Full Text of HR1184 94th General Assembly
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION 1184
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| WHEREAS, The United States Department of Agriculture | 3 |
| (USDA) initiated the implementation of a National Animal | 4 |
| Identification System (NAIS) in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The NAIS is a cooperative State-federal-industry | 6 |
| program administered by USDA's Animal and Plant Health | 7 |
| Inspection Service (APHIS); and
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| WHEREAS, The ultimate long-term goal of the NAIS is to | 9 |
| provide State and federal officials with the capability to | 10 |
| identify all animals and premises that have had direct contact | 11 |
| with a disease of concern within 48 hours after discovery; and
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| WHEREAS, The NAIS will be established through a phased-in | 13 |
| approach; and
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| WHEREAS, There are 3 main components of the NAIS that | 15 |
| include premises identification, animal identification, and | 16 |
| animal tracking; and
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| WHEREAS, All states became operational on premises | 18 |
| registration by mid-2005, with 160,000 premises registered as | 19 |
| of December 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The NAIS program is currently voluntary; and
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| WHEREAS, The system is still under development and there | 22 |
| are many issues still being considered; and
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| WHEREAS, Industry working groups have been established for | 24 |
| different types of livestock to determine what type of | 25 |
| identification system would work best for each given type of | 26 |
| livestock; and
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| WHEREAS, The current goal is to have a mandatory system in | 2 |
| place in 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Many livestock producers are concerned about the | 4 |
| impact this system may have on them and what they may have to | 5 |
| do to comply with the system; and
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| WHEREAS, Livestock producers are also concerned about the | 7 |
| confidentiality of their information and ownership of database | 8 |
| information; and
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| WHEREAS, Some farmers are concerned about the financial | 10 |
| cost that may be associated with the NAIS; and
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| WHEREAS, Concerns exist that the NAIS may have more of an | 12 |
| effect on small farmers than large livestock producers; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 |
| we urge the United States Department of Agriculture to consider | 17 |
| small producer and farm animal owner concerns in the | 18 |
| development of the National Animal Identification System; and | 19 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the United States Department of | 21 |
| Agriculture to provide additional information to farm animal | 22 |
| owners on the current status of the National Animal | 23 |
| Identification System and what is being considered for the | 24 |
| system; and be it further | 25 |
| RESOLVED, That we urge the United States Department of | 26 |
| Agriculture to consider the diverse differences between | 27 |
| different livestock industries and allow for flexibility for | 28 |
| different types of livestock in the development of the National | 29 |
| Animal Identification System; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 |
| delivered to the Speaker of the United States House of | 3 |
| Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, the | 4 |
| United States Secretary of Agriculture, and each member of the | 5 |
| Illinois Congressional delegation.
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