House Bill 3233c1

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998             CS/HB 3233

        By the Committee on Agriculture and Representatives
    Jacobs, D. Prewitt and Silver





  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 fresh 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 fresh meat, fish, or poultry

21  that does not display a label that states a "sell by" date

22  that appeared on the package when first offered for retail

23  sale.

24         Section 2.  For the purpose of incorporating the

25  amendment to section 500.04, Florida Statutes, in references

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

27  is reenacted to read:

28         500.177  Penalty for violation of s. 500.04;

29  dissemination of false advertisement.--

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

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

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998             CS/HB 3233

    188-539-98






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

  2  committed after a conviction of such person under this section

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

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

  5  775.083.

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

  7  year in which enacted.

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