House Journal: Page 799: Wednesday, March 21, 2001
15 markets, including import restrictions imposed by
16 other nations.
17 (3) The use of the crop, including restrictions
18 regarding human consumption of the crop or products
19 processed using the crop.
20 2. The language used in the production information
21 shall comply with standard rules of spelling, grammar,
22 punctuation, and usage. The production information
23 shall be printed in a type size of not less than ten
24 points. The production information shall use terms
25 that are commonly understood by a reasonable person of
26 average intelligence, education, and experience who
27 regularly produces crops originating from the same
28 type of agricultural seed or vegetable seed that has
29 been genetically modified that the person is
30 purchasing.
31 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 199.24 FOOD CROPS NOT
32 APPROVED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - COLOR-CODED SEEDS OR
33 SECURITY PLAN.
34 1. As used in this section, "designated seed"
35 means agricultural seed or vegetable seed producing a
36 crop that may be processed into a food product, but is
37 not approved for human consumption by an agency of the
38 federal government, including but not limited to the
39 United States food and drug administration, because
40 the agricultural seed or vegetable seed is genetically
41 modified.
42 2. a. A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or
43 transport designated seed in this state, unless any of
44 the following applies:
45 (1) The designated seed is artificially colored
46 solid blaze orange.
47 (2) The department approves a security plan, or
48 amendments to an approved security plan, submitted by
49 the person producing a crop from designated seed,
50 according to rules adopted by the department. The
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1 security plan shall provide for sound management
2 practices used to ensure that there is no risk of
3 contamination, and for harvesting, storing,
4 transporting, processing, marketing, and utilizing
5 crops or goods processed from those crops in a manner
6 that provides no risk that the crops or goods
7 processed from the crops will be utilized for human
8 consumption. The security plan shall be accompanied
9 by all necessary certifications by persons who will
10 harvest, store, transport, process, or market the crop
11 or goods processed from the crop, as required by the
12 department. The department may approve amendments to
13 the security plan.
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