94^th Legislative Session _ 2019

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Blare
P    Ewing
P    Heinert
P    Klumb
P    Otten (Ernie)
P    Soholt
P    Wismer
P    Youngberg, Vice-Chair
P    Cammack, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by chair, Senator Cammack.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28^TH.

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HCR 1007: Expressing and encouraging support for the continued use of country-of-origin labels on meat products sold to consumers.

Presented by:    Representative Steve Livermont (Handout # 1)
Proponents:    Senator Gary Cammack            
        Jeremiah M. Murphy, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association
        Brenda Forman, South Dakota Cattlemen's Association
        Michael Held, South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation
Opponents:    Senator Ryan Maher

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MOTION:    AMEND HCR 1007

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    On page 2 of the printed resolution, delete lines 15 to 21, inclusive.

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HCR 1007

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    On the printed resolution, delete lines 3 to 14, inclusive, and insert:

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    WHEREAS, voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) that conforms with COOL parameters and meets World Trade Organization requirements should be supported; and

    WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture should administer rules and regulations for certification; and

    WHEREAS, the implementation of COOL should not impose undue compliance costs, liability, record keeping and verification requirements on farmers and ranchers; and

    WHEREAS, the inclusion of all dairy products should be in voluntary COOL rules and regulations; and

    WHEREAS, the United States mandatory COOL law jeopardized the viability of United States packing and United States feeding infrastructure, placing local and state economies at risk; and

    WHEREAS, the 2013 mandatory COOL would have cost over seven billion in the loss of U.S. ag exports, including losing over twenty-five percent of the United States fresh and chilled beef exports; and

    WHEREAS, mandatory COOL undermines North American competitiveness in the global market:

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Fourth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature supports

consumers' right to know where their food comes from and supports the use of voluntary country-of-origin labels, and that the Legislature encourages the United States Department of Agriculture to develop and create administrative rules and regulations of certification for a voluntary COOL program."

    Delete pages 2 and 3, inclusive.

Moved by:    Ewing
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Blare, Ewing, Klumb, Otten (Ernie), Youngberg, Cammack

Voting No:    Heinert, Wismer

Excused:    Soholt

MOTION:    DO PASS HCR 1007 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Blare
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Blare, Ewing, Heinert, Klumb, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Wismer, Youngberg, Cammack

MOTION:    AMEND TITLE OF HCR 1007

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    On page 1, line 1, of the printed resolution, delete everything after "RESOLUTION," and insert "Expressing and encouraging support for voluntary country-of-origin labels.".

    On page 1, delete line 2.

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SCR 12: Petitioning Congress and the United States Department of Agriculture to halt payments to JBS.

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Presented by:    Senator Ryan Maher
Proponents:    Jeremiah M. Murphy, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association
Opponents:    Michael Held, South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation
        Lorin D Pankratz, South Dakota Pork Producers
        Brenda Forman, South Dakota Cattlemen's Association

MOTION:    DO PASS SCR 12

Moved by:    Heinert
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SCR 12 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Otten (Ernie)
Second by:    Soholt
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Blare, Ewing, Klumb, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Wismer, Youngberg, Cammack

Voting No:    Heinert

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lois Henry

Committee Secretary

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