Senate Bill 1860

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1860

    By Senator Klein





    28-1429-98                                         See HB 3233

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to food products; amending s.

  3         500.04, F.S.; prohibiting the sale, the

  4         delivery for sale, or the offering for sale of

  5         repackaged or rewrapped raw meat, fish, or

  6         poultry that does not display specified

  7         labeling; reenacting s. 500.177(1), F.S.,

  8         relating to the penalty for violation of s.

  9         500.04, F.S., to incorporate the amendment to

10         s. 500.04, F.S., in a reference thereto;

11         providing an effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (12) is added to section 500.04,

16  Florida Statutes, to read:

17         500.04  Prohibited acts.--The following acts and the

18  causing thereof within the state are prohibited:

19         (12)  The sale, delivery for sale, or offering for sale

20  of any repackaged or rewrapped raw meat, fish, or poultry that

21  does not display a label that clearly states the "use by"

22  date, the "sell by" date, the quality state/inventory control,

23  or similar date that appeared on the package originally

24  offered for retail sale.

25         Section 2.  For the purpose of incorporating the

26  amendment to section 500.04, Florida Statutes, in references

27  thereto, subsection (1) of section 500.177, Florida Statutes,

28  is reenacted to read:

29         500.177  Penalty for violation of s. 500.04;

30  dissemination of false advertisement.--

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1860
    28-1429-98                                         See HB 3233




  1         (1)  Any person who violates any provision of s. 500.04

  2  is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as

  3  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; but, if the violation is

  4  committed after a conviction of such person under this section

  5  has become final, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of

  6  the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.

  7  775.083.

  8         Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1 of the

  9  year in which enacted.

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      Prohibits the sale, delivery for sale, or offering for
14    sale of any repackaged or rewrapped raw meat, fish, or
      poultry that does not display a label that clearly states
15    the "use by" date, the "sell by" date, the quality
      state/inventory control, or similar date that appeared on
16    the package originally offered for retail sale. Provides
      a second-degree misdemeanor penalty for violation.
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