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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2020
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2389
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2389 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2389 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who enter or stay on a farm, meat processing plant, or restaurant without permission would be committing a new crime called food operation trespass. This law affects anyone who goes onto these types of properties without the owner's consent. If convicted, a person could face up to two years in jail and pay a fine.1
Read the official explanation
This bill creates the criminal offense of food operation trespass. A person commits the offense by entering or remaining on the property of a food operation without the consent of a person who has real or apparent authority over the property. A food operation is a location where a food animal is produced or kept, the location where a meat or poultry product is prepared (e.g., processed and packaged) for human consumption, or a food establishment, such as a restaurant or farmers market that sells or offers for sale a meat product or poultry product. A person who commits food operation trespass commits an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not more than $6,250.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 13, 2020. On February 17, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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