ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 716	By:	Fields of the Senate

			and

		Condit, Billy, Ritze, Walker and Pittman of the House

An Act relating to beekeepers; creating the Oklahoma Honey Sales Act; providing short title; exempting certain beekeepers from inspection and regulation by the State Department of Health for the production of honey and honeycomb; prohibiting county or municipal governments or political subdivisions of this state from restricting honey sales or distribution in compliance with this act; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT:  Oklahoma Honey Sales Act

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-1330 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Honey Sales Act".

SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-1331 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A.  Beekeepers with annual production of less than five hundred (500) gallons shall be exempt from regulation and inspection by the State Department of Health for the manufacture, sale, and distribution of honey and honeycomb products in Oklahoma if they meet the following requirements:

1.  The beekeeper shall only sell or distribute honey or honeycomb produced from hives located wholly within the State of Oklahoma which are owned and managed by the beekeeper;

2.  The honey, honeycomb, or combination thereof is raw and not blended with other products or otherwise adulterated.  The honey may be in liquid or solid form or a combination of the two;

3.  The honey or honeycomb shall only be sold or distributed in person to the end-use customer at the beekeeper's home, farmer's markets, roadside stands, county fairs, or similar events; by the beekeeper or members of the beekeeper's immediate family; and

4.  Honey products shall be labeled with the common food product name, net weight of the honey, the beekeeper's name, current ten (10) digit phone number, an address where the honey or honeycomb was produced, and shall include the statement, "Bottled or packaged in a facility not inspected by the Oklahoma Department of Health."  The statement shall be in 10-point type or greater in a color that provides clear contrast to the background label.

B.  No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution prohibiting, impeding, or restricting honey sales or distribution in compliance with this law.

SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2013.

SECTION 4.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of April, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

	_________________________________
	Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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