Bill Text: IA SSB3201 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the sale of certain homemade food to end consumers.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-05 - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Chapman, and Jochum. [SSB3201 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3201-Introduced.html
Senate Study Bill 3201 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON CHAPMAN) A BILL FOR An Act providing for the sale of certain homemade food to end 1 consumers. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns
S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 HOME FOOD PROGRAM 2 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 137G.1 Short title. 3 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa 4 Food Freedom Act” . 5 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 137G.2 Definitions. 6 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 7 requires: 8 1. “Delivery” means the transfer of homemade food resulting 9 from a transaction between a producer and an end consumer. 10 2. “Department” means the department of inspections and 11 appeals. 12 3. “End consumer” means a person who is the last person to 13 purchase food, and who does not resell the food. 14 4. “Farm” means a location that operates to generate income 15 from the sale of food produced at the location, including but 16 not limited to income reportable on a schedule F as part of a 17 form 1040 or form 1041 tax return filed with the United States 18 internal revenue service. 19 5. “Farmers market” means the same as defined in section 20 137F.1. 21 6. “Food” means any raw or prepared edible substance, 22 beverage, or ingredient used or sold, or intended for use or 23 sale, in whole or in part for human consumption. 24 7. “Food establishment” means the same as defined in section 25 137F.1. 26 8. “Home” means the premises of a private residence, 27 including a kitchen that is part of the premises, where 28 homemade food is prepared or processed. 29 9. “Home consumption” means any of the following: 30 a. The consumption of food in a home. 31 b. The consumption of food from a home and only by a family 32 member, an employee, or a nonpaying guest. 33 10. “Homemade food” means food that is prepared or processed 34 in a kitchen of a home. 35 -1- LSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns 1/ 6
S.F. _____ 11. “Prepare” includes to package or store food. 1 12. “Process” means an act related to manufacturing or 2 treating a product, or combining products, to create food, 3 including but not limited to cooking or baking. 4 13. “Producer” means a person who grows, harvests, prepares, 5 or processes food on property owned or leased by the person. 6 14. “Transaction” means an exchange involving the buying and 7 selling of a good. 8 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 137G.3 Purpose. 9 The purpose of this chapter is to allow for a producer’s 10 production, preparation, processing, and sale of homemade 11 food to an informed end consumer for the end consumer’s home 12 consumption and to encourage the expansion of food sales at 13 a producer’s farm, a producer’s home or office, or a farmers 14 market by doing all of the following: 15 1. Facilitating the purchase and consumption of fresh and 16 local food. 17 2. Enhancing the agricultural economy. 18 3. Providing Iowa citizens with unimpeded access to healthy 19 food from known sources. 20 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 137G.4 Scope of regulation. 21 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 22 homemade food that is prepared or processed and sold or 23 offered for sale in compliance with this chapter is exempt from 24 licensure, certification, permitting, inspection, packaging, 25 and labeling requirements. 26 2. A transaction under this chapter shall be subject to all 27 of the following requirements: 28 a. The transaction must occur directly between the producer 29 and the end consumer. 30 b. The homemade food subject to the transaction must only 31 be used for home consumption. 32 c. The transaction must occur entirely in this state and 33 must not involve interstate commerce. 34 d. The transaction must not involve the sale of a meat food 35 -2- LSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns 2/ 6
S.F. _____ product. However, the transaction may involve the sale of a 1 domestic rabbit meat product. 2 e. The transaction must not involve the sale of a poultry 3 product, unless all of the following apply: 4 (1) The producer slaughters not more than one thousand 5 poultry that the producer owns and raises during any calendar 6 year. 7 (2) The producer does not engage in buying or selling 8 poultry products other than those produced from poultry that 9 the producer raises. 10 (3) The poultry product is not adulterated or misbranded. 11 f. The transaction must not involve any of the following: 12 (1) The sale of live animals. 13 (2) The sale of portions of live animals before slaughter 14 for future delivery. 15 g. The transaction must not involve the sale of farm-raised 16 fish, unless all of the following apply: 17 (1) The fish is produced in accordance with chapter 481A. 18 (2) The fish is not catfish. 19 3. a. Homemade food must be sold or offered for sale at the 20 farm where the homemade food was produced, the producer’s home 21 or office, a farmers market, or any other location agreed to by 22 the producer and end consumer. 23 b. A producer may arrange for the delivery of homemade food 24 by the producer or the producer’s designated agent at a farm 25 where the homemade food was produced, the producer’s home or 26 office, a farmers market, or any location agreed to by the 27 producer and the end consumer. 28 c. (1) Homemade food may be sold or offered for sale at 29 a retail space located at the farm where the homemade food 30 is produced, or a home where the homemade food is prepared 31 or processed. The retail space shall display information 32 notifying an end consumer that the retail space has not been 33 inspected. If the retail space is associated with a food 34 establishment or offers for sale any food subject to inspection 35 -3- LSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns 3/ 6
S.F. _____ by the department, the retail space shall be subject to rules 1 adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A. The rules 2 shall at least require all of the following: 3 (a) That the retail space be physically separated from 4 the food establishment with a separate door and separate cash 5 register or point of sale. 6 (b) That each separate space shall include a sign clearly 7 indicating which spaces offer inspected food for sale and which 8 spaces offer homemade food that is not inspected. 9 (c) The separation of coolers, freezers, and warehouse or 10 other storage areas to prohibit the intermingling of inspected 11 food for sale and homemade food that is not inspected. 12 (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to fresh fruits or 13 vegetables. 14 4. A producer shall inform the end consumer that any 15 homemade food sold is not subject to state regulation as 16 provided in this section. 17 5. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to do any of 18 the following: 19 a. Impede the Iowa department of public health from 20 conducting any investigation of a foodborne illness. 21 b. Change animal health requirements by the department of 22 agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to Title V. 23 c. Preclude a state agency from providing assistance, 24 consultation, or inspection at the request of a producer. 25 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 137G.5 Rulemaking. 26 The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as 27 necessary to administer this chapter. 28 DIVISION II 29 RELATED CHANGES 30 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 137D.9 Exception. 31 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 32 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 33 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 34 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 137F.20 Exception. 35 -4- LSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns 4/ 6
S.F. _____ This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 1 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 2 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 3 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION . 189.32 Exception. 4 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 5 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 6 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 7 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION . 189A.23 Exception. 8 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 9 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 10 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 11 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 190.16 Exception. 12 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 13 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 14 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 15 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION . 191.9A Exception. 16 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 17 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 18 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 19 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION . 192.105A Exception. 20 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 21 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 22 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 23 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION . 194.26 Exception. 24 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 25 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 26 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 27 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION . 196.13A Exception. 28 This chapter does not apply to the production, preparation, 29 processing, sale, or offer for sale of homemade food to the 30 extent allowed under chapter 137G. 31 EXPLANATION 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 33 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 34 This bill provides that notwithstanding any other law 35 -5- LSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns 5/ 6
S.F. _____ to the contrary, a person may engage in the production, 1 preparation, processing, and sale of homemade food (including 2 beverages) without obtaining an authorization (permit, 3 license, or certification) by the state or being subject to 4 state inspection, packaging, or labeling requirements. The 5 department of inspections and appeals is responsible for 6 administering the bill’s provisions. 7 The bill provides that a sales transaction must be made 8 directly between a producer and an end consumer who must be 9 provided notice regarding the producer’s exempt status. Any 10 preparation or processing must occur in a home, the transaction 11 cannot involve interstate commerce, and the items subject to 12 the transaction cannot include meat other than rabbit, and 13 under certain conditions poultry or fish. The transaction must 14 occur at a farmers market, a farm, a producer’s home or office, 15 or another location agreed to by the producer and end consumer. 16 The bill includes special restrictions on a retail space where 17 the item is sold in proximity to a food establishment such as a 18 restaurant or grocery store subject to license and inspection 19 requirements. 20 The bill provides exemptions from requirements in a number 21 of Code chapters that would otherwise apply, including Code 22 chapters 137D (home bakeries), 137F (food establishments and 23 food processing plants), 189 (general food regulations), 189A 24 (meat and poultry inspection), 190 (adulteration of foods), 191 25 (labeling of foods), 192 and 194 (licensing and inspection of 26 dairy facilities), and 196 (egg handlers). 27 -6- LSB 6415XC (4) 88 da/ns 6/ 6
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