BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.
If you would like the call-in information, please contact Michelle Mielke at 701-328-2233 prior to 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Draft Agenda
- Introductions and Roll Call
- Minutes – Dec. 13, 2023, Meeting
- Election of Officers
- Administrative Rule Hearing Update
- ND Game and Fish Department
- ND Department of Health & Human Services
- ND Stockmen’s Association
- Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND)
- United States Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) Wildlife Services
- USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services
- Importation Requirements
- Bison – ND Buffalo Association
- Cattle Brucellosis
- Identification/Animal Disease Traceability (ID/ADT) Subcommittee
12. Disease Updates
- Avian Metapneumovirus
- High Path Avian Influenza
13. Farmed Elk Updates
14. Nontraditional Livestock Updates
15. Field Investigation Report
16. Fiscal Update
17. Federal Register Proposed Rules
- USDA, APHIS Docket 2019-0018 – Select Agents
- USDA, APHIS Docket 2021-0020 – Identification
18. Illegal Importation
- Executive Session
19. Other
20. Upcoming Meetings/Events
- March 21, 2024 – Pullorum Testing Training, Bismarck, ND
- April 8-10, 2024 – National Institute of Animal Agriculture Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
- April 8-10, 2024 – USAHerds User Group Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
- May 23-24, 2024 – North Central United States Animal Health Association – Lincoln, NE
- June 2-5, 2024 – Western States Livestock Health Association, Modesto, CA
- June 11-12, 2024 – Emergency Response Preparedness for Foreign Animal Diseases and Mass Livestock Mortalities in North Dakota Training, Carrington, ND
- Aug. 4-6, 2024 – ND Veterinary Medical Association, Fargo, ND
- Aug. 27-30, 2024 – National Poultry Improvement Plan Biennial Conference, Providence, RI
- Sept. 3-5, 2024 – US Swine Health Improvement Plan, Minneapolis, MN
- Sept. 10-11, 2024 – Emergency Response Preparedness for Foreign Animal Diseases and Mass Livestock Mortalities in North Dakota Training, Carrington, ND
Where noted, the discussion of some of the above items may be held in executive session rather than during the portion of the meeting that is open to the public. If this is a regular meeting, additional topics may be discussed. If this is a special or emergency meeting, the governing body’s discussion will be limited to the topics and executive sessions listed above.
NOTE: Agenda items may be moved up or down on the agenda. Breaks will be at the discretion of the President of the Board.