Bill Text: IA SF61 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a moratorium on regulations affecting the sale of unprocessed food, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-23 - Subcommittee reassigned, Sodders, Courtney, and Feenstra. S.J. 116. [SF61 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF61-Introduced.html
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BY
SORENSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
moratorium
on
regulations
affecting
1
the
sale
of
unprocessed
food,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MORATORIUM
ON
REGULATIONS
AFFECTING
THE
SALE
OF
1
UNPROCESSED
FOOD.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“State
agency”
means
any
unit
of
state
government
5
designated
as
an
authority,
board,
commission,
committee,
6
council,
department,
or
independent
agency
as
defined
in
7
section
7E.4,
including
but
not
limited
to
each
principal
8
central
department
enumerated
in
section
7E.5.
9
b.
“Unprocessed
food”
means
food
that
is
an
agricultural
10
commodity
sold
for
consumption
in
its
raw
state
without
being
11
subjected
to
a
change
in
form,
condition,
or
temperature,
12
including
but
not
limited
to
raw
milk,
eggs
in
the
shell,
13
nuts
in
the
shell,
honey
in
the
comb,
fresh
fruit,
and
fresh
14
vegetables.
15
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
to
the
contrary,
a
16
moratorium
is
declared
on
every
state
agency’s
administration
17
and
enforcement
of
statutes
and
rules
affecting
the
sale
of
18
unprocessed
food
in
this
state,
including
but
not
limited
to
19
all
of
the
following:
20
a.
The
issuance
of
permits
or
licenses.
21
b.
The
inspection
of
the
unprocessed
food
or
an
22
establishment
that
sells
unprocessed
food.
23
c.
The
labeling
of
unprocessed
food
or
containers
24
containing
unprocessed
food.
25
3.
This
section
takes
effect
July
1,
2014.
26
Sec.
2.
REPORT
BY
STATE
AGENCIES.
The
department
of
27
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
the
department
of
public
28
health,
and
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals,
shall
29
cooperate
to
publish
and
prepare
a
joint
report
to
the
general
30
assembly
not
later
than
January
1,
2014.
The
report
shall
31
provide
a
list
of
all
statutes
and
rules
affected
by
this
32
Act
and
proposals
to
most
effectively
amend
or
repeal
those
33
statutes
and
rules
without
affecting
the
administration
and
34
enforcement
of
other
provisions.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
provides
that,
notwithstanding
any
other
provision
2
to
the
contrary,
a
moratorium
exists
on
every
state
agency’s
3
administration
and
enforcement
of
statutes
and
rules
affecting
4
the
sale
of
unprocessed
food
in
this
state.
Unprocessed
food
5
includes
milk,
eggs,
nuts,
honey,
fruit,
and
vegetables.
The
6
regulations
include
the
issuance
of
permits
or
licenses,
7
the
inspection
of
the
unprocessed
food
or
an
establishment
8
that
sells
such
food,
and
labeling.
The
moratorium
takes
9
effect
on
July
1,
2014.
By
January
1,
2014,
the
department
10
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
the
department
of
public
11
health,
and
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
must
12
submit
a
joint
report
to
the
general
assembly
outlining
all
13
statutes
and
rules
affected
by
the
moratorium
and
proposals
to
14
most
effectively
amend
or
repeal
those
statutes
and
rules.
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