The House passed the Governor’s FY2014 amended budget. It
will now move to the Senate for a vote.
We are continuing to monitor HB 718, which would allow the
sale of raw milk for human consumption. Georgia law allows for such
products to be sold and used for pets and livestock, but NOT humans due
to health concerns.
HB 780 was introduced last week, which would allow
Georgians to own pygmy hedgehogs as pets. Hedgehogs are non-native wild animals
in Georgia and owning one as a pet is prohibited under Georgia’s Wild Animal
Law (OCGA §27-5-1). The
Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Department of
Agriculture drafted a briefing highlighting the significant public health and
livestock concerns regarding disease transmission. Hedgehogs can harbor several
bacterial and fungal disease agents that are transmissible to humans.
SB 213 revises the Flint River Drought Protection Act
(2013 legislative session) and may be discussed in the House Agriculture
Committee soon. We are watching this bill closely as it directly impacts
agriculture water use, conservation, and efficiency of agriculture irrigation
systems.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture supports HB 731 (J.
Calvin Hill, Jr. Act) which will clarify some outdated language in the Official
Code relating to measurements and the National Bureau of Standards.
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