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| SENATE CALENDAR | |||||||
| March 4, 2025 | 58th Legislative Day | ||||||
| 10TH ORDER | |||||||
| 10:30 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Gubernatorial Appointment | ||||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | Mike Roach to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | Judy Bicknell Taylor as the Administrator of the Office on Aging | STA | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | David Birch to the Sexual Offender Management Board | J&R | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | David Turnbull to the State Board of Education | EDU | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | Britt Raubenheimer to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired | H&W | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | James Keating to the Parks and Recreation Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | Lonnie Allen to the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | Colonel William Gardiner as the Director of the Idaho State Police | J&R | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | Representative James Petzke to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board | STA | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | Dayn Hardie to the Public Utilities Commission | STA | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | Albert Barker to the Idaho Water Resource Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | Brian Olmstead to the Idaho Water Resource Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | Mike Edmondson as the Administrator of the Office of Species Conservation | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | Marianne King as the Administrator of the Office of Drug Policy | J&R | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | Joshua Whitworth as the Executive Director of the Office of the State Board of Education | EDU | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | Wanda Quinn to the Public Charter School Commission | EDU | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | Reed Hansen to the Treasurer’s Investment Advisory Board | STA | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | Matthew Thomas to the Sexual Offender Management Board | J&R | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | Mike Matthews to the Commission of Pardons and Parole | J&R | |||||
| Senator Zito(8) | Joe McNeal to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights | STA | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | Erik Olson to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission | AGA | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | Karen Jachimowski Sharpnack to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission | AGA | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | John Ford Elsaesser to the Lake Pend Oreille Basin Commission | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | Kevin Settles to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights | STA | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | Senator Jim Woodward to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board | STA | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | Cortney Liddiard to the Parks and Recreation Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | Nancy Merrill to the Idaho Personnel Commission | CHR | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | Paul Amador to the Public Charter School Commission | EDU | |||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | HCR 5 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – DR. ANTHONY FAUCI – States findings of the Legislature and opines that a federal pardon issued by a president does not confer immunity from prosecution or responsibility for state crimes. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | SR 106 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Labor, the Industrial Commission, the Idaho Department of Insurance, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with exceptions. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | SR 107 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PRAYER RESOLUTION – States findings of the Senate and supports observing an official time of prayer each day of the regular session of the Idaho Legislature. | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | SR 108 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police / Idaho State Forensic Laboratory, the Idaho State Police / Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, the Division of Veterans Services, and the Commission of Pardons and Parole have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | SR 109 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Department of Health and Welfare, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, with exceptions. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | SJM 102 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – MINES AND MINING – States findings of the Legislature and requests Idaho work with the federal government to reform certain federal acts that impede the production and processing of minerals in Idaho. | |||||
| Sponsor | Joint Printing Committee | ||||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | Joint Printing Committee – Report and Recommendation | J&R | |||||
| BILLS ON SECOND READING | |||||||
| 10:30 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 141aa | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require all Title IX compliance to be vested in the president of each institution of higher education in the state of Idaho. | |||||
| Senator Hart(2) | H 177 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – LEGAL TENDER – Adds to existing law to provide that gold and silver coin and specie shall be legal tender and to provide that no person or entity may compel another person or entity to tender or accept gold or silver coin or specie. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 206 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to transfer emergency medical services responsibilites to the Idaho Military Division. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 207 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 310 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to require certain anti-fraud measures to be employed to ensure election ballots are secure. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | H 226 | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – MINES AND MINING – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the adjustment of line license tax allocations, the expenditures of reclamation funds, voluntary contributions, the establishment of an advisory committee, the responsibilities of the department of lands, and the setting of reclamation priorities. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 28 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 90 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to require legislative action for certain changes to public assistance programs. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | H 200 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PHARMACISTS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to update provisions regarding the practice of pharmacy in Idaho. | |||||
| Senator Wintrow(19) | S 1120 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – CRISIS RESPONSE FOR PERSONS WITH A NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding placing certain persons in protective custody without a hearing. | |||||
| BILLS ON THIRD READING | |||||||
| 10:30 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | H 40 | by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Amends existing law to exempt certain precious metals from capital gains tax, lower the income tax rate, and exempt certain military benefits from income taxation. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1080 HD |
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – VETERANS – Adds to existing law to provide for certain consumer protections for veterans benefits. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | S 1089 HD |
by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – WASTE TIRE DISPOSAL – Repeals and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding waste tire disposal and recycling. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1079 HD |
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Amends existing law to provide for certain actions, proceedings, or judgments founded in or derived from a judgment. | |||||
| Senator Carlson(7) | S 1115 HD |
by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Adds to existing law to provide for studies regarding efficient and safe highway linkages. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1083aa HD |
by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – DOMESTIC WATER USE – Amends existing law related to domestic use of water and to provide for delivery, planning, and enforcement. | |||||
| Senator Hart(2) | S 1131 HD |
by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE – Relates to the appropriation to the to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | S 1126 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PROPERTY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding self-service storage facilities. | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | S 1116 | by FINANCE COMMITTEE – STATE BUDGET – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the office of administrative hearings and to provide for the billing of state agencies for certain services. | |||||
| Senator Lent(33) | H 79 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to increase the maximum tuition for community colleges. | |||||
| Senator Adams(12) | H 8 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PUBLIC UTILITIES – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding public utility regulation. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | H 34 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS WITH STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an agency that contracts with a state institution of higher education. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | H 53 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – EMPLOYMENT SECURITY – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the prevention and deterrence of unemployment insurance fraud. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | H 54 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – LABOR – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding employment security laws and to provide for certain administrative rules to be null, void, and of no force and effect. | |||||
| Senator Blaylock(11) | H 31 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to provide that a third party that requires prior authorization for items or services provided to a recipient of medical assistance shall accept authorization from the state. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 172 | by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – OPEN MEETINGS LAW – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding multiple agenda items on an agenda. | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | H 37 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – METHODS OF EXECUTION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding methods of execution. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 26 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – ABLE ACCOUNTS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for ABLE accounts in the state and to establish an ABLE account advisory council. | |||||
| Senators Ricks(34), Nichols(10) | H 231 | by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – FOOD TAX CREDITS AND REFUNDS – Amends existing law to increase the food tax credit and to provide an alternative tax credit for the actual amount paid by taxpayers on food purchases. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 13aaS | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – RULES OF THE ROAD – Amends existing law to exempt UTVs that are equipped with a roll cage and seat belts from safety helmet requirements. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 38 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions of the Idaho Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 107 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT – Amends existing law to provide for certain occupational licensing policy and to provide for universal occupational licensing practice authority. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | H 246 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce, Department of Environmental Quality, and the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2025. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | H 247 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | H 248 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – NATURAL RESOURCES – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Natural Resources for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 249 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS – Relates to the maintenance appropriations to the executive offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Controller, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | H 251 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 71 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – ACQUISITIONS OF CONTROL AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEMS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding insurance holding company systems. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 86 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – BUILDING CODE – Adds to existing law to prohibit laws that require electric vehicle charging stations or parking spaces in any building plan and to provide for preemption of local laws and ordinances. | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | H 104 | by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – BUILDING CODE ACT – Amends existing law to provide a definition for agricultural buildings and that counties shall not alter the provisions of the section. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | H 116 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – Amends and repeals existing law to remove the Idaho Small Employer Carrier Reinsurance Program. | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | H 21 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding temporary license plates and certain exempt vehicle license plates. | |||||
| Senator Semmelroth(17) | H 22 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for data security compliance training for systems used by the Division of Motor Vehicles. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | H 23 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to eliminate renewal of instructional permits, to make certain permits valid for one year, and to remove the requirement that people surrendering an out-of-state driver’s license take a knowledge test if they have previously held an Idaho driver’s license. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | H 144 | by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Adds to existing law to exempt certain small sellers from sales and use taxes. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 165 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PROPERTY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding abandoned property. | |||||
| Senator Keyser(20) | H 62 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to provide for the exchange of certain information between the State Tax Commission and the Department of Health and Welfare for investigation of fraud. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | H 202 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to remove provisions previously related to the Department of Health and Welfare that are now assigned to other state agencies. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | H 41aaS | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 59aaS | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act. | |||||
| Senator Carlson(7) | H 48 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CONCEALED WEAPONS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding course instruction for an enhanced license to carry a concealed weapon. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 97 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – STATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for certain voluntary noncompliance and acceptance of risks. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 133 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding clean indoor air and prevention of minors’ access to tobacco products and electronic smoking devices. | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | H 224 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to require public school districts to adopt certain safety protocols. | |||||
| Senator Keyser(20) | H 91 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions that the Department of Health and Welfare has identified as obsolete or superfluous. | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | H 110 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to provide that the Department of Health and Welfare shall not prohibit licensed or registered health care providers from providing services covered by the state Medicaid program. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 198 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – LABORATORIES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding laboratories. | |||||
| Senator Keyser(20) | H 19 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS – Amends existing law to authorize the submission of fingerprints of certain persons to the Bureau of Criminal Identification. | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | H 36 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the issuance of a subpoena in a contested case. | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | H 64 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to provide that members of limited liability companies may be liable for a failure to secure compensation. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | H 65 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to move the definition of "member of an employer’s family." | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | H 66 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding service of notice of hearings. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | H 67 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to increase maximum allowable burial expenses and to revise provisions regarding transportation expenses. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | H 122 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS – Amends and repeals existing law to provide for the de-licensure of makeover and glamour photography businesses. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 151 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for certain reporting requirements to be made by state agencies that are licensing authorities. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 142 | by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – AUDITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the minimum requirements for an audit. | |||||
| 14TH ORDER | |||||||
| 10:30 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 6 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS – Adds to and amends existing law to remove a provision regarding violations of the open meetings law by county officers, to authorize investigations and actions against city officers by the attorney general, and to provide for duties of the attorney general. | |||||
| Senator Okuniewicz(3) | SJR 101 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – REFERENDA AND INITIATIVES – Proposes a state constitutional amendment to require any referendum petition or initiative petition to be signed by at least 6% of legal voters at the last general election in each legislative district. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | S 1066 Amd-1 |
by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – IDENTITY THEFT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disclosure of breach of personally identifiable information and to require that agencies, individuals, and commercial entities offer free credit monitoring services in certain situations. | |||||
| Senator Zito(8) | H 16 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – ATHLETIC COMMISSION – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from certain duties of the state athletic commission for fundraising events held by charitable organizations. | |||||
| Senator Okuniewicz(3) | S 1111 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CONSUMER PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding truth in digital advertising sales. | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | S 1002 Amd-1 |
by TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for a reduced fee for a four-year class D driver’s license for drivers age 63 and older. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | S 1096 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding student funding and to provide for weighted per-student funding. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1105 Amd-1 |
by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Don’t Tread On Me license plates and to establish the Idaho Firearms Safety Education Committee. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1064 | by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CLOUD SEEDING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding. | |||||
| Senator Semmelroth(17) | H 236 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding denial of school attendance and denial of transfer enrollment applications. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 83 Amd-1 |
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IMMIGRATION – Adds to existing law to provide for crimes regarding illegal entry into this state and to provide for an order to return to a foreign nation. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | H 146 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS – Adds to existing law to require the installation of light-mitigating technology systems on wind energy conversion systems. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1063 | by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – URBAN AGRICULTURE – Amends existing law to provide a definition for "small-scale livestock". | |||||