Bill Text: IA SF477 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of egg production, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1129.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF477 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF477-Introduced.html
Senate
File
477
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
477
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1129)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
453
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
egg
production,
and
1
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
10A.104,
subsection
12,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
12.
Administer
inspections
and
licensing
of
hotels,
and
3
home
food
establishments
,
and
egg
handlers
.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
196.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
3.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
inspections
and
7
appeals,
as
established
in
section
10A.102
agriculture
and
land
8
stewardship
.
9
Sec.
3.
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES
——
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
10
1.
a.
Any
rule,
regulation,
form,
order,
or
directive
11
promulgated
by
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
as
12
required
to
administer
and
enforce
the
provisions
of
chapter
13
196
shall
continue
in
full
force
and
effect
until
amended,
14
repealed,
or
supplemented
by
affirmative
action
of
the
15
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
16
b.
Any
license
issued
by
the
department
of
inspections
and
17
appeals
under
chapter
196,
and
in
effect
on
the
effective
date
18
of
this
Act,
shall
continue
in
full
force
and
effect
until
19
expiration
or
renewal.
20
2.
An
administrative
hearing
or
court
proceeding
arising
21
out
of
an
enforcement
action
under
chapter
196
pending
on
the
22
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
not
be
affected
due
to
this
23
Act.
Any
cause
of
action
or
statute
of
limitation
relating
to
24
an
action
taken
by
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
25
shall
not
be
affected
as
a
result
of
this
Act
and
such
cause
26
or
statute
of
limitation
shall
apply
to
the
department
of
27
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
28
3.
Any
personnel
in
the
state
merit
system
of
employment
29
who
are
mandatorily
transferred
due
to
the
effect
of
this
Act
30
shall
be
so
transferred
without
any
loss
in
salary,
benefits,
31
or
accrued
years
of
service.
32
4.
Any
replacement
of
signs,
logos,
stationery,
insignia,
33
uniforms,
and
related
items
that
is
made
due
to
the
effect
of
34
this
Act
shall
be
done
as
part
of
the
normal
replacement
cycle
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for
such
items.
1
Sec.
4.
INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION.
The
department
of
2
inspections
and
appeals
shall
assist
the
department
of
3
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
in
implementing
this
Act
4
by
providing
for
an
effective
transition
of
powers
and
5
duties
from
one
agency
to
another
under
chapter
196
and
6
related
administrative
rules.
To
the
extent
requested
by
the
7
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
such
assistance
8
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
assisting
in
providing
9
inspections
and
cooperating
with
federal
agencies
such
as
the
10
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
and
the
United
11
States
department
of
agriculture.
12
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
13
1.
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
this
Act
takes
effect
14
July
1,
2012.
15
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
that
provides
for
interagency
16
cooperation,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
17
upon
enactment.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
amends
Code
chapter
196,
which
regulates
egg
20
production
and
marketing,
including
the
regulation
of
so-called
21
“egg
handlers”
who
engage
in
the
purchase
or
sale
of
eggs
or
22
the
use
of
eggs
in
the
preparation
of
human
food.
The
Code
23
chapter
is
regulated
by
the
department
of
inspections
and
24
appeals.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
agriculture
and
25
land
stewardship
to
administer
the
Code
chapter.
26
The
bill
provides
transitional
provisions
to
assist
the
27
departments
in
accomplishing
the
transfer.
The
provisions
28
relate
to
the
validity
of
existing
rules,
regulations,
forms,
29
orders,
and
directives
promulgated
by
the
department
of
30
inspections
and
appeals;
licenses
issued
by
the
department;
31
pending
enforcement
or
civil
actions;
the
transfer
of
32
personnel;
and
replacement
of
items
with
insignia.
It
also
33
requires
the
departments
to
cooperate
together
in
order
to
34
effectuate
the
transfer.
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