1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to establish a meat and poultry 
1.3 	processing certification navigator.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING CERTIFICATION NAVIGATOR; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of agriculture for a full-time certification navigator position. The position would support 
1.9 	meat and poultry processors in: (1) developing sanitation standard operating procedures, 
1.10 	hazard analysis, and critical control points plans; and (2) navigating the certification and 
1.11 	inspection process. This is a onetime appropriation.