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HR 414, Livestock Care Standards Board Hearing #4, Wed. 2/17 @ 9:30AM

This coming Wednesday, February 17th at 9:30 AM in Room 313 of the Ohio State House there will be a 4th hearing for HR 414, the implementing legislation of the Livestock Care Standards Board.  The topic of this hearing is “Issue 2 Implementation Language”.
Two weeks ago, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard statements from [...]

ACTION NEEDED: Public Hearing #3 for HB 414, Livestock Care Standards Board, Wednesday 2/3

There will be a third hearing on Wednesday, February 3rd at 9:30AM in Room 313 of the Ohio Statehouse for Ohio House Bill 414, the implementing legislation for the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.  This time, the hearing is for opponent testimony.  Please see our previous posting about some of the biggest items of concern [...]

Details Emerging on the Issue 2 Livestock Care Standards Board

by Clint Ziegler, Ohio Freedom Alliance

OLC Editor’s Note: As a follow up to our last article on the new taxes being proposed to fund the new Livestock Care Standards board, Clint Ziegler has found some additional details being proposed in the implementing legislation that are likewise troubling.  We must hold this board and our legislators [...]

Issue 2 Livestock Board: New Taxes Coming and … What Happened to Public Review?

Source: Gongwer News Service
AGRICULTURE GROUPS CONSIDER ANIMAL FEED FEE INCREASE TO FUND NEW LIVESTOCK BOARD

The major agriculture groups that banded together to help pass Issue 2 last fall are now hashing out details of how the newly created Livestock Care Standards Board will operate – and how the agency will be funded.
A draft version of legislation [...]

Livestock Care Standards Board On Hold

by Clint Zeigler, Ohio Freedom Alliance
If you, like me, have been searching for information about the newly established Livestock Care Standards Board you may be in for a wait. A recent interview with Robert Boggs, the Chairman of this board (and currently the only member), he stated that the implementing legislation would hopefully begin before [...]

Ohio Issue 2 Town Hall Forum Transcript

Transcript (first hour): Issue 2 Town Hall, held 10/19/09 on the OSU Campus
Dave Grabaskas, OSU Young Americans for Liberty: I’d like to welcome you all here and thank you for taking the time out of your day to get educated on the issues and doing your responsibilities as citizens of this Republic. And I’d like [...]

Ohio Issue 2 Town Hall Forum – Monday Oct. 19 8PM

On the ballot this November is Issue 2 which would amend the Ohio constitution to create a livestock board appointed by the governor that would set standards for livestock care in Ohio. Some believe this is a way to protect Ohio farmers from out of state special interest groups, while others believe this board [...]