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Providing for the regulation of certain food products by using the term meat
Topics:Agriculture
Same legislation: SF 299
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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
GENERAL., nonhuman mammal, bird, or fish). There are several exceptions in cases in which an advertisement would not mislead a reasonable consumer purchasing the food product on a retail basis. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. The provisions of the bill are administered and enforced by the department of inspections and appeals (DIA) in consultation with the attorney general and the secretary of agriculture. DIA may conduct an investigation to determine if a food product vendor is complying with the requirements of the bill.
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It may also receive complaints from any person reporting a violation. DIA may commence an administrative proceeding and the attorney general may commence legal proceedings in district court to enforce the bill’s provisions. A food product vendor who violates the bill’s provisions is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,500, with each day of a violation constituting a separate offense. DIA may issue a temporary stop sale order and the attorney general may petition the district court for a temporary or permanent injunction. IMPLEMENTATION. If necessary to implement the provisions of the bill, DIA is required to submit a request to the appropriate federal food product agency for a waiver or other exception from regulations as deemed feasible by the department. The department shall regularly report the status of such request to the legislative services agency.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 28, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§137F.7A§137G.1§137G.2§137G.3§137G.4§137G.5§137G.6§137G.7§137G.8
Amends§159.5
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