Dear Delegate Householder/Faircloth/Hill/Sobonya, I am writing to first and foremost thank you for your sponsorship of HB 2449 - Herd Shares. As I'm sure you are aware, the senate's version of this bill (SB 30 - Shared Animal Ownership) passed the senate on Friday and is now in the hands of the House Health and Human Resources Committee. I am one of 75 commercial dairy farmers left in WV and am very interested in starting a herd share program. I have followed the progress of this bill closely. I am quite pleased with its current wording so I ask that it be placed on the Health Committee agenda as soon as possible and that it pass with no amendments. As a herd share supporter and a commercial dairyman with vested interested in herd shares if there is anything at all I could do to aid in the passage of this bill please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, I thank you for your support of herd shares. May God bless you, Ernie Fazenbaker Windy Ridge Dairy 2076 Gladesville Rd. Independence, WV 26374 304-864-4844 Dear Delegate Campbell/Summers, I have previously emailed you as a member of the Ag Committee in reference to Herd Shares. I am writing again because you are also on the Health Committee. First, I would like to thank you once more for responding to my prior emails with words of support for raw milk / herd shares. As I'm sure you are aware, the senate's version of herd shares (SB 30 - Shared Animal Ownership) passed the senate on Friday and is now in the hands of the House Health and Human Resources Committee. I am quite pleased with its current wording so I ask that it be placed on the Health Committee agenda as soon as possible and that it pass with no amendments. As a herd share supporter and a commercial dairyman with vested interested in herd shares if there is anything at all I could do to aid in the passage of this bill please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, I thank you for your support of herd shares. May God bless you, Ernie Fazenbaker Windy Ridge Dairy 2076 Gladesville Rd. Independence, WV 26374 304-864-4844