COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS
Summary
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that, if a county government does not have a local health department, the county government shall enter into an agreement or contract with an adjacent local health department to register cottage food operations in the county's jurisdiction. Provides that the adjacent local health department where the cottage food operation registers has the power to take specified actions pertaining to complaints, inspections, fees, and penalties. Specifies, in a provision requiring cottage food operations to sell directly to consumers, that sales directly to consumers include, among other things, sales at or through mobile farmers markets with the consent of the third-party property holder. Defines "mobile farmers market".
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2024
Last action Feb 9, 2024
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Committee
1
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
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