House
File
2408
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Enrolled
House
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AN
ACT
REGULATING
THE
SALE
OF
EGGS
BY
GROCERY
STORES
PARTICIPATING
IN
A
FEDERAL
PROGRAM.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.16A
Vendors
participating
in
federal
programs
——
egg
sales.
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
a.
“Conventional
eggs”
means
eggs
others
than
specialty
eggs.
b.
“Eggs”
means
shell
eggs
that
are
graded
as
“AA”,
“A”,
or
“B”
pursuant
to
7
C.F.R.
pt.
56,
subpt.
A,
and
that
are
sold
at
retail
in
commercial
markets.
c.
“Federal
food
program”
means
the
special
supplemental
food
program
for
women,
infants,
and
children
as
provided
in
42
U.S.C.
§1786,
et
seq.
House
File
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p.
2
d.
“Grocery
store”
means
a
food
establishment
as
defined
in
section
137F.1
licensed
by
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
pursuant
to
section
137F.4,
to
sell
food
or
food
products
to
customers
intended
for
preparation
or
consumption
off
premises.
e.
“Specialty
eggs”
means
eggs
produced
by
domesticated
chickens,
and
sold
at
retail
in
commercial
markets
if
the
chickens
producing
such
eggs
are
advertised
as
being
housed
in
any
of
the
following
environments:
(1)
Cage-free.
(2)
Free-range.
(3)
Enriched
colony
cage.
2.
a.
The
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
shall
assist
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health
in
adopting
rules
necessary
to
implement
and
administer
this
section.
b.
If
necessary
to
implement,
administer,
and
enforce
this
section,
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health,
in
cooperation
with
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
shall
submit
a
request
to
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
for
a
waiver
or
other
exception
from
regulations
as
deemed
feasible
by
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health.
The
Iowa
department
of
public
health
shall
regularly
report
the
status
of
such
request
to
the
legislative
services
agency.
3.
A
grocery
store
that
is
a
vendor
participating
in
a
federal
food
program
and
offering
specialty
eggs
for
retail
sale
shall
maintain
an
inventory
of
conventional
eggs
for
retail
sale
sufficient
to
meet
federal
and
state
requirements
for
participation
in
the
federal
food
program.
4.
This
section
does
not
require
a
grocery
store
to
do
any
of
the
following:
a.
Stock
or
sell
specialty
eggs.
b.
Stock
or
sell
eggs,
if
the
grocery
store
elects
not
to
stock
or
sell
conventional
eggs
for
retail
sale
as
part
of
its
normal
business.
c.
Comply
with
the
provisions
of
this
section,
if
the
grocery
store’s
inventory
of
eggs
for
retail
sale
was
limited
to
specialty
eggs
prior
to
January
1,
2018.
5.
A
violation
of
subsection
3
by
a
grocery
store
shall
not
be
construed
to
disqualify
a
grocery
store
from
participating
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p.
3
in
a
federal
food
program
unless
otherwise
authorized
by
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JACK
WHITVER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2408,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2018
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor