Animal Justice Party MP Andy Meddick proposed the ban on Tuesday, after the horrific treatment of ex-racehorses in NSW was revealed recently, but Wodonga-based Mr Quilty pointed out that horse meat was regularly used to feed pets.

"I do not think that they have actually told us what they are expecting dogs to eat once they ban killing animals to feed them - lentil burgers and tofu perhaps?" he said.

The idea was raised during the debate of a raft of changes proposed for primary industries legislation, introduced by Agriculture Minister and Northern Victoria MP Jaclyn Symes.

The bill will also legalise mobile abattoirs, giving hunters the ability to slaughter and process animals, including deer, on a small-scale basis without the need for a licence.

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Mr Quilty said it was a positive step for hunters and regional Victoria.

"Some people will take exception to stock being transported in trucks to big abattoirs, and this bill addresses those ethical issues," he said.

"The population of deer in Victoria is out of control and the hunting on private lands is not making a dent.

"The government needs to push forward with its draft strategy for allowing the hunting of deer in national parks."

Following a question from Wangaratta-based MP Tania Maxwell, Ms Symes said the final version of the government's feral deer management strategy was in the final stages of drafting.

She said she shared Ms Maxwell's concerns about the population of feral deer and while she did not have the exact numbers, she "can certainly confirm that they are on the rise".

Meanwhile, Ms Symes has ruled out the Victorian government providing Moira Council with the federal drought funding it missed out on receiving, after the shire fell 0.1 per cent short of the required agricultural employment rate.

State funding was announced earlier this month for the Central Gippsland, Goulburn Murray Irrigation District and Millewa regions to cope with drought, so Ms Maxwell asked if the came could happen for Moira.

"We consider a range of things, including rainfall forecast and impact on communities, not just the amount of agriculture in the sector, as the federal government have alluded is the way they do things," Ms Symes said.