Reprinted

April 9, 2013





ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 457

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DIGEST OF SB 457 (Updated April 8, 2013 4:36 pm - DI 77)



Citations Affected: IC 16-42; noncode.

Synopsis: Food establishment exemptions. Allows for rabbits to be slaughtered and processed without inspection under certain conditions and sold on the farm, at a farmer's market, or at a roadside stand. Requires that rabbits exempt from inspection and sold on a farm, at a farmer's market, or at a roadside stand be frozen at the point of sale. Requires the state department of health to make recommendations to the health finance commission to clarify certain laws governing certified food handlers and food establishments exemptions.

Effective: July 1, 2013.





Banks , Kruse, Waterman, Tomes
(HOUSE SPONSOR _ OBER)




    January 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
    February 19, 2013, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
    February 21, 2013, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
    February 22, 2013, engrossed.
    February 25, 2013, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 1.

HOUSE ACTION

    March 12, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
    April 4, 2013, reported _ Do Pass.
    April 8, 2013, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.





Reprinted

April 9, 2013

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)


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ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 457



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 16-42-5-29; (13)ES0457.2.1. -->         SECTION 1. IC 16-42-5-29, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2012, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 29. (a) This section applies to an individual vendor of a farmer's market or roadside stand.
    (b) An individual vendor of a farmer's market or roadside stand is not considered to be a food establishment and is exempt from the requirements of this title that apply to food establishments if the individual vendor's food product:
        (1) is made, grown, or raised by an individual at the individual's primary residence, property owned by the individual, or property leased by the individual;
        (2) is not a potentially hazardous food product;
        (3) is prepared by an individual who practices proper sanitary procedures, including:
            (A) proper hand washing;
            (B) sanitation of the container or other packaging in which the food product is contained; and
            (C) safe storage of the food product;
        (4) is not resold; and
        (5) includes a label that contains the following information:
            (A) The name and address of the producer of the food product.
            (B) The common or usual name of the food product.
            (C) The ingredients of the food product, in descending order by predominance by weight.
            (D) The net weight and volume of the food product by standard measure or numerical count.
            (E) The date on which the food product was processed.
            (F) The following statement in at least 10 point type: "This product is home produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the state department of health.".
    (c) An individual vendor who meets the requirements in subsection (b) is subject to food sampling and inspection if:
        (1) the state department determines that the individual vendor's food product is:
            (A) misbranded under IC 16-42-2-3; or
            (B) adulterated; or
        (2) a consumer complaint has been received by the state department.
    (d) If the state department has reason to believe that an imminent health hazard exists with respect to an individual vendor's food product, the state department may order cessation of production and sale of the food product until the state department determines that the hazardous situation has been addressed.
    (e) For purposes of this section, the state health commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representatives may take samples for analysis and conduct examinations and investigations through any officers or employees under the state health commissioner's supervision. Those officers and employees may enter, at reasonable times, the facilities of an individual vendor and inspect any food products in those places and all pertinent equipment, materials, containers, and labeling.
    (f) The state health commissioner may develop guidelines for an individual vendor who seeks an exemption from regulation as a food establishment as described in subsection (b). The guidelines may include:
        (1) standards for best safe food handling practices;
        (2) disease control measures; and
        (3) standards for potable water sources.
    (g) The department shall adopt rules that:
        (1) incorporate by reference 9 CFR 381.10(c) allowing poultry products slaughtered and processed on a farm for the purpose of conducting limited sales on the farm, at a farmer's market, and at a roadside stand; and
        (2) require that poultry processed under this section be frozen at the point of sale and labeled in compliance with the requirements of 9 CFR 381.10;
         (3) allow rabbits to be slaughtered and processed on a farm for the purpose of conducting limited sales on the farm, at a farmer's market, and at a roadside stand; and
        (4) require that rabbits processed under this section be frozen at the point of sale.

SOURCE: ; (13)ES0457.2.2. -->     SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013] (a) The state department of health shall review applicable laws and rules governing exceptions to the requirements for certified food handlers and food establishments. Before October 31, 2013, the state department of health shall present to the health finance commission recommendations to clarify the existing laws and rules regarding nonprofit entities that participate in and serve or sell food at a fund raising event in situations where more than one (1) nonprofit entity is involved. The recommendation must include clarification concerning the limitations on the number of events that a nonprofit entity may participate in annually.
    (b) This SECTION expires December 31, 2013.