GMO Zombie Bill Comes Back to Life!

Please email and/or call your Oregon Representative! Tell them to vote NO on HB 3192!

(SALEM) - Zombie bill comes back to life!

Weeks ago the Oregon Senate passed SB 633 to preempt counties from banning GMO. Now at the last minute of the session, the House is scheduled to vote on its companion bill, HB 3192. The state wants to make all the decisions about our agriculture while they consistently decide in favor of multinational corporations.

SB 633:Makes legislative finding and declaration that regulation of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed be reserved to state. Prohibits enactment or enforcement of local measures to regulate agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed or products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed.

• Please email and/or call your Oregon Representative! Tell them to vote NO on HB 3192! They must not take away Oregon communities’ rights to control the seeds we plant and the food we eat. Additionally, this bill will cause unintended consequences and is likely unconstitutional because it exempts Jackson County. Here is a link with contact information:

 http://www.leg.state.or.us/house/

• WE STILL HAVE NO SENATE VOTE ON THE BILL TO BAN GMO CANOLA IN OUR VALLEY!

Please email and/or call your Oregon Senator to tell them that we want a YES vote on SB 433 to ban invasive canola in Willamette Valley:

http://www.leg.state.or.us/senate/

• Oregon’s anti-GMO forces are coming together! A Monday morning rally is being called for by GMO-Free Oregon and GMO-Free Jackson County from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the Capitol steps. Here is a link to the Facebook event invitation:

https://www.facebook.com/events/492439260827615/

The end of the legislative session is the most dangerous time for last minute moves and 2013 is no exception. We are strong together and can make our voices heard!

Thanks for all you have done in this struggle!

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