House Bill 2453 Summary

• Amends section 36-136, Arizona Revised Statutes, to add a new exemption allowing spirituous liquor, wine, or beer produced on premises along with commercially prepackaged non-hazardous food to be exempt from Department of Health Services food safety rules.

• Adds subsection I, paragraph 4, subdivision (j) requiring the department to establish rules for this exemption by a specified deadline.

• Creates an interim exemption in subsection Q (renumbered to R) stating that until the department adopts formal rules, such beverages and food served on production premises are automatically exempt from food safety regulations.

• Adds a definition of "fetal demise" to the statute and specifies it does not include abortions.