SB282 Summary

• Authorizes individuals and business entities to store, sell, and dispense agricultural products (oats, rye, shelled corn, wheat, barley, cotton seed hulls, seeds, wild game feeds, rock salt, and protein pellets) by weight through vending machines.

• Requires vending machines to clearly display the price per unit of weight, accept cash or card payments, and comply with all applicable building, electrical, and fire code requirements.

• Makes vending machine sales subject to all applicable state and local taxes and requires owner/operator contact information to be clearly visible on the machine for consumer reporting of problems.

• Mandates the Department of Agriculture and Industries to routinely inspect vending machines for accuracy of weights and measures; exempts machines from National Conference on Weights and Measures certification requirements.

• Allows vending machines already in operation prior to enactment to continue operating and requires inspection by the Department of Agriculture and Industries by October 1, 2018.