Bill Text: MI SB0230 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Food; beverages; labels regarding caffeine content in bottled or packaged water and drinks; require. Amends sec. 4115 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.4115) & adds sec. 4115a.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-17 - Referred To Committee On Commerce And Tourism [SB0230 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0230-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 230
February 17, 2009, Introduced by Senators SWITALSKI, GEORGE, KAHN, CHERRY, CLARKE, JACOBS and GLEASON and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled
"Food law of 2000,"
by amending section 4115 (MCL 289.4115) and by adding section
4115a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4115. (1) A water bottler or water dispensing machine
owner shall register with the department each brand of bottled
water with a unique declaration of identity before the sale or
offering for sale of the water. The application for registration
shall be made on a form prescribed by the department and shall
include both of the following:
(a) The proposed label or placard for the water. The label
shall indicate the caffeine content, if any.
(b) For each year or portion of a year, a registration fee of
$25.00 for each brand of water with a unique declaration of
identity and $25.00 for each water dispensing machine.
(2) The registration required by subsection (1) expires
annually on April 30 and shall be renewed 30 calendar days before
expiration of the current registration.
(3) The department shall assess a late fee of $25.00 for
bottled water or water from a water dispensing machine that is sold
or offered for sale without registration. A registration is not
effective until the late fee is paid.
Sec. 4115a. Any bottled, canned, or packaged drink not subject
to section 4115 shall have indicated, upon its label, the caffeine
content. The labeling shall be as provided by law or order of the
director.
