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HI SB2433

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/17/2014

Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all agricultural products sold at farmers' markets to display a label or sign with an identity statement declaring the product's geographic origin
  • Mandates that identity statements be clearly visible, reasonably sized, contiguous, and displayed conspicuously near the product
  • Makes it a violation to misrepresent a product's geographic origin or to sell agricultural products without displaying the required geographic origin statement
  • Defines "geographic origin" as the country of origin for products produced outside the United States, or the state of origin for products produced within the United States
  • Takes effect upon approval

Legislative Description

Department of Agriculture; Farmers' Markets; Geographic Origin

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

2/12/2014

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection2/12/2014
Agriculture1/21/2014

Full Bill Text

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