Bill Text: IA HF293 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a direct marketing food initiative task force to study issues affecting the direct marketing of food produced by farmers to consumers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 224. [HF293 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF293-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
direct
marketing
food
initiative
task
force
1
to
study
issues
affecting
the
direct
marketing
of
food
2
produced
by
farmers
to
consumers.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STUDY
——
DIRECT
MARKETING
OF
FOOD
INITIATIVE
TASK
1
FORCE.
2
1.
There
is
created
a
direct
marketing
food
initiative
task
3
force
to
be
comprised
of
all
of
the
following:
4
a.
The
secretary
of
agriculture,
representing
the
5
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
who
shall
serve
6
as
chairperson
of
the
task
force.
7
b.
The
director
of
the
economic
development
authority.
8
c.
The
director
of
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health.
9
d.
The
director
of
the
department
of
inspections
and
10
appeals.
11
2.
The
task
force
shall
be
housed
in
the
department
of
12
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
which
shall
furnish
the
13
task
force
with
all
necessary
supplies
and
administrative
14
assistance.
15
3.
The
task
force
shall
conduct
a
study
of
issues
affecting
16
the
direct
marketing
of
food
produced
by
farmers
to
consumers
17
with
the
objective
of
expanding
opportunities
for
Iowa
farmers
18
to
sell
fresh
wholesome
food
to
consumers
with
a
minimum
of
19
government
involvement.
The
task
force
shall
review
all
20
state
statutes
and
administrative
rules
that
impose
burdens
21
upon
persons
seeking
to
begin
or
expand
such
direct
marketing
22
opportunities.
23
4.
The
task
force
shall
prepare
a
report
to
be
submitted
24
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly
not
later
than
January
25
4,
2021,
which
includes
its
findings
and
recommendations,
26
including
proposed
legislation
or
rules
that
eliminate
27
regulatory
burdens
but
do
not
violate
federal
law
or
compromise
28
food
safety.
29
5.
This
section
is
repealed
on
June
30,
2021.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
establishes
a
direct
marketing
food
initiative
34
task
force
comprised
of
persons
representing
the
department
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of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
the
economic
development
1
authority,
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health,
and
the
2
department
of
inspections
and
appeals.
The
purpose
of
the
task
3
force
is
to
conduct
a
study
of
issues
affecting
the
direct
4
marketing
of
food
produced
by
farmers
to
consumers
with
the
5
objective
of
expanding
opportunities
for
private
business
with
6
a
minimum
of
government
involvement.
The
task
force
must
7
prepare
a
report
to
be
submitted
to
the
governor
and
general
8
assembly
not
later
than
January
4,
2021,
which
includes
its
9
findings
and
recommendations.
The
task
force
is
eliminated
on
10
June
30,
2021.
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