Amendment S-3043 to SF 494

Filed March 24, 2025 in the Senate by Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)

What it changes

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2. “Marketing” means to offer for sale or sell, including by transfer, exchange, or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner by any means whatsoever, for consideration.”
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12. As a general principle, each individual has a natural, inherent, and unalienable right to market wholesome garden food harvested from that individual’s residential garden, so long as the individual fairly represents that food to purchasers.”
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16. Page 2, line 15, by striking “residential property” and inserting “property”
17. Page 2, line 18, by striking “Applicability.” and inserting “Residential garden regulation —— applicability.”
18. Page 2, line 19, by striking “This chapter” and inserting “Section 137H.4”
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45. Page 3, after line 17 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 137H.6 Regulation of selling food harvested from residential garden —— prohibition. A state agency or local government shall not adopt or continue in effect any regulation, including in the form of a rule, ordinance, or resolution, that prohibits an individual from marketing food harvested from the individual’s residential garden located on property owned or leased by that individual. A regulation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable. Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 137H.7 Selling food harvested from residential garden —— applicability. Section 137H.6 does not apply to any of the following:
46. A plant that is subject to regulation under section 137H.5.
47. A public place where food is marketed by vendors, including a farmers market.
48. The use of property owned or leased by a person other than the individual marketing the garden food.
49. An act that constitutes a public or private nuisance, trespass, or other public offense.
50. The marketing of food to children or a person adjudged incompetent by a court of law.
51. Garden food that is unwholesome or presents a clear danger to the public health.
52. Garden food that is processed by altering its form or identity.
53. Garden food that is falsely advertised.
54. A regulation that does not target the marketing of food harvested from a residential garden, even though the regulation may impact upon such marketing.”
55. Page 3, line 24, after “137H.” by inserting “A county shall not adopt or continue in effect any regulation, including in the form of an ordinance or resolution, that prohibits that individual from marketing food harvested from the individual’s residential garden as provided in that chapter.”
56. Page 3, line 31, after “137H.” by inserting “A city shall not adopt or continue in effect any regulation, including in the form of an ordinance or resolution, that prohibits that individual from marketing food harvested from the individual’s residential garden as provided in that chapter.”
57. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book