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AK HB415

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/7/2022

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

House of Representatives

32nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Alaska Food Freedom Act to exempt homemade food products from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements when produced and sold to informed end consumers.

  • Permits direct sales of homemade food products only within Alaska at farmers' markets, agricultural fairs, farms, ranches, producers' homes, or agreed locations between producer and consumer.

  • Prohibits exempt food sales from including meat, seafood, controlled substances, rendered animal fat, or game meat, except meat sold through animal share arrangements with ownership established prior to slaughter.

  • Requires sellers to inform consumers that products are not inspected and display warning signs; non-potentially hazardous foods sold in retail locations must be labeled and shelved separately from inspected products.

  • Allows department inspections to investigate foodborne illness reports, unsafe practices, or misbranded food, and preserves brand inspection, animal health inspection, and federal food safety requirements.

Legislative Description

Exemptions For Food Products

Licensing

Last Action

REFERRED TO RESOURCES

4/7/2022

Committee Referrals

Resources4/7/2022

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