Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
May 3, 2016
9:30 am
Room C
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 2, 2016, 3:57 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added SCR77
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 12, 2016 and April 19, 2016
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HB332
MONTOUCET
AGRICULTURE
- Modifies the composition of the La. Crawfish Promotion and Research Board
HB335
SCHEXNAYDER
AGRICULTURE
- Provides for the establishment of an unmanned aerial system registration and licensing fees
HB336
SCHEXNAYDER
AGRICULTURE
- Adds certain prohibitions relative to fraud by vendors or by the purchaser in the sale of certain food
HB569
SCHEXNAYDER
AGRICULTURE
- Provides relative to designated authorities for federal and state cooperation with provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act
HB1085
MONTOUCET
AGRICULTURE
- Authorizes institutions of higher education to develop a pilot program to study the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research
SCR77
THOMPSON
WATER/WATERWAYS
- Extends the sunset of the Lake Providence Watershed Council until December 31, 2018
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT