SIGN ONTO THE FARMER PROTECTION ACT RIGHT NOW!
From Rural Vermont's Farm Policy Network:
Call your representatives and senators and ask them to SIGN ONTO THE
FARMER PROTECTION ACT! Right now, we have legislation drafted that
will put strict liability on the corporations that manufacture GE
seed, protect farmers from lawsuits if they unintentionally have GE
traits on their land, and establish rules about seed contracts that
protect all Vermont farmers. Our lead sponsors are David Zuckerman in
the House and Vince Illuzi and John Campbell in the Senate. Please
contact YOUR representatives and senators and ask them to sign on to
the Farmer Protection Act by talking to these three legislators next
week. You can find out who your reps and senators are and get their
telephone numbers or email addresses by visiting this website:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/legdir2.htm
You can also call the Statehouse Tuesday through Friday and leave a
message for your representatives at 802-828-2228.
The more legislators that sign onto this bill, the easier it will be
to get it passed! If a legislator asks you for the bill number, tell
them a number has not been assigned yet, as the sponsors want to give
as many people as possible a chance to sign on before it's officially
introduced.
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