Board of Animal Health public meetings in 2024
5 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Animal Health
The Louisiana Board of Animal Health will meet to conduct a livestock market hearing. The board is scheduled to reconsider a charter application for Wald Livestock Market.
- Livestock Market Hearing: Wald Livestock Market – Reconsideration of Livestock Market Charter Application
The Board of Animal Health heard a petition for reconsideration regarding a denied livestock market charter for John and Anton Wald. Following an executive session, the board voted to maintain the original denial from July 12, 2024.
- Approved August 30, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Denied petition for reconsideration of livestock market charter for Wald Livestock Market (7-2, 3 recusals, 1 abstention)
Board of Animal Health
The Louisiana Board of Animal Health will hold a livestock market hearing to reconsider Wald Livestock Market's charter application. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from July 12, 2024, and a deadline reminder for sexual harassment training by October 31, 2024.
- Wald Livestock Market – Reconsideration of Livestock Market Charter Application
- Approval of minutes from July 12, 2024 meeting
- Prevention of Sexual Harassment Training deadline October 31, 2024
The meeting was adjourned because a quorum was not met. The board and legal counsel agreed to reset the hearing on the Walds’ Petition for Reconsideration of Agency Decision for December 6, 2024.
- Reset hearing on Walds’ Petition for Reconsideration of Agency Decision to December 6, 2024
- Adjourned meeting (unanimous)
Board of Animal Health
The Louisiana Board of Animal Health will meet to conduct a hearing regarding a petition for reconsideration of an agency decision for A.Wald Livestock Market. The board will also consider the approval of Daniel Myrick, DVM as State Veterinarian.
- Hearing on Petition for Reconsideration of Agency Decision for A.Wald Livestock Market
- Approval of Daniel Myrick, DVM as State Veterinarian
- Approval of July 12th 2024 meeting minutes
The Board of Animal Health appointed Dr. Daniel Myrick as State Veterinarian. The board also granted a petition for reconsideration regarding a livestock buying station application for Wald Livestock Market.
- Approved minutes from July 12, 2024, meeting (unanimous)
- Granted petition for reconsideration of Wald Livestock Market buying station application (unanimous)
- Approved and appointed Dr. Daniel Myrick, DVM as State Veterinarian (unanimous)
Board of Animal Health
The Board of Animal Health will conduct a hearing regarding Wald Livestock Market. Members will also discuss legislative updates and proposed rule changes concerning ADA compliance and declaratory orders.
- Livestock Market Hearing: Wald Livestock Market
- Legislative Update: Act 33 - Voluntary Inspection Program
- Proposed Rule Change: Open Meetings and ADA Compliance
- Proposed Rule Change: Petitions for Declaratory Orders
- Proposed Rule Change: Requests for Rule Changes
The Board denied an application for a livestock market charter in Kentwood, LA, because the vote did not meet the statutory majority requirement. The Board also unanimously approved three new procedural rules regarding public petitions and virtual participation.
- Denied Wald Livestock market charter application (6-4 vote, failed to meet statutory majority)
- Approved minutes from March 15, 2024 meeting (Unanimous)
- Approved rule for virtual participation for members or public with ADA-recognized disabilities (Unanimous)
- Approved rule for public petitions to repeal, adopt, or amend rules (Unanimous)
- Approved rule for public petitions for declaratory orders (Unanimous)
Board of Animal Health
The Board of Animal Health is holding an emergency meeting to discuss pending litigation in an executive session. The board will also consider a resolution to retain legal representation.
- Consideration of board resolution to retain legal representation
- Executive session regarding pending litigation
- Approval of September 28, 2023 meeting minutes
- Board of Ethics and Prevention of Sexual Harassment training
- Board of Ethics Tier 2.1 Financial Disclosure due May 15, 2024
The Board approved the hiring of the law firm Phelps Dunbar LLP and attorney Brandon Davis to represent the board in the litigation Wald v. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The Board also authorized the firm to act on its behalf and follow legal advice regarding the resolution of the case.
- Approved previous meeting minutes
- Approved retaining Phelps Dunbar LLP and Attorney Brandon Davis for Wald v. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry litigation (unanimous)
- Approved authorizing Phelps Dunbar LLP to act on behalf of the board and follow legal advice to resolve the Wald v. Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry lawsuit (unanimous)