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AR HB1256

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/8/2017

Primary Sponsor

Warwick Sabin

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 20-57-201(1) to add chocolate-covered fruit and berries that are not cut to the list of non-potentially hazardous foods that cottage food production operations can produce in home kitchens
  • Allows the Department of Health to specify additional similar products through rules adoption beyond the enumerated list of bakery products, candy, fruit butter, jams, jellies, and chocolate-covered fruit and berries
  • Expands exemption from "food service establishment" definition to include sales by cottage food production operations at online farmers' markets, in addition to physical farmers' markets, production sites, county fairs, and special events
  • Requires cottage food production operations to offer products directly to consumers at one of the four specified locations to qualify for the exemption
  • Approved March 7, 2017

Legislative Description

To Provide That Sales By A Cottage Food Production Operation At An Online Farmers' Market Are Exempt From The Definition Of "food Service Establishment".

Last Action

Notification that HB1256 is now Act 399

3/8/2017

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development2/13/2017
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development1/24/2017

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