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2004 SESSION

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HB 766 Food stores; inspections.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Inspections of food stores. Exempts retail establishments from inspection by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services if they: (i) do not prepare or serve food; (ii) sell only food or beverages that are sealed in packaging by the manufacturer and have been officially inspected in the manufacturing process; (iii) do not sell infant formulas; (iv) do not sell salvaged foods; and (v) certify to the Department that they meet the foregoing provisions. However, nothing in this bill prevents the Department from inspecting a retail establishment if a consumer complaint is received.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Inspections of food stores. Exempts retail establishments that do not prepare or serve food and sell only food and beverages sealed in packaging by the manufacturer from inspection by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Inspections of food stores. Exempts establishments that do not prepare or serve food and sell only food and beverages sealed in packaging by the manufacturer from inspection by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.