SF0118 • 2017

Food freedom act-sales locations.

AN ACT relating to the food freedom act; authorizing sales at retail spaces maintained where homemade food is produced; requiring separation from any commercial food establishment; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Dockstader
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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Amendments

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SF0118H2001

2nd reading • Zwonitzer

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by Zwonitzer

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0026
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-24 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0026
2017-02-23 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0026
2017-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0026
2017-02-21 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2017-02-16 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-15 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-14 House
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
2017-02-01 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-02-01 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-01-31 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-30 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-27 Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-23 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
2017-01-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-20 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0118
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0577

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0026

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Dockstader

Catch Title:
Food freedom act-sales locations.

Subject:
Food freedom act – sales of homemade food at retail spaces.

Summary/Major Elements:

This
bill specifies

that
homemade food may be sold through a retail space at the
ranch, farm or home where the food is produced
if the
retail space

informs the end consumer that the homemade food has not been inspected
and a sign is
displayed
indicating that the homemade food has not been inspected
.

If the retail space is in any way associated with a commercial food establishment or offers for sale any inspected product, the retail space selling homemade food
shall be separate from the commercial food establishment pursuant
to rule and regulation of the Department of A
griculture.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0118

ENROLLED ACT NO. 26,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to the food freedom act; authorizing sales at retail spaces maintained where homemade food is produced; requiring separation from any commercial food establishment; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 11
‑
49
‑
103(
d) and 35
‑
7
‑
110(a)(xxxi)
(A),
(B) and by creating a new subparagraph (C)
are amended to read:

11
‑
49
‑
103.

Wyoming Food Freedom Act; purpose; exemptions; assumption of risk.

(d)

Except for raw, unprocessed fruit and vegetables, food shall not be sold or used in any commercial food establishment unless the food has been labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected as required by law.

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale of homemade food
for home consumption
from a retail space located at the ranch, farm or home where the food is produced.
A
retail space
selling homemade food
under th
is section shall
inform the end consumer that the homemade food has not been inspected and shall
display a sign indicating that the homemade food has not been inspected. If the retail space is in any way associated with a commercial food establishment
or offers for sale
any inspected product, the retail space selling homemade food shall comply with rules adopted by the department of agriculture which shall require:

(i)

That the retail space be physically separated from the commercial food establishment with a separate door and separate
cash register or point of sale;

(ii)

That each separate space shall include signs or other markings clearly indicating which spaces are offering inspected items for sale and which spaces are uninspected;

(iii)

Separation of coolers, freezers and warehouse or other storage areas to prohibit the intermingling of inspected and uninspected products;

(iv)

Any other requirements specified by the department of agriculture to ensure the sale of homemade foods
is
made to an informed end consumer.

35
‑
7
‑
110.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(xxxi)

"Commercial food establishment" means and includes any place or any area of any establishment that is a wholesale or retail business where foods, drugs, devices and cosmetics are displayed for sale, manufactured, processed, packed, held or stored. "Commercial food establishment" shall not include:

(A)

Any farmers market;
or

(B)

Any producer or informed consumer engaged in transactions pursuant to W.S. 11
‑
49
‑
103
;
.

or

(C)

Any retail space selling homemade food that is separate from a commercial food establishment in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to W.S. 11
‑
49
‑
103(
d)
.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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