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Amend CSHB 1043 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1) On page 2, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

(e) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under this section that:

(1) the actor was engaged in bona fide experimentation for scientific research; or

(2) the conduct engaged in by the actor is a generally accepted and otherwise lawful animal husbandry or agriculture practice involving livestock animals.

(2) On page 2, line 19, strike "(e)" and substitute "(f)".