FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 6354

                              C 19 L 90

BYSenator Barr; by request of Department of Agriculture

Removing newspaper publication requirements for hearings on apple grades and size standards.

Senate Committee on Agriculture

House Committe on Agriculture & Rural Development

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Current law requires the Director of Agriculture to publish notice of hearings dealing with changes to apple grades and classifications at least three times in the newspaper with the widest circulation in the major apple producing areas where such hearings are to take place.  This requirement is not provided for other commodities.  The Administrative Procedure Act also provides for notice requirements.

SUMMARY:

The public notice requirements are amended to make hearing notice requirements uniform for all affected commodities.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

     Senate   46    0

     House 95  0

EFFECTIVE:June 7, 1990