| SB 0135 | Removes Dept. of Health From State Milk Board |
| Sponsor: | Westfall | |||
| LR Number: | S0513.01I | Fiscal Note: | ||
| Committee: | Agriculture and Local Government | |||
| Last Action: | 01/15/97 - Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism Com. | Journal page: | S80 | |
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1997 | |||
SB 135 - This act transfers the State Milk Board statutory authority from a Department of Health chapter to a Department of Agriculture chapter. All of the repealed sections from Chapter 196, RSMo, are reenacted in Chapter 261, RSMo, except for section 196.943 relating to the appointment of the first board. The Department of Health is removed from being the official rating agency, and all duties which were assigned to the Department of Health or jointly to the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture, are to be assumed by the Department of Agriculture. DENISE GARNER