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MR. FROWNFELTER:
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THE WITNESS:
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Continuing objection.
I would say it could be, yes.
BY MR. ROLAND: Q.
Okay.
It is your testimony, as the Executive
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Director of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board, that it
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could be illegal for a rancher to hire someone to brand
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their animals?
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MR. FROWNFELTER:
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THE WITNESS:
Continuing objection.
We don't -- the branding issue
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we've not -- we do not have questions about that, so I
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really cannot hardly answer that.
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BY MR. ROLAND:
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Q.
I'm -- I'm not asking if this is a matter
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that's been resolved, I'm asking if it's your testimony
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that it is entirely possible that the Board might decide
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that it is illegal.
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A.
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would be illegal.
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been brought to our attention.
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Q.
I guess the Board can -- could decide that it I -- I mean, it's not something that has
Okay.
So you don't see anything in the
statutory language that puts this out of the question?
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A.
I don't -- I mean, it could be illegal, yes.
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Q.
And the same thing could be said for tail
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docking; is that correct? MR. FROWNFELTER:
Continuing objection.