Scope and Contents From the Collection: The records of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee from the 2013-2014 session, the Republicans in majority. John Maher served as Chair with Joseph Petrarca serving as minority Chair. The Vice Chairs were Mike Reese (majority) and Deberah Kula (minority). The Secretaries were Mindy Fee (majority) and Brandon Newman (minority).The Committee reviewed bills related to agricultural and rural topics, including amending the Dog Law (licensing, kennels, enforcement); cruelty...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The records of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee from the 2013-2014 session, the Republicans in majority. John Maher served as Chair with Joseph Petrarca serving as minority Chair. The Vice Chairs were Mike Reese (majority) and Deberah Kula (minority). The Secretaries were Mindy Fee (majority) and Brandon Newman (minority).The Committee reviewed bills related to agricultural and rural topics, including amending the Dog Law (licensing, kennels, enforcement); cruelty...

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House Bill 1438: Amends the General County Assessment Law (Philadelphia and Allegheny County) by exempting certain agricultural structures from assessment as real estate.

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House Bill 1439: Amends Title 53 Municipalities Generally (2nd through 8th class counties) by exempting certain agricultural structures from assessment as real estate.

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House Bill 1440: Amends the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act by clarifying the definition of "agricultural building" to include structures used to grow agricultural and horticultural products.

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House Bill 1459: Requires any private or public park that has pesticide applications on its property to inform the public.

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House Bill 1704: Creates regulations establishing a standard of identity for honey.

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House Bill 1750: Prohibits certain cruelty to animal activities related to dogs, cats other live animals and fowl and provides penalties.

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House Bill 1759: Requires pet shops in the Commonwealth to display certain information on the cages of dogs that are offered for sale.

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House Bill 1770: Requires that genetically engineered food be labeled.