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The Committee on Agriculture (Peaden) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 203 and 204

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insert:

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     Section 6.  583.13  Labeling and advertising requirements

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for dressed poultry; unlawful acts.--

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     (1)  It is unlawful for any dealer or broker to sell, offer

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for sale, or hold for the purpose of sale in the state any

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dressed or ready-to-cook poultry in bulk unless such poultry is

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packed in a container clearly bearing a label, not less than 3

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inches by 5 inches, on which shall be plainly and legibly

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printed, in letters not less than one-fourth inch 1/4 in height,

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the grade and the part name or whole-bird statement of such

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poultry. The grade may be expressed in the term "premium,"

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"good," or "standard," or as the grade of another state or

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federal agency the standards of quality of which, by law, are

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equal to the standards of quality provided by this law and rules

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promulgated hereunder.

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     (2)  It is unlawful to sell unpackaged dressed or ready-to-

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cook poultry at retail unless such poultry is labeled by a

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placard immediately adjacent to the poultry or unless each bird

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is individually labeled to show the grade and the part name or

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whole-bird statement. The placard shall be no smaller than 7

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inches by 7 inches in size, and the required labeling information

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shall be legibly and plainly printed on the placard in letters

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not smaller than 1 inch in height.

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     (3)  It is unlawful to sell packaged dressed or ready-to-

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cook poultry at retail unless such poultry is labeled to show the

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grade, the part name or whole-bird statement, the net weight of

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the poultry, and the name and address of the dealer. The size of

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the type on the label must be one-eighth inch or larger. A

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placard immediately adjacent to such poultry may be used to

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indicate the grade and the part name or whole-bird statement, but

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not the net weight of the poultry or the name and address of the

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dealer.

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     (4)  It is unlawful to use dressed or ready-to-cook poultry

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in bulk in the preparation of food served to the public, or to

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hold such poultry for the purpose of such use, unless the poultry

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when received was packed in a container clearly bearing a label,

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not less than 3 inches by 5 inches, on which was plainly and

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legibly printed, in letters not less than one-fourth inch in

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height, the grade and the part name or whole-bird statement of

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such poultry. The grade may be expressed in the term "premium,"

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"good," or "standard," or as the grade of another state or

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federal agency the standards of quality of which, by law, are

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equal to the standards of quality provided by this law and rules

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promulgated hereunder.

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     (5)  It is unlawful to offer dressed or ready-to-cook

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poultry for sale in any advertisement in a newspaper or circular,

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on radio or television, or in any other form of advertising

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without plainly designating in such advertisement the grade and

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the part name or whole-bird statement of such poultry.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 23, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 583.13, F.S.; revising the labeling and

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advertising requirements for dressed poultry;

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