Minnesota SF3143 transfers $371,000 to the University of Minnesota for chronic wasting disease research.

Minnesota SF3143 involves a transfer of $371,000 from the general fund to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer account. The commissioner of agriculture will then allocate these funds to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. The purpose of this funding is to support research on crop contamination and exposure to prions from animals infected with chronic wasting disease.

Minnesota SF3143 transfers $371,000 to the University of Minnesota for chronic wasting disease research.

Minnesota SF3143 involves a transfer of $371,000 from the general fund to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer account. The commissioner of agriculture will then allocate these funds to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. The purpose of this funding is to support research on crop contamination and exposure to prions from animals infected with chronic wasting disease.