Bill Text: IA HF2357 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a country of origin label and allowing for injunctive relief.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-14 - Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 270. [HF2357 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2357-Introduced.html
House File 2357 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HUNTER, KACENA, KEARNS, and GASKILL A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for a country of origin label and allowing for 2 injunctive relief. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5586HT (2) 87 da/rn PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 191.11 Country of origin labeling 1 2 program. 1 3 The department shall adopt rules to establish a notice 1 4 of country of origin labeling program for beef and pork meat 1 5 products, that includes muscle cuts of beef, muscle cuts of 1 6 pork, ground beef, and ground pork sold in this state on 1 7 a retail basis. The rules shall be based on regulations 1 8 requiring country of origin labeling for those products as 1 9 published in the Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 10, January 1 10 15, 2009. The department shall not adopt such rules until it 1 11 obtains any necessary waiver from the United States department 1 12 of agriculture or until necessary legislation authorizing the 1 13 program is enacted by the United States Congress. If the 1 14 department determines that it requires state legislation prior 1 15 to adopting any rules under this section, the department shall 1 16 prepare and submit such legislation for the eighty=eighth 1 17 general assembly prior to its first session convening. The 1 18 department shall submit a report to the general assembly 1 19 not later than January 1, 2019, detailing its progress in 1 20 implementing this Act. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 23 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 24 BILL'S PROVISIONS. This bill amends Code chapter 191 that 1 25 sets forth labeling requirements for food products as regulated 1 26 by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). 1 27 The bill requires DALS to adopt rules to establish a notice 1 28 of country of origin labeling program for beef and pork meat 1 29 products sold in this state on a retail basis. The rules must 1 30 be based on United States department of agriculture regulations 1 31 published in the Federal Register in 2009. Congress enacted 1 32 legislation that removed mandatory labeling requirements 1 33 contained in those rules pursuant to the "Consolidated 1 34 Appropriations Act, 2016" (Pub. L. No. 114=113). The bill 1 35 provides that DALS is not to adopt such rules unless it first 2 1 obtains any necessary waiver by the United States department 2 2 of agriculture or until legislation is enacted by the United 2 3 States Congress granting any necessary authorization. If DALS 2 4 determines it requires state legislation to further implement 2 5 the program, it is required to prepare such legislation for 2 6 consideration by the 88th General Assembly during its first 2 7 session. DALS must submit a report to the general assembly 2 8 not later than January 1, 2019, detailing its progress in 2 9 implementing the bill's provisions. 2 10 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. DALS is authorized to restrain a person 2 11 violating a provision in the Code chapter, including a rule 2 12 adopted by the agency by petition in the district court where 2 13 the violation occurs for injunctive relief. LSB 5586HT (2) 87 da/rn
