HB 1186 — relative to the sale and labeling of eggs.

CHAPTER 119 HB 1186 - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 5Mar2026...

This bill also requires egg producers who sell from their home or farmstand to label their eggs and exempts such egg producers from requirements for sorting, sellingselling, and grading eggs.

CHAPTER 119 HB 1186 - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 5Mar2026...

1119:1 Definitions;

All eggs sold, delivered or donated to consumers, retailers, food service facilities, dealers, or wholesalers that are labeled or marketed as grades AA, A, or B via markings on individual shell HB 1186 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 2 - eggs or packaging shall meet the United States Department of Agriculture standards for grades, determination CHAPTER 119 HB 1186 - FINAL VERSION - Page 2 - methods and labeling.

II.II.All nest run eggs to be sold, delivered or donated to consumers, retailers, food service facilities, dealers, or wholesalers shall be held at a maximum ambient temperature of 55°F immediately after collection.

All nest run eggs to be sold, delivered or donated to consumers, retailers, food service facilities, dealers, or wholesalers shall be held at a maximum ambient temperature of 55°F immediately after collection.

For any HB 1186 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 3 - subsequent offense, a person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

CHAPTER 119 HB 1186 - FINAL VERSION - Page 3 - III.

2119:2 Repeal.

3119:3 Effective Date.

HBApproved: 1186 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES LBA 26-2553 03/17/2026 HB 1186- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT # 2026-0613h) AN ACT relative to the sale and labeling of eggs.

FISCALJune IMPACT:05, 2026 Effective Date:

EstimatedAugust State04, Impact FY 2026 FYCHAPTER 2027119 FYHB 20281186 FY- 2029FINAL RevenueVERSION $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund None Expenditures* Indeterminable Funding Source General Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures Indeterminable Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Expenditures Indeterminable   METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation.

Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments.

A summary of such costs can be found at:

https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association