HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Agriculture & Livestock

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Tuesday, April 5, 2005

PLACE: E2.028

CHAIR: Rep. Rick Hardcastle

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HB 785            Miller
Relating to authorizing a temporary wind up permit for a
concentrated animal feeding operation the permit for which has been
revoked.

HB 2313            Miller
Relating to noxious and invasive plants; providing a criminal
penalty.

HB 2049            Swinford
Relating to assessments levied on producers and used for marketing,
education, research, and promotion of Texas beef.

HB 3226            Swinford
Relating to the establishment of a statewide maintenance program
for boll weevil and pink bollworm eradication.

HB 3318            Brown, Betty
Relating to continuing education requirements for renewal of a
structural pest control business license.

HB 3275            Isett
Relating to abolishing the Agriculture Resources Protection
Authority.

HB 1568            Geren
Relating to the definition of an agricultural operation.

HB 1426            Anderson
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information in a rabies
vaccination certificate.

HB 2066            Anderson
Relating to the requirements for obtaining a veterinarian's
license.

HB 3311            Anderson
Relating to the regulation of veterinary dentistry.

HB 1808            McReynolds
Relating to authorizing the use of approved nonsurgical methods to
sterilize dogs and cats.

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