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Invasive Pest Coalition Calls on Governor to Sign Huffman/Laird Bills ASAP

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 7th, 2008

With the final passage of the state budget, California's agricultural industry is urging the Governor to sign two bills important to the effective control of invasive pests and providing additional measures to protect public health.

"Signing these bills into law will be an important step in the state's ability to continue to effectively and rapidly control damaging invasive pest species in this state while protecting the public and keeping them informed," says Ted Batkin, co-chairman of the Invasive Pest Coalition, a broad-based group of agricultural organizations formed to address the issue of invasive pests.

Batkin, who not only is chairman of the...

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