SAINT PAUL, MN – Today, Governor Mark Dayton signed HF 2225 authored by Rep. David Bly (DFL-Northfield). The legislation will provide stopgap funding to the Department of Agriculture and Board of Animal Health for staff responses to the H5N2 Avian Influenza crisis. More than 3 million of Minnesota’s 15 million turkeys have been infected. Three quarters of the staff at the Board of Animal Health are currently working on the crisis.
Rep. David Bly issued the following statement:
“I’m happy that legislature was able to come together and act so quickly to send this to the Governor. By moving as swiftly as we did, we’ve shown Minnesota’s turkey producers that we’re serious about addressing this threat to their industry. I wish we could have done more.”
Rep. Bly can be reached for comment at (651) 296-0171 or by email at rep.david.bly@house.mn
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