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NOTIC E OF P UB LIC HE ARING DE P ARTMEN T OF AGRICULTURE
FAIRS , EXHIBITIO NS AND RACING DIVISION ORR # 1999 -040
The Michigan Dep artm ent of Agricultur e, Fa ir s, Exhibitions an d Racing Divisi on, will conduct a public hear ing on proposed am endment s to Regulat ion 851 , Michigan Stat e Fa ir . The curr ent ru le is out of dat e an d updat ing an d deletion of unn ecess ar y requirement s ar e needed . Curr ent licensing an d perm it requirement s for con cessi ona ires an d food vendors ar e obsolete; lan gua ge regar ding food han dling stan dar ds ar e obsolete; curr ent livest ock shows, pra ct ices an d an ima l health issues necessi tat e an updat e of exhibition stan dar ds. Business stan dar ds an d exhibition requirement s ha ve dra st ically chan ged an d addition of ru les to govern livest ock stan dar d dru g testing is also needed .
The public hear ing will be held on Thur sday October 25, 2001 , beginn ing at 2:00 PM, at th e Michigan Dep artm ent of Agricultur e, Constitut ion Ha ll Building, 525 Allegan , MDA Conference Room 6-1, 6 th Floor, Lan sing, MI 48933 .
The proposed ru les (ident ified as 99-040 AC) can be downloaded from th e Int ern et thr ough th e Office of Regulat ory Reform at htt p://www /migov.stat e.mi.us/ru les/orr . Copies of th e proposed ru les ma y be obta ined by conta ct ing:
Fa ir s, Exhibitions an d Racing Divisi on Michigan Dep artm ent of Agricultur e
PO Box 30017
Lan sing, Michigan 48909 Telep hone: (517 ) 241 -2529
Fa x: (517 ) 241 -4217
E-ma il: devins@stat e.mi.us
All int erested persons ar e invited to att end an d prese nt th eir view s. It is requested that all stat ement s be submitt ed in writing for th e hear ing recor d. Anyone una ble to att end ma y submit comm ent s in writing to Fa ir s, Exhibitions an d Racing Divisi on, Michigan Dep artm ent of Agricultur e, at th e address above. Writt en comm ent s mu st be received by October 22, 2001 .
Persons needi ng a ccomm odat ions for effect ive part icipat ion in th e meeting should conta ct th e Fa ir s, Exhibitions an d Racing Divisi on, at (517 ) 241 -2529 , a week in advan ce to request mobility, visua l, hear ing, or oth er assistan ce.
Pr omu lgat ion of th ese ru les is pur suant to th e auth ority con ferr ed on th e comm ission of agricultur e by sections 7(4) of Act No. 361 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1978 , as am ended , being Section 285 .161 , et. Seq., of th e Michigan Compiled Laws, also kn own as th e Michigan Exposition an d Fa irgroun ds Act . These ru les becom e effect ive 15 days after filing with th e Secretar y of Stat e.
Dan Wyant , Director
