CHAPTER 82

S.P. 388 - L.D. 1126

Resolve, To Examine the Nontherapeutic Use of Antibiotics

Sec. 1. Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and Director of Bureau of Health within Department of Health and Human Services to report on use of antibiotics. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, referred to in this resolve as "the commissioner," and the Director of the Bureau of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, referred to in this resolve as "the director," shall examine ways to reduce the use of antibiotics in the animal industry with the goal of maintaining the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics. The commissioner and the director shall convene a study group to review the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, with particular attention to those antibiotics also used in human medicine. The study group may also make recommendations for future actions that encourage prudent use of antibiotics in human and animal care. The commissioner and the director shall invite participation as follows:

1. Representatives from a council of diverse statewide agricultural organizations;

2. A representative of an association of licensed veterinarians;

3. A medical specialist in infectious diseases;

4. A pediatrician;