H 603: An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection - Vermont

As Enacted → As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) · 2 edits

MINOR

The diff compares the As Enacted version (4 pages) with the As Passed by Both House and Senate Official version (8 pages) of Vermont H.603, which governs poultry slaughter inspection exemptions. The primary substantive difference is that the As Enacted version includes the word 'raw' before 'poultry products' in sections (b) and (c), while the As Passed version omits it. This indicates the word 'raw' was added during the enactment process to narrow those exemptions to raw poultry only. The remaining changes are formatting, pagination, and the removal of the governor's signature date line.

SCOPE

In sections (b) (1,000 bird exemption) and (c) (5,000 bird exemption), the As Enacted version specifies 'raw poultry products' while the As Passed version uses only 'poultry products.' The addition of 'raw' in the enacted version narrows the exemption to cover only raw poultry, excluding processed or cooked poultry products from those two tiers.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a 4-page compact layout to an 8-page official layout with repeated page headers, line numbering, and section breaks. The governor's signature date (April 25, 2024) appears only in the As Enacted version.

As Passed By the House (Official) → As Enacted · 4 edits

MODERATE

The changes between the House-passed version and the enacted version of H.603 are entirely procedural and formatting in nature. The bill received its law number (No. 93), the introductory header (representative name, committee referral, statement of purpose) was removed, sections were reordered to standard format, and the governor's signature date (April 25, 2024) was added. No substantive policy changes were made.

TECHNICAL

The bill was assigned law number No. 93 upon enactment.

The introductory bill header (sponsor name, committee referral date, subject line, and statement of purpose) was removed as is standard when a bill becomes law.

Section 2 (Effective Date) was moved from before Section 1 to after Section 1, conforming to standard enacted bill formatting.

The governor's signature date of April 25, 2024 was added at the end of the document.

As Passed By the House (Unofficial) → As Passed By the House (Official) · 3 edits · Apr 19, 2024

MINOR

The transition from the unofficial to official version of H.603 makes a minor drafting change: the word 'raw' is removed from product descriptions in the 1,000-bird and 5,000-bird exemption subsections (b) and (c), changing 'raw poultry products' to 'poultry products.' The whole-bird-only sales restriction remains intact in all three exemptions. The statement of purpose notes the bill originally proposed repealing the whole-bird restriction, but that restriction was retained in the final text.

DEFINITION

In subsection (b) (1,000 bird exemption), items (2) and (3) changed from 'raw poultry products' to 'poultry products,' removing the 'raw' qualifier. This slightly broadens the language but the whole-bird-only requirement still limits what can be sold.

In subsection (c) (5,000 bird exemption), items (B) and (C) changed from 'raw poultry products' to 'poultry products,' making the same removal of the 'raw' qualifier as in subsection (b).

TECHNICAL

The official version adds standard legislative header information including the introducing representative (Surprenant of Barnard), committee referral line, subject line, and a statement of purpose noting the bill proposes to repeal the whole-bird-only sales restriction (though that restriction remains in the enacted text).

As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) → As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial) · 3 edits

MINOR

This diff represents only a formatting difference between the official and unofficial versions of the same enacted bill (H.603). The official version includes introductory header information (sponsor, committee referral, subject line, and statement of purpose) that is absent from the unofficial version. All substantive statutory language is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The official version's introductory header was removed in the unofficial version, including the sponsor name (Rep. Surprenant), committee referral line, subject description, and statement of purpose.

Page numbering changed from 'Page X of 8' to 'Page X of 5' due to the removal of the introductory header text.

The unofficial version adds internal tracking numbers (VT LEG #376351 v.1) in page headers, which are absent from the official version.

As Introduced → As Passed By the House (Unofficial) · 4 edits · Apr 19, 2024

MODERATE

The House passed H.603 with several substantive amendments: it narrowed the term 'poultry products' to 'raw poultry products' throughout, added a new definition of sanitary standards for the 5,000-bird exemption tier (requiring hygienic practices and cleanable or disposable clothing), and added an entirely new subsection (e) requiring specific labeling on all exempt raw poultry products, including a prominent 'NOT INSPECTED' statement and detailed safe handling instructions.

DEFINITION

The term 'poultry products' was changed to 'raw poultry products' throughout the bill, narrowing the scope of the exemptions to specifically raw (uncooked) poultry products only.

REQUIREMENT

A new definition of 'sanitary standards, practices, and procedures' was added for the 5,000-bird exemption tier, requiring that workers maintain hygienic practices and that clothing handling raw poultry be cleanable or disposable and changed as often as necessary to prevent adulteration.

A new subsection (e) requires all raw poultry products sold under any exemption to bear a label with the farm name, producer name, farm address with zip code, product name, a prominent statement reading 'Exempt per 6 V.S.A. Section 3312(b): NOT INSPECTED,' and detailed safe handling and cooking instructions including a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 15 seconds.

SCOPE

In the 1,000-bird exemption, the interstate commerce restriction was clarified to apply specifically to 'raw poultry products' rather than all 'poultry products.'

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