farms provide evidence of fish health.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB506-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 95.60 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB506-ASA1,1,7 95.60 (3) The department shall promulgate rules, applicable to persons who operate fish farms, that require any evidence of fish health that the department determines is necessary.

AB506-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 95.60 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB506-ASA1,2,2 95.60 (3m) A person who operates a fish farm shall annually register the fish farm with the department. The person registering the fish farm shall provide any evidence of the fish health certificate as required under sub. (3) and shall identify the activities that will be engaged in, the species of fish that will be used and the facilities that will be used on the fish farm.

AB506-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 95.60 (4s) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB506-ASA1,2,7 95.60 (4s) (c) In consultation with the department of natural resources, promulgate rules specifying the qualifications that a person who is not a veterinarian must satisfy in order to issue provide evidence of fish health certificates.

AB506-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. Effective date.

AB506-ASA1,2,10 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after publication.

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