Pennsylvania Act 1967-310 — AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO CONDUCT POULTRY SURVEYS

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AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO CONDUCT POULTRY SURVEYS
                  Act of Dec. 1, 1967, P.L. 668, No. 310              Cl. 31
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of Agriculture to establish
        facilities for and to conduct official egg-laying and pullet
        growing research tests; providing facilities for the same on
        property now under the control of The Pennsylvania State
        University; and providing for the disposition of income
        accruing under the act.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Department of Agriculture, hereinafter termed
     "department" is hereby authorized to establish facilities for,
     and thereafter to conduct and maintain during each year, a
     Pennsylvania Official Egg-laying Research Test and a
     Pennsylvania Official Pullet Growing Research Test, in order to
     determine and demonstrate improved and better methods for
     increasing the egg production of poultry, to afford farmers and
     poultry raisers official accreditation for the egg-laying
     capacity of their poultry, to determine the best techniques and
     methods in economically growing pullets for commercial purposes,
     and to determine meat yields and profit potentials of various
     breeds of poultry.
        Section 2.  The buildings and facilities for such research
     tests shall be erected or established and the tests shall be
     conducted upon such land of The Pennsylvania State University as
     the Governor shall specify in and by appropriate document, which
     shall be filed in the Department of Internal Affairs. After such
     land has been specified, the department shall have full
     jurisdiction and control over it for carrying out the purposes
     of this act.
        Section 3.  Any person desiring to enter poultry or hatching
     eggs in an official research test shall make application to the
     department, and pay such entry fee as the department shall, from
     time to time, prescribe by rule and regulation. The Commonwealth
     hereby disclaims any and all liability for the loss or
     destruction of, or injury or damage to, any poultry or eggs so
     entered whether by fire or other casualty, or any other
     happening whatsoever.
        Section 4.  The department is hereby authorized to prescribe
     and adopt rules and regulations for the proper conduct of such
     research tests, including the conditions upon which such poultry
     or eggs may be entered, the types of poultry or eggs which may
     be entered, the entry fee to be paid by the breeder or hatchery
     and the accreditation of the breeders or hatcheries. The
     department may sell in the open market at the prevailing
     wholesale or retail prices, such eggs and poultry as may
     accumulate during any research test.
        Section 5.  All entry fees, moneys received from the sale of
     eggs or poultry, or any other income accruing under the
     provisions of this act shall be paid into the State Treasury
     through the Department of Revenue.
        Section 6.  The act of May 20, 1931 (P.L.136), entitled "An
     act Authorizing the Department of Agriculture to establish
     facilities for and to conduct official egg-laying contests;
     providing facilities for  the same on land now under the control
     of the Board of Trustees of Harrisburg State Hospital; and
     making an appropriation," is hereby repealed.
        Section 7.  This act shall take effect immediately.