Seventh Meeting 



The Subcommittee held its seventh meeting on June 

 23, 1986, in Helena during the Special Session that 

 convened June 16. The main purpose of this meeting was 

 to receive further testimony concerning LC 11, a bill to 

 establish a 100% Montana limited blended grain marketing 

 program. 



At this meeting, amendments were accepted to LC 11. 

 These amendments added enforcement and penalty 

 provisions to the bill. Under the enforcement 

 provisions, the Department of Agriculture could 

 investigate grain marketing and handling practices to 

 ensure that grain described as 100% Montana limited 

 blended grain met the legal requirements for such grain. 

 In addition, for purposes of inspection, the Department 

 of Agriculture would have reasonable and necessary 

 access to all buildings, yards, warehouses, storage 

 facilities, containers, railroad cars, and any other 

 place in which grain is kept, stored, handled, or 

 transported. 



During this meeting, the Subcommittee also heard a 

 report from the Montana Department of Agriculture 

 concerning its implementation of HB 11, the farm 

 counseling bill, and SB 7, the linked deposit bill. 



Following presentation of these reports, the 

 Subcommittee heard comments from Montana People's Action 

 and the Montana Farm Counseling and Advocacy Coalition. 

 These comments concerned objections to the Department's 

 plan for peer counseling services. In response to this 



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