Senate Bill No. 232
(By Senators Ross, Minard,
Snyder, Boley and Minear)
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[Introduced January 23, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture;
and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article nine, chapter
sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the
commissioner of agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to the inspection of meat and poultry.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO
PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-2. Commissioner of agriculture.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand one, authorized under the
authority of section four, article one, chapter nineteen of this
code, modified by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the sixteenth day of August, two
thousand one, relating to the commissioner of agriculture (animal
disease control, 61 CSR 1), is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-sixth day of July, two thousand one, authorized under the
authority of section eleven, article seven, chapter nineteen of
this code, modified by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the twenty-seventh day of
September, two thousand one, relating to the commissioner of
agriculture (state aid for fairs and festivals, 61 CSR 3), is
authorized.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand one, authorized under the
authority of section ten, article two, chapter nineteen of this
code, modified by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the sixteenth day of August, two
thousand one, relating to the commissioner of agriculture (schedule
of charges for inspection services: fruit, 61 CSR 8B), is
authorized.
(d) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand one, authorized under the
authority of section three, article five-a, chapter nineteen of
this code, modified by the commissioner of agriculture to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the sixteenth day of August, two
thousand one, relating to the commissioner of agriculture
(controlled atmosphere storage of apples, 61 CSR 8E), is
authorized.
(e) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-second day of July, two thousand two, authorized under the
authority of section three, article two-b, chapter nineteen, of
this code, relating to the commissioner of agriculture (inspection
of meat and poultry, 61 CSR 16), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the
Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to the Inspection of Meat and Poultry.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.