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H0073...............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - SERVICES - Amends existing law to provide that the Department of Agriculture may develop and implement services relating to hazard controls, good manufacturing practices, food safety manuals for packhouse operations, sanitation standards and operating procedures for producers and packers. 01/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/22 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff 02/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-2-6 AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bieter, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan, Trail, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- Kendell, Tilman Absent and excused -- Bell, Black, Boe, Deal Marley, Wheeler Floor Sponsor -- Young Title apvd - to Senate 02/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff 03/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES -- Andreason, Branch, Boatright, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams, NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor -- Noh Title apvd - to House 03/21 To enrol 03/22 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed - to Gov 03/23 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 146 Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 73 BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AMENDING SECTION 22-107, IDAHO 3 CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAY DEVELOP AND IMPLE- 4 MENT SERVICES RELATING TO HAZARD CONTROLS, GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES, 5 FOOD SAFETY MANUALS FOR PACKHOUSE OPERATIONS, SANITATION STANDARDS AND 6 OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCERS AND PACKERS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL 7 CORRECTION. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Section 22-107, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 22-107. VOLUNTARY SERVICES FOR PUBLIC -- FEES -- APPROPRIATION OF MONEYS. 12 The department of agriculture may after notice and hearing provide byregula-13tionrule for voluntary services to be performed by it at the request of the 14 public, such as developing and implementing services relating to hazard con- 15 trols, good manufacturing practices, food safety manuals for packhouse opera- 16 tions, sanitation standards and operating procedures for producers and pack- 17 ers, laboratory analyses and testing, inspecting, grading, sampling and all 18 similar things. It may also provide for reasonable fees for performing such 19 voluntary services; the moneys derived from this activity shall be received 20 and handled as provided for by sections 67-3609 and 67-3611, Idaho Code. The 21 department of agriculture may also receive and use as directed any donations, 22 grants or federal funds available for such purposes to be accounted for as 23 prescribed by the state controller and any such moneys the department receives 24 are hereby appropriated for the purpose for which they are received only, and 25 may be spent for such purposes by the department of agriculture.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 10479 Amend section 22-107, Idaho Code, to provide the Department the authority to develop and implement services relating to hazard controls, good manufacturing practices, food safety manuals for packhouse operations, and sanitation standards and operating procedures for producers and packers. Idaho producers and packers are being required by the buyers of their commodities to have third party audits or inspections in the areas listed above before the buyers will purchase the producers and packers commodities. The proposed amendment will allow the Department to provide the services if they are not available from the private sector or other entities. FISCAL NOTE The Department would charge fees only to those requesting the services. CONTACT: Name: Lee Stacey, Acting Administrator, Department of Agriculture Phone:(208) 332-8670 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H7