Pat N. Clark This is Me

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1. 1. FSnet April 5

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   Published on: 4/5/2006   Last Visited: 5/11/2006

   The story says that the House Agriculture Committee defeated the bill 7-5 after hearing objections from Department of Agriculture general counsel Patricia Clark and state epidemiologist Dr. Allen Craig, who was quoted as saying, "Other states that allow raw milk sales have had problems.

2. 2. KnoxNews: State

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   Last Visited: 4/14/2005

   Individuals who sell directly to the public are not covered now, said Pat Clark, assistant commissioner of the Department of Agriculture.
   
   An example of the problem with current law, Clark and Person cited the case of a Franklin woman found with almost 250 Maltese dogs, many sick and malnourished, that were being sold over the Internet. Person said he had seen other examples.
   
   "I've seen animals in cages too small, in cages stacked on top of each other, animals in the middle of summer not being given any water, not being fed properly," he said.
   
   The bill would require a license for anyone engaging in more than 25 pet "transactions" per year. Clark said that would include either buying or selling 25 animals or some combination of the two. The license would cost $75.
   
   The Department of Agriculture would then expand its existing program, which covers only wholesale pet dealers, by hiring a veterinarian and other state employees to inspect licensed premises and investigate complaints of animal abuse.
   
   The licensing fees would not cover the program costs, Clark said, so a tax of one-tenth of one cent per pound - or five cents per 50-pound bag - would be levied, raising an estimated $470,000 to pay for the program.
   
   The tax would be collected from pet food distributors at the wholesale level, who would presumably pass it on to retailers and, ultimately, consumers.
   
   The only state tax specifically applied to pet food now is a 10-cents-per-ton fee charged to manufacturers to cover the costs of inspecting pet food manufacturing facilities, Person said.
   
   Clark said the Department of Agriculture officials helped the Animal Protection Association draft the bill, which Person and House Majority Leader Kim McMillan, D-Clarksville, agreed to sponsor.

3. 3. Clark named Assistant Commisioner of Agriculture

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   Published on: 12/31/2003   Last Visited: 1/23/2005

   Clark Named Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture
   
   State Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens announced the appointment of Patricia N. Clark as Assistant Commissioner and General Counsel for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
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   A native of Cookeville, Clark becomes the first woman to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture in the state.
   
   Clark's appointment is effective May 17 and follows the announced retirement of
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   about the tremendous experience and qualifications that Pat brings to the position
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   Clark, daughter of former Agriculture Commissioner A.C. Clark, has a