(Unicameral Update) -- Lawmakers advanced a bill from general file Jan. 27 that would revise how ranchers and state authorities respond to anthrax-infected livestock. LB99, introduced by Holdrege Sen. Tom Carlson, would modify current laws affecting the detection, containment and suppression of anthrax in livestock. Carlson said new anthrax control provisions are needed in the event of a bio-terror attack or anthrax outbreak. The bill would make state law consistent with modern veterinary and epidemiological practices, he said. LB99 advanced to select file on a vote of 41-0.
