Amends TCA Title 44.
Tennessee SB2558 restricts the authority of the commissioner of agriculture to mandate tests or vaccinations for animals within the state or imported into the state, limiting such actions to instances related to detecting or treating notifiable or monitored diseases. The bill allows the commissioner to recommend tests or vaccinations for general animal health protection but does not grant the authority to enforce them. This change affects the regulatory framework governing animal health management in Tennessee.
Tennessee SB2558 restricts the authority of the commissioner of agriculture to mandate tests or vaccinations for animals within the state or imported into the state, limiting such actions to instances related to detecting or treating notifiable or monitored diseases. The bill allows the commissioner to recommend tests or vaccinations for general animal health protection but does not grant the authority to enforce them. This change affects the regulatory framework governing animal health management in Tennessee.
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