SB 56 — LIVESTOCK INFO DURING EPIDEMIC

SENATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 56 57TH57 LEGISLATURETH -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-LEGISLATUR- FIRSTSTATE SESSION,OF 2025NEW INTRODUCEDMEXICO BY- PatFIRST WoodsSESSIO, 2025 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO LIVESTOCK;

RESTRICTING ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING LIVESTOCK OWNERS, THEIR ANIMALS AND THEIR OPERATIONS DURING ANINVESTIGATIONS EPIDEMIC.AND RESPONSES TO ANIMAL HEALTH EVENTS.

1516 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e t 17 SECTION 1.

A new section of The Livestock Code, Section ew tl 17n 77-3-13.1d 18 77-3-1.1 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:

w= l= n19 da 18l "77-3-13.1."77-3-1.1.

[NEW MATERIAL] RESTRICTIONS ON INFORMATION =i =a 19e ar l20 ACCESS.-- i a et rm 20m 21 A.

When the board or any of its authorized ad tr me m22 21 representatives findsdetermines pursuantthat toa Sectiondisease 77-3-13or NMSAan 1978animal dhealth rc e 22s thatk a23 diseaseevent hasaffecting becomelivestock epidemichas ora existssignificant ineconomic aimpact localityor ine a cn eb s24 kis 23zoonotic, country,fatal state or territoryhighly beyondinjurious theto limitslivestock ofor thisfowl state,of eu a[ nany bkind, 24 the board or any of its authorized representatives may.230087.6 denySCONC/SB u56 [shall restrict access to the following information regarding persons involvedor .229457.2animals involved with the livestock industry if the disseminationboard or authorized representatives believe protection of suchthat information would causeencourage harmproducer toparticipation suchin personsquickly identifying, isolating and controlling a disease or wouldcondition beaffecting contrarythe tohealth of livestock and subsequently affecting security of the publicfood interest:supply.

(1)Specific specific operational details of livestock operations,operations including:related to the investigation of disease or animal health events may include:

(a)(1) ownership,ownership; numbers, locations and movements of livestock;

(b)(2) financialnumber information;of livestock owned;

(c)(3) thelocations purchaseof andlivestock salemore specific than level of livestock;county or region of the state;

(d)(4) accountmovement numbersof orlivestock; unique identifiers issued by government or private entities;

(e)(5) operationalfinancial protocols;information;

and(6) (f)the participationpurchase inand ansale all-hazardsof securitylivestock; system;

(2)e informationt related17 to(7) livestockaccount diseasenumbers or injuryunique that:identifiers w l n d 18 issued by government or private entities;

= = 19 (8) operational protocols, including herd a l i a e r 20 management plans that contain biosecurity details and critical a t 17m (a)m 21 infrastructure that would identifyexpose avulnerabilities personin oran location;d r e 22 operation that can be exploited for the purpose of malicious c e s k 23 intent;

wand le n d 18 or = = 19 a ln (b)b contains24 confidential(9) datarecords pursuantobtained ifrom aprivate eu r[ 20veterinarians tothat theare veterinarian-patient-clientconsidered privilegeconfidential data pursuant to a.230087.6 t- m2 m- 21SCONC/SB Subsection56 Sboard ofregulations. Section 16.25.3.8 NMAC;

andB. d r e 22 (3) records of ongoing investigations that c e s k 23 pertain to livestock.

e a n b 24 B.

Information shall not be withheld pursuant to u [ Subsection A of this section if an investigation by the board .229457.2 - 2 - has concluded and the person being investigated is found by the board or its authorized representatives to have violated any provision of The Livestock Code that pertains to livestock.

C.

If access to information is denied pursuant to Subsection A of this section, the board or any of its authorized representatives shall redact confidential information and make the remaining information available for disclosure.

D.

E.C.

(1) preclude a person inof interest from accessing the person's own information;

or (2) prevent the release of biologicalinformation livestockto samplesstate or federal agencies involved in response to authorizedlivestock third-partydisease entitiesor foranimal ehealth tevents, 17including scientificany testing,disease soor longcondition asof thepublic testinghealth entitysignificance." agrees- to3 - 14 16 e t 17 w l n d 18 maintain= the= confidentiality19 ofa thel informationi ita receives;e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .230087.6

or = = 19 a l (3) apply when the board or its authorized i a e r 20 representatives determine that disclosure of livestock a t m m 21 information is necessary to prevent or address an immediate d r e 22 threat to the health and safety of a person or animal.

c e s k 23 F.

When disclosing information pursuant to e a n b 24 Subsection E of this section, the board or its authorized u [ representatives shall release only as much information as is .229457.2 - 3 - necessary to address the situation." - 4 - 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .229457.2