Bill Text: GA SB300 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Food Standards; to require proper labeling of bottles containing sugar cane or sorghum syrup
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-01 - Effective Date [SB300 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB300-Introduced.html
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300/AP
Senate
Bill 300
By:
Senator Bulloch of the 11th
AS
PASSED
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 26-2-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to definitions relative to adulteration and misbranding of food, so as to
exclude establishments boiling, bottling, and selling sugar cane and sorghum
syrup from the definition of "food sales establishment"; to require proper
labeling of bottles containing sugar cane or sorghum syrup; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 26-2-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
definitions relative to adulteration and misbranding of food, is amended by
revising paragraph (5) of subsection (a) as follows:
"(5)
'Food sales establishment' means retail and wholesale grocery stores; retail
seafood stores and places of business; food processing plants, except those food
processing plants which are currently required to obtain a license from the
Commissioner under any other provision of law; bakeries; confectioneries; fruit,
nuts, and vegetable stores or roadside stands; wholesale sandwich and salad
manufacturers, including vending machines and operations connected therewith;
and places of business and similar establishments, mobile or permanent, engaged
in the sale of food primarily for consumption off the premises. Within a food
sales establishment, there may be a food service component, not separately
operated, which may serve customers on site. This food service component shall
be considered as part of the food sales establishment. The food sales component
of any food service establishment defined in Code Section 26-2-370 shall not be
included in this definition. This term shall not include 'food service
establishments' as defined in Code Section 26-2-370. This term also shall not
include establishments engaged in the sale of food primarily for consumption off
the premises if such sale is an authorized part of and occurs upon the site of a
fair or festival which:
(A)
Is sponsored by a political subdivision of this state or by an organization
exempt from taxes under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 48-7-25
or under Section 501(d) or paragraphs (1) through (8) or paragraph (10) of
Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as that code is defined in Code
Section 48-1-2;
(B)
Lasts 120 hours or less; and
(C)
When sponsored by such an organization, is authorized to be conducted pursuant
to a permit issued by the municipality or county in which it is
conducted.
This
term also shall not include establishments engaged in the boiling, bottling, and
sale of sugar cane syrup or sorghum syrup within this state, provided that such
bottles contain a label listing the producer's name and street address, all
added ingredients, and the net weight or volume of the
product."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.