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HB0090 • 2018

Country of origin recognition-USA beef.

AN ACT relating to food and drugs; requiring placards designating the country of origin for beef sold to the public as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Hunt
Last action
2018-02-23
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0090HS001

Standing Committee • HAgriculture

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by HAgriculture

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Bill History

  1. 2018-02-23 House

    H Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2018-02-23 House

    H COW

  3. 2018-02-22 House

    H Placed on General File

  4. 2018-02-22 House

    H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0

  5. 2018-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 46-13-1-0-0

  6. 2018-02-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  7. 2018-02-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0443
Numbered
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0090

Country of origin recognition-USA beef.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Hunt and Steinmetz

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to food and drugs; requiring placards designating the country of origin for beef sold to the public as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
119(
e
)
(intro)
and by creating a new
subsection (g
)

is
amended to read:

35
‑
7
‑
119
.

Fair packaging,
labeling
and
placard
recognition
provisions.

(e)

Every retailer and every wholesaler who sells or offers for sale in this state through an establishment or otherwise any meat, which is the product of any country foreign to the United States, shall clearly label the meat
as "imported," naming the country of its origin. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations with respect to labeling. As used in this subsection

and subsection (g) of this section
:

(g)

Every retailer who sells or offers for sale
any beef
in this state through an establishment or otherwise shall place in the immediate vicinity of the beef a conspicuous placard that is clearly visible and readily viewable by the public to designate the beef as imported beef or USA beef. The placard for imported beef shall indicate each country in which the animal was born, raised or slaughtered. As used in this subsection:

(i)

"Imported beef" means
any beef that is not USA beef;

(
ii
)

"
U
SA b
eef" means any meat from cattle, including veal
, that is derived e
xclusively from animals born,
raised
and

slaughtered
in the United States
. If
transported
to any other country the total time outside of the United States shall not exceed sixty (60) days.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

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