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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 191.9A IMPORTED MEAT PRODUCTS –
1 2 LABELING.
1 3 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
1 4 requires:
1 5 a. "Consumer" means a person who buys a meat product for
1 6 personal consumption.
1 7 b. "Imported meat product" means a meat product that has
1 8 been imported into the United States.
1 9 c. "Livestock" means the same as defined in section 717.1.
1 10 d. "Meat product" means any fresh or frozen raw meat
1 11 derived from the carcass of livestock, if the product is sold
1 12 for use as human food in this state.
1 13 e. "Retailer" means a food establishment licensed pursuant
1 14 to section 137F.3 which sells meat products on a retail basis.
1 15 f. "Sell" means any transfer, exchange, or barter, in any
1 16 manner or by any means, for consideration, and includes an
1 17 offer for sale.
1 18 2. A retailer shall not sell an imported meat product to a
1 19 consumer, unless the imported meat product or its packaging is
1 20 affixed with a label, as prescribed by rules which shall be
1 21 adopted by the department. The label shall state that the
1 22 meat product is imported, and include the name of the nation
1 23 exporting the meat product to the United States. If the
1 24 retailer is unable to determine whether the meat product is
1 25 imported or the name of the exporting nation, the label shall
1 26 state that the meat product is imported without identifying
1 27 the name of the exporting nation.
1 28 3. a. A retailer is subject to a civil penalty of not
1 29 more than one thousand dollars for each sale made by the
1 30 retailer in violation of this section. The department shall
1 31 establish a schedule of civil penalties based on the dollar
1 32 amount of meat products sold in violation of this section.
1 33 b. A retailer shall not be subject to a civil penalty for
1 34 selling a meat product in violation of this section, if the
1 35 retailer sells the meat product after making a good faith
2 1 effort to comply with the requirements of this section.
2 2 Evidence of good faith includes compliance with established
2 3 practices and routine procedures which reasonably provide
2 4 labeling consistent with the requirements of this section.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill amends Code chapter 191 which provides general
2 7 requirements for labeling certain food products such as dairy
2 8 products and imitation dairy products as administered by the
2 9 department of agriculture and land stewardship.
2 10 This bill provides that a person selling meat products on a
2 11 retail basis (referred to as a "retailer") is prohibited from
2 12 selling an imported meat product to a consumer unless the
2 13 imported meat product or its packaging is affixed with a
2 14 label, as prescribed by rules which must be adopted by the
2 15 department. According to the bill, the label must state that
2 16 the meat product is imported, and include the name of the
2 17 exporting nation. If the retailer is unable to determine
2 18 whether the meat product is imported or the name of the
2 19 exporting nation, the label must state that the meat product
2 20 is imported without identifying the name of the exporting
2 21 nation.
2 22 The bill provides that a retailer who violates the labeling
2 23 requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than
2 24 $1,000 for each sale made in violation of the bill's
2 25 requirements. The bill authorizes the department to establish
2 26 a schedule of civil penalties. The bill excuses a retailer
2 27 from the civil penalty if a sale made in violation of the
2 28 bill's requirements is in good faith.
2 29 LSB 5965HH 78
2 30 da/cf/24
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