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    By the Committee on Agriculture





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Department of

  3         Agriculture and Consumer Services; amending s.

  4         487.041, F.S.; revising the registration

  5         requirements for brands of pesticide

  6         distributed or sold in the state; providing for

  7         expiration on a specified date of requirements

  8         for annual registration; providing for future

  9         biennial registration; revising the

10         registration fee; requiring that proceeds of

11         the fee be deposited into the General

12         Inspection Trust Fund and used by the

13         department to administer ch. 487, F.S.;

14         providing for a fee to be imposed for late

15         registration; amending ss. 500.03 and 500.147,

16         F.S., relating to the Florida Food Safety Act;

17         updating references for purposes of provisions

18         governing the sale of bottled water and the

19         operation of bottled water plants; amending s.

20         502.012, F.S.; revising and clarifying

21         definitions; amending s. 502.014, F.S.;

22         revising the department's rulemaking authority

23         concerning lowfat cottage cheese; conforming

24         terminology; amending s. 502.053, F.S.;

25         revising the permitting requirements for

26         certain milk plants; deleting a provision

27         authorizing the department to issue a temporary

28         permit to milk haulers; amending s. 502.054,

29         F.S.; conforming terminology; amending s.

30         502.091, F.S.; clarifying provisions governing

31         the sale of milk and milk products; specifying

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 1         the types of food establishments at which such

 2         products may be sold; providing requirements

 3         for the sale of cheese made from raw milk;

 4         repealing ss. 591.27-591.34, F.S., relating to

 5         the designation, marking, and cutting of seed

 6         trees; creating the Consumer Fireworks Task

 7         Force within the department for certain

 8         purposes; providing legislative findings;

 9         providing for task force membership and

10         selection of chair and vice-chair; specifying

11         serving without compensation; providing for per

12         diem and travel expenses; requiring the

13         department to staff the task force; requiring a

14         report to the Legislature by a time certain;

15         providing for abolition of the task force;

16         providing an effective date.

17  

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

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20         Section 1.  Present subsections (1), (2), (3), and (8)

21  and paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (4) of section

22  487.041, Florida Statutes, are amended, and a new subsection

23  (1) is added to that section, to read:

24         487.041  Registration.--

25         (1)(a)  Each brand of pesticide, as defined in s.

26  487.021, that is distributed, sold, or offered for sale,

27  except as provided in this subsection, within this state or

28  delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate

29  commerce or between points within this state through any point

30  outside this state must be registered in the office of the

31  department, and such registration shall be renewed annually.

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 1  Emergency exemptions from registration may be authorized in

 2  accordance with the rules of the department. The registrant

 3  shall file with the department a statement including:

 4         1.  The name, business mailing address, and street

 5  address of the registrant.

 6         2.  The name of the brand of pesticide.

 7         3.  An ingredient statement and a complete copy of the

 8  labeling accompanying the brand of the pesticide, which must

 9  conform to the registration, and a statement of all claims to

10  be made for it, including directions for use and a guaranteed

11  analysis showing the names and percentages by weight of each

12  active ingredient, the total percentage of inert ingredients,

13  and the names and percentages by weight of each "added

14  ingredient."

15         (b)  For the purpose of defraying expenses of the

16  department in connection with carrying out the provisions of

17  this part, each person shall pay an annual registration fee of

18  $250 for each registered brand of pesticide. The annual

19  registration fee for each special local need label and

20  experimental use permit is $100. All registrations expire on

21  December 31 of each year. If the renewal of a brand of

22  pesticide, including the special local need label and

23  experimental use permit, is not filed by January 31 of the

24  renewal year, an additional fee of $25 per brand of pesticide

25  shall be assessed per month and added to the original fee.

26  This additional fee may not exceed $250 per brand of

27  pesticide. The additional fee must be paid by the registrant

28  before the renewal certificate for the registration of the

29  brand of pesticide is issued.

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 1         (c)  This subsection does not apply to distributors or

 2  retail dealers selling brands of pesticide if such brands of

 3  pesticide are registered by another person.

 4         (d)  This subsection expires at midnight, December 31,

 5  2008.

 6         (2)(a)(1)  Effective January 1, 2009, each brand of

 7  Every pesticide, as defined in s. 487.021, which is

 8  distributed, sold, or offered for sale, except as provided in

 9  this section, within this state or delivered for

10  transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or

11  between points within this state through any point outside

12  this state must shall be registered in the office of the

13  department, and such registration shall be renewed biennially

14  annually. Emergency exemptions from registration may be

15  authorized in accordance with the rules of the department. The

16  registrant shall file with the department a statement

17  including:

18         1.(a)  The name, business mailing address, and street

19  address of the registrant.

20         2.(b)  The name of the brand of pesticide.

21         3.(c)  An ingredient statement and a complete copy of

22  the labeling accompanying the brand of the pesticide, which

23  must shall conform to the registration, and a statement of all

24  claims to be made for it, including directions for use and a

25  guaranteed analysis showing the names and percentages by

26  weight of each active ingredient, the total percentage of

27  inert ingredients, and the names and percentages by weight of

28  each "added ingredient."

29         (b)(2)  Effective January 1, 2009, for the purpose of

30  defraying expenses of the department in connection with

31  carrying out the provisions of this part, each person shall

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 1  pay a biennial an annual registration fee of $250 for each

 2  registered brand of pesticide. The registration of each brand

 3  of pesticide shall cover a designated 2-year period beginning

 4  on January 1 of each odd-numbered year and expiring on

 5  December 31 of the following year. The annual registration fee

 6  for each special local need label and experimental use permit

 7  shall be $100. All registrations expire on December 31 of each

 8  year. Nothing in this section  shall be construed as applying

 9  to distributors or retail dealers selling pesticides when

10  such  pesticides are registered by another person.

11         (c)  Each registration issued by the department to a

12  registrant for a period beginning in an odd-numbered year

13  shall be assessed a fee of $500 per brand of pesticide and a

14  fee of $200 for each special local need label and experimental

15  use permit, and the registration shall expire on December 31

16  of the following year. Each registration issued by the

17  department to a registrant for a period beginning in an

18  even-numbered year shall be assessed a fee of $250 per brand

19  of pesticide and fee of $100 for each special local need label

20  and experimental use permit, and the registration shall expire

21  on December 31 of that year.

22         (d)  All revenues collected, less those costs

23  determined by the department to be nonrecurring or one-time

24  costs, shall be deferred over the 2-year registration period,

25  deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund, and used by

26  the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

27         (e)  If the renewal of a brand of pesticide, including

28  the special local need label and experimental use permit, is

29  not filed by January 31 of the renewal year, an additional fee

30  of $25 per brand of pesticide shall be assessed per month and

31  added to the original fee. This additional fee may not exceed

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 1  $250 per brand of pesticide. The additional fee must be paid

 2  by the registrant before the renewal certificate for the

 3  registration of the brand of pesticide is issued. The

 4  additional fee shall be deposited into the General Inspection

 5  Trust Fund.

 6         (f)  This subsection does not apply to distributors or

 7  retail dealers selling brands of pesticide if such brands of

 8  pesticide are registered by another person.

 9         (3)  The department shall adopt rules governing the

10  procedures for the registration of a brand of pesticide

11  registration and for the review of data submitted by an

12  applicant for registration of the brand of a pesticide. The

13  department shall determine whether the brand of a pesticide

14  should be registered, registered with conditions, or tested

15  under field conditions in this state. The department shall

16  determine whether each request that all requests for

17  registration of a brand of pesticide meets registrations meet

18  the requirements of current state and federal law. The

19  department, whenever it deems it necessary in the

20  administration of this part, may require the manufacturer or

21  registrant to submit the complete formula, quantities shipped

22  into or manufactured in the state for distribution and sale,

23  evidence of the efficacy and the safety of any pesticide, and

24  other relevant data. The department may review and evaluate a

25  registered pesticide if new information is made available that

26  which indicates that use of the pesticide has caused an

27  unreasonable adverse effect on public health or the

28  environment. Such review shall be conducted upon the request

29  of the Secretary of the Department of Health in the event of

30  an unreasonable adverse effect on public health or the

31  Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection in the

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 1  event of an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.

 2  Such review may result in modifications, revocation,

 3  cancellation, or suspension of the registration of a brand of

 4  pesticide registration. The department, for reasons of

 5  adulteration, misbranding, or other good cause, may refuse or

 6  revoke the registration of the brand of any pesticide, after

 7  notice to the applicant or registrant giving the reason for

 8  the decision. The applicant may then request a hearing,

 9  pursuant to chapter 120, on the intention of the department to

10  refuse or revoke registration, and, upon his or her failure to

11  do so, the refusal or revocation shall become final without

12  further procedure. The In no event shall registration of a

13  brand of pesticide may not be construed as a defense for the

14  commission of any offense prohibited under this part.

15         (4)  The department, in addition to its other duties

16  under this section, has the power to:

17         (b)  Formally request the United States Environmental

18  Protection Agency to require registrants of pesticides to

19  provide the department with environmental test data generated

20  in this state or generated by simulating environmental

21  conditions in this state.

22         (d)  Require a registrant who discontinues the

23  distribution of a brand of pesticide in this state to continue

24  the registration of the brand of the pesticide for a minimum

25  of 2 years or until no more remains on retailers' retailer's

26  shelves if or 2 years after written notice to the department

27  of date of discontinuance; provided such continued

28  registration or sale is not specifically prohibited by the

29  department or the United States Environmental Protection

30  Agency.

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 1         (8)  Nothing in This section does not affect affects

 2  the authority of the department to administer the pesticide

 3  registration program under this part or the authority of the

 4  Commissioner of Agriculture to approve the registration of a

 5  brand of pesticide.

 6         Section 2.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

 7  500.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 8         500.03  Definitions; construction; applicability.--

 9         (1)  For the purpose of this chapter, the term:

10         (d)  "Bottled water" means a beverage, as described in

11  21 C.F.R. part 165 (2006)(1996), that is processed in

12  compliance with 21 C.F.R. part 129 (2006)(1996).

13         Section 3.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

14  500.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         500.147  Inspection of food establishments and

16  vehicles; food safety pilot program.--

17         (3)  For bottled water plants:

18         (a)  Bottled water must be from an approved source.

19  Bottled water must be processed in conformance with 21 C.F.R.

20  part 129 (2006)(1996), and must conform to 21 C.F.R. part 165

21  (2006)(1996). A person operating a bottled water plant shall

22  be responsible for all water sampling and analyses required by

23  this chapter.

24         Section 4.  Section 502.012, Florida Statutes, is

25  amended to read:

26         502.012  Definitions.--The following definitions shall

27  apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this law:

28         (1)  "Bulk milk pickup tanker" means a vehicle,

29  including the truck and tank, and necessary attachments, used

30  by a milk hauler to transport bulk raw milk for pasteurization

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 1  from a dairy farm to a milk plant, receiving station, or

 2  transfer station.

 3         (2)  "Dairy farm" means any place or premises where one

 4  or more cows, or goats, sheep, water buffalo, or other hooved

 5  mammals are kept, and from which a part or all of the milk is

 6  provided, sold, or offered for sale to a milk plant, receiving

 7  station, or transfer station.

 8         (3)  "Department" means the Department of Agriculture

 9  and Consumer Services.

10         (4)(15)  "Grade 'A' pasteurized milk ordinance" means

11  the document entitled "Grade 'A' Pasteurized Milk Ordinance,

12  United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public

13  Health Service, /Food and Drug Administration Publication No.

14  229," including all associated appendices, as adopted by

15  department rule.

16         (5)(4)  "Imitation milk and imitation milk products"

17  means those foods that have the physical characteristics, such

18  as taste, flavor, body, texture, or appearance, of milk or

19  milk products as defined in this chapter and the Grade "A"

20  pasteurized milk ordinance, but do not come within the

21  definition definitions of "milk" or "milk products," and are

22  nutritionally inferior to the product imitated.

23         (6)(5)  "Milk" means the lacteal secretion, practically

24  free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one

25  or more healthy cows, or goats, sheep, water buffalo, or other

26  hooved mammals.

27         (7)(6)  "Milk distributor" means any person who offers

28  for sale or sells to another person any milk or milk product.

29         (8)(7)  "Milk products" means products made with milk

30  that is processed in some manner, including being whipped,

31  acidified, cultured, concentrated, lactose-reduced, or

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 1  sodium-reduced or aseptically processed, or having the

 2  addition or subtraction of milkfat, the addition of safe and

 3  suitable microbial organisms, or the addition of safe and

 4  suitable optional ingredients for protein, vitamin, or mineral

 5  fortification. "Milk products" do not include products such as

 6  evaporated milk, condensed milk, eggnog in a rigid metal

 7  container, dietary products, infant formula, or ice cream and

 8  other desserts, dry milk products, canned eggnog in a rigid

 9  metal container, butter, or cheese, except when the products

10  are combined with other substances to produce any pasteurized

11  or aseptically processed milk product.

12         (9)(8)  "Milkfat" or "butterfat" means the fat

13  contained in milk.

14         (10)(9)  "Milk hauler" means any person who transports

15  raw milk or raw milk products to or from a milk plant,

16  receiving station, or transfer station.

17         (11)(10)  "Milk plant" means any place, premises, or

18  establishment where milk or milk products are collected,

19  handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically

20  processed, bottled, or prepared for distribution.

21         (12)(11)  "Milk plant operator" means any person

22  responsible for receiving, processing, pasteurizing, or

23  packaging milk and milk products, or performing any other

24  related operation.

25         (13)(12)  "Milk producer" means any person who operates

26  a dairy farm and provides, sells, or offers for sale milk to a

27  milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station.

28         (14)(13)  "Milk tank truck" means either a bulk milk

29  pickup tanker or a milk transport tank.

30         (15)(14)  "Milk transport tank" means a vehicle,

31  including the truck and tank, used by a milk hauler to

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 1  transport bulk shipments of milk from a milk plant, receiving

 2  station, or transfer station to another milk plant, receiving

 3  station, or transfer station.

 4         (16)  "Raw milk" means unprocessed milk.

 5         (17)  "Receiving station" means any place, premises, or

 6  establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled,

 7  stored, or cooled and is prepared for further transporting.

 8         (18)  "Substitute milk and substitute milk products"

 9  means those foods that have the physical characteristics, such

10  as taste, flavor, body, texture, or appearance, of milk or

11  milk products as defined in this chapter and the Grade "A"

12  pasteurized milk ordinance, but do not come within the

13  definition definitions of "milk" or "milk products," and are

14  nutritionally equivalent to the product for which they are

15  substitutes.

16         (19)  "Transfer station" means any place, premises, or

17  establishment where milk or milk products are transferred

18  directly from one milk tank truck to another.

19         (20)  "Washing station" means any place, premises, or

20  establishment where milk tank trucks are cleaned and

21  sanitized.

22         Section 5.  Subsections (4) and (6) of section 502.014,

23  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

24         502.014  Powers and duties.--

25         (4)  The department shall define by rule "cottage

26  cheese," and "dry-curd cottage cheese," and "lowfat cottage

27  cheese." The department shall periodically update these

28  definitions to maintain conformity with the federal

29  definitions.

30         (6)  The department has authority to adopt rules

31  pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and enforce

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 1  the provisions of this chapter. In adopting these rules, the

 2  department shall be guided by and may conform to the

 3  definitions and standards of the administrative procedures and

 4  provisions of the Grade "A" pasteurized milk ordinance. The

 5  rules shall include, but are not limited to:

 6         (a)  Standards for milk and milk products.

 7         (b)  Provisions for the production, transportation,

 8  processing, handling, sampling, examination, grading,

 9  labeling, and sale of all milk and milk products and imitation

10  and substitute milk and milk products sold for public

11  consumption in this state.

12         (c)  Provisions for the inspection of dairy herds,

13  dairy farms, and milk plants.

14         (d)  Provisions for the issuance and revocation of

15  permits issued by the department pursuant to this chapter.

16         Section 6.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsection

17  (2), and paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 502.053,

18  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

19         502.053  Permits; requirements; exemptions; temporary

20  permits.--

21         (1)  PERMITS.--

22         (a)  Each Grade A milk plant, whether located in the

23  state or outside the state, and each manufacturing milk plant,

24  milk producer, milk hauler, milk hauling service, washing

25  station operator, milk plant operator, milk distributor,

26  single-service-container manufacturer, receiving station, and

27  transfer station in the state, shall apply to the department

28  for a permit to operate. The application shall be on forms

29  developed by the department.

30         (2)  REQUIREMENTS.--

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 1         (a)  To obtain a permit, an applicant must satisfy all

 2  requirements that are defined by the department in rule and

 3  must agree to comply with the applicable provisions of this

 4  chapter and rules adopted promulgated under this chapter.

 5         (b)  All permitholders must maintain records of

 6  transactions concerning the procurement, production, and

 7  processing of milk and milk products as required in the Grade

 8  "A" pasteurized milk ordinance and grant department inspectors

 9  access to such records during all reasonable hours.

10         (c)  In addition to the testing required in the Grade

11  "A" pasteurized milk ordinance and its appendices, each milk

12  plant operator in the state shall be responsible for routine

13  testing and inspection of raw milk shipped from outside the

14  state prior to processing and shall notify the department when

15  such testing and inspection indicate indicates a violation of

16  the standards contained in the Grade "A" pasteurized milk

17  ordinance.

18         (4)  TEMPORARY PERMITS.--

19         (a)  The department may issue a temporary permit for a

20  period not exceeding 90 days to milk producers and milk

21  haulers who have submitted an application to the department

22  and passed a preliminary inspection as required in the Grade

23  "A" pasteurized milk ordinance.

24         Section 7.  Section 502.054, Florida Statutes, is

25  amended to read:

26         502.054  Inspection and reinspection.--The department

27  shall establish a schedule for inspections which shall require

28  routine inspections in accordance with the minimum

29  requirements contained in the Grade "A" pasteurized milk

30  ordinance and more frequent inspections or reinspections for

31  permitholders with serious or repeated violations.

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 1         Section 8.  Subsection (1) of section 502.091, Florida

 2  Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         502.091  Milk and milk products which may be sold.--

 4         (1)  Only Grade A pasteurized milk and milk products,

 5  pasteurized manufactured milk products, and cheese made from

 6  pasteurized milk shall be sold at retail to the final consumer

 7  or to food service establishments as defined in chapter 381,

 8  food establishments as defined in chapter 500, or public food

 9  service establishments as defined in chapter 509 restaurants,

10  soda fountains, grocery stores, or similar establishments.

11  Cheese made from raw milk may also be sold at retail to the

12  final consumer or to food service establishments as defined in

13  chapter 381, food establishments as defined in chapter 500, or

14  public food service establishments as defined in chapter 509

15  if the cheese is aged more than 60 days at a temperature above

16  35° F.

17         (a)  In an emergency, however, the department may

18  authorize the sale of reconstituted pasteurized milk products,

19  or pasteurized milk and milk products that have not been

20  graded or the grade of which that is unknown, in which case

21  such milk and milk products shall be appropriately labeled, as

22  determined by the department.

23         (b)  If the department determines that milk is fit for

24  human consumption even though it is less than Grade A because

25  the producer failed to comply with the sanitation or bacterial

26  standards defined in this chapter, or if any specific shipment

27  of milk fails to comply with standards of the Grade "A"

28  pasteurized milk ordinance, the department may issue a permit

29  allowing the milk to be used in ungraded products, such as

30  frozen desserts, which are being processed by such milk plant.

31  During processing of such milk, it shall be pasteurized at a

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 1  temperature of at least 175° F. for at least 15 seconds or at

 2  least 160° F. for at least 30 minutes.

 3         Section 9.  Sections 591.27, 591.28, 591.29, 591.30,

 4  591.31, 591.32, 591.33, and 591.34, Florida Statutes, are

 5  repealed.

 6         Section 10.  Consumer Fireworks Task Force.--

 7         (1)  The Legislature finds that:

 8         (a)  The state regulation of consumer fireworks in

 9  Florida provides an insufficient definition of consumer

10  fireworks and related products used by consumers;

11         (b)  There is a need for better training and education

12  concerning the safe use of consumer fireworks;

13         (c)  There should be a mechanism to help local

14  governments fund the clean up following the use of consumer

15  fireworks on public property;

16         (d)  Local government regulation of the agricultural

17  uses authorized by s. 791.012 are inconsistent with legitimate

18  agricultural purposes;

19         (e)  There is a need for consumer education relating to

20  safety standards in the use of consumer fireworks;

21         (f)  There is a need for standards concerning tents and

22  other temporary retail facilities selling consumer fireworks;

23  and

24         (g)  The state would benefit from additional funding

25  for the training and education of fire officials.

26         (2)(a)  There is hereby created the Consumer Fireworks

27  Task Force within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer

28  Services for the purpose of studying the issues concerning the

29  use of and proper use of consumer fireworks, regulation of

30  temporary sale facilities for consumer fireworks, and

31  regulation of the hours and location of the use of consumer

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 1  fireworks; studying funding options for fire official training

 2  and education; and studying funding options for clean-up of

 3  expended consumer fireworks products.

 4         (b)1.  The task force shall consist of seven members

 5  appointed as follows: two members appointed by the President

 6  of the Senate; two members appointed by the Speaker of the

 7  House of Representatives; two members appointed by the

 8  Commissioner of Agriculture; and one member appointed by the

 9  Chief Financial Officer.

10         2.  Members shall choose a chair and vice-chair from

11  its membership.

12         3.  Members shall serve without compensation, except

13  that members are entitled to per diem and travel expenses,

14  pursuant to s. 112.061, incurred in the performance of their

15  duties.

16         (3)  Staffing for the task force shall be provided by

17  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

18         (4)  The task force shall review and evaluate the

19  issues identified in paragraph (2)(a) and take public input

20  and testimony concerning the issues. A report of the

21  recommendations and findings of the task force shall submitted

22  to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

23  Representatives by January 15, 2008, and the task force shall

24  be abolished upon the transmittal of the report.

25         Section 11.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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 2                          SENATE SUMMARY

 3    Revises the registration requirements for brands of
      pesticides. Provides for biennial registration effective
 4    January 1, 2009. Updates references to the federal law
      applicable to the regulation of the sale of bottled water
 5    and the operation of bottled water plants. Revises
      various provisions governing the regulation of milk
 6    plants and the sale of milk and milk products by the
      Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Repeals
 7    provisions governing the designation, marking, and
      cutting of seed trees. Creates the Consumer Fireworks
 8    Task Force within the department to report to the
      Legislature on the use of fireworks by consumers and on
 9    the regulation of temporary sale facilities. (See bill
      for details.)
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