Grain Inspection Service; or (2) make Montana a residual 

 supplier of grain because the export trade would deal 

 first with states that are easier to do business with. 



Representative Glaser spoke on the need to develop 

 a state system that would allow the marketing of 

 identity-preserved, quality Montana grain. He proposed 

 establishment of a voluntary grain standard for the 

 grading of Montana grain. Representative Glaser also 

 suggested that the state cooperate with neighboring 

 states to assure the quality of Montana grain shipped to 

 export locations. , 



During this hearing, the Subcommittee also heard 

 two staff reports. One report provided background 

 information on current problems experienced in marketing 

 grain under the federal grain standards. The second 

 report addressed questions concerning federal 

 limitations on the power of the state to adopt standards 

 for the grading of grain produced in Montana. This 

 report concluded that both the Commerce Clause of the 

 U.S. Constitution and the Federal Grain Standards Act 

 would preclude the State of Montana from adopting 

 mandatory grain standards other than the official 

 federal grain standards; however, the establishment of 

 some nonregulatory or voluntary standard would be 

 permissible under certain exceptions provided by 

 federal law. > 



Special Session Legislation 



At the close of these hearings, the Subcommittee 

 discussed whether the Governor would include 

 agricultural issues in his call for a Special Session of 

 the Legislature, which was scheduled to be held in 



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