Mississippi deer-breeding farm bill 01-24-2011

A STATE SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES A MISSISSIPPI DEER-BREEDING FARM BILL THE BILL PENDING BEFORE THE STATE SENATE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF GENETICALLY ENHANCED DEER ON BREEDING FARMS IN MISSISSIPPI. THE BILL, APPROVED LAST WEEK BY THE SENATE WILDLIFE COMMITTEE, WOULD ALLOW THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF FARM-RAISED WHITE TAIL DEER, ITS SEMEN, OVA, AND EMBRYOS. SENATOR TOMMY GOLLOTT, A REPUBLICAN FROM BILOXI, SAYS THE PRACTICE COULD BRING MILLIONS TO THE STATE ANNUALLY. HE SAYS TEXAS, LOUISIANA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA ALREADY ENGAGE IN THIS BUYING, SELLING, AND HUNTING OF WHITE TAIL DEER. THE MISSISSIPPI WILDLIFE FEDERATION IS AGAINST THE PRACTICE, SAYING IT COULD CAUSE CONTAMINATION.