JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 766, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the Senate Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute be accepted.

B. We recommend that the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute be amended as follows to resolve the matters under disagreement.

1. Line 16, substitute, after establishments

strike

The rest of line 16, and lines 17 through 36.

insert

that (a) do not prepare or serve food; (b) sell only food or beverages that are sealed in packaging by the manufacturer and have been officially inspected in the manufacturing process; (c) do not sell infant formulas; (d) do not sell salvaged foods; and (e) certify to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that they meet the foregoing provisions of this section. Retail establishments that meet the provisions of clause (ii) shall be exempt from inspection and the inspection fees; however, nothing in this section shall prevent the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from inspecting any retail establishment if a consumer complaint is received.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr.

Senator John Watkins

Senator W. Roscoe Reynolds

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Robert Hurt

Delegate Clarke N. Hogan

Delegate Joseph P. Johnson, Jr.

Conferees on the part of the House