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Providing for the sale of wild mushrooms by retail food services
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Restaurants and farmers markets would have to follow new rules if they want to sell wild mushrooms. Only certain safe types of mushrooms can be sold, and a certified expert must inspect them first. The person gathering the mushrooms must also keep careful records of what they find.1
Read the official explanation
This bill creates a new Code chapter 137G which regulates the sale of wild mushrooms by retail food services, including a farmers market or a food establishment such as a restaurant where food is prepared and served for consumption on site as provided in Code chapter 137F. The bill’s provisions are regulated by the department of inspections and appeals (DIA). In order to be sold or offered for sale, a wild mushroom must belong to a species identified as safe by DIA, and must be inspected by a wild mushroom harvester certified by DIA. The harvester must maintain business records regarding the inspected wild mushrooms. DIA is required to adopt rules to administer the provisions of the bill.