Revision: Jan. 15, 2013, midnight
HB 177 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
08/04
HOUSE BILL 177
AN ACT relative to licensing requirements for homestead food.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 29; Rep. Comtois, Belk 7; Rep. Sad, Ches 1; Rep. Haefner, Hills 37; Rep. Jones, Straf 24
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill requires homestead food operations exempt from licensure to label their food.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0125
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to licensing requirements for homestead food.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Homestead Food Operation; Definition. Amend RSA 143-A:12, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) “Homestead food operation” means a person who produces homestead food products, excluding potentially hazardous food, only in the home kitchen of that person’s primary residence in New Hampshire [and only for sale directly to the consumer from the homestead residence, the owner’s farm stand, or at farmers’ markets].
2 Homestead Food Products; Exemptions. Amend RSA 143-A:12, IV to read as follows:
IV. All homestead food products sold in packages from the home kitchen or farm stand of a homestead food operation or at farmers’ markets shall have individual labels on each package containing the following information: name, address, and phone number of the homestead food operation; name of the homestead food product; the ingredients of the homestead product, in descending order of predominance by weight; and allergy information. [Such] Products made by homestead food operations exempt from licensure shall also be clearly labeled with the following statement: “This product is exempt from New Hampshire licensing and inspection.” Products made by non-exempt homestead food operations shall also be clearly labeled with the following statement: “This product is made in a residential kitchen licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.