HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 4165

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Finance & Taxation offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 5, between lines 24 and 25, of the bill

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17         Section 9.  Section 585.147, Florida Statutes, is

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19         585.147  Permit for transporting or hauling certain

20  animals or animal products; vehicle and container

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22         (1)  No person shall engage in the business of

23  transporting or hauling any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased

24  animal, any product of an animal that died other than by

25  slaughter, or any inedible animal product not meant for human

26  consumption without having first applied for, and obtained

27  from the department, a permit, which shall expire on June 30

28  of each year.

29         (2)  All vehicles used in the transportation of

30  carcasses or refuse on public highways shall be of such

31  construction as to prevent seepage or residue from escaping.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 4165

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1         (3)  All barrels or other containers used for

 2  transportation and storage of carcasses or refuse shall be

 3  clearly marked "INEDIBLE" with letters not less than 2 inches

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 8  And the title is amended as follows:

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11  after the semicolon, insert:

12         creating s. 585.147, F.S.; requiring a permit

13         for transporting or hauling certain animals or

14         animal products; providing vehicle and

15         container requirements;

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