H 942 — An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 1 of 15 H.942 AnIntroduced act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects It is hereby enacted by theCommittee Generalon AssemblyAgriculture, ofFood theResiliency, Stateand ofForestry Vermont:Date:

Subject:

Agriculture;

municipal and county government;

Vermont agricultural products;

water quality;

product grades, standards, and labeling;

unit pricing Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:

This bill proposes to make water quality practices training for farmers optional instead of required.

This bill also would require any person transporting or arranging for the transport of non-sewage waste or waste materials to a farm to obtain approval from the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.

The Secretary may require individuals transporting or arranging for the transport of such waste to provide information related to its composition, nutrients and contaminants, and the volume of the waste.

This bill would amend unit pricing standards to require uniform price disclosures for any food or commodity sold by some retail establishments, except for made-to-order food sold by a restaurant or prescription drugs.

An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 2 of 15 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:

§§ 1251(3); 1251(3);

VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 2 of 15 (3) the land application of manure or nutrients, methods or techniques to minimize the runoff of land-applied manure or nutrients to waters of the State, BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 3 of 15 and identification of weather or soil conditions that increase the risk of runoff of land-applied manure or nutrients to waters of the State;

(d) The Secretary may approve or authorize the training required by this section to be conducted by other entities, including the University of Vermont VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 3 of 15 Extension Service and the natural resources conservation districts, to perform any training described in this section.

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 4 of 15 (e) The Secretary shall not charge the owner or operator of a large, medium, or small farm for the any training required by this section the Secretary requires.

(2) “Sewage” means waste containing human fecal coliform and other potential pathogenic organisms from sanitary waste and used water from any VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 4 of 15 building, including carriage water and shower and wash water.

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 5 of 15 (3) “Waste materials” means non-sewage solid or liquid digestates from certified solid waste facilities or materials approved by the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources for acceptable use under the Solid Waste Rules.

and VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 5 of 15 (2)(C) the volume of the material transported proposed for transport to a farm.

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 6 of 15 (c) A person the Secretary approves to transport non-sewage waste or waste materials to a farm shall report the following information as frequently as the Secretary requires:

VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 6 of 15 * * * Retail Pricing Standards * * * Sec.

UNIT RETAIL PRICING §BILL 680.AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 7 of 15 § 680.

§§ 681. 681.

(2) “Consumer commodity” means any food, drug, device, or cosmetic and other article, product, or commodity of any other kind or class, except for VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 7 of 15 drugs sold only by prescription or food sold by a restaurant or made-to-order, including:

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 8 of 15 (A) that are customarily produced for sale to retail sales agencies or instrumentalities items retail establishments customarily sell to individuals for consumption by individuals, for or use by individuals for purposes of for personal care, or in the performance of to perform services ordinarily that are often rendered in or around the household;

VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 8 of 15 (5) “Individual” means any person, partnership, company, corporation, association, or society.

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 9 of 15 (6) “Limited time” or “limited-time” means a period of not more than 60 days.

VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 9 of 15 (11) “Total selling price” means the price assigned to a consumer commodity and at which said consumer commodity is to be, and is, sold to an individual.

§BILL 682.AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 10 of 15 § 682.

§§ 683. 683.

(1) if the consumer commodity is so located that it is not conspicuously visible to the consumer, or if the consumer commodity is so located that the VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 10 of 15 price information if displayed in accordance with subdivision (2) of this section would not be conspicuously visible to the consumer, by a sign or list BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 11 of 15 bearing the price information, conspicuously placed near the point of procurement;

VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 11 of 15 (d) The total selling price and unit price information shall be presented boldly, clearly, and conspicuously and shall be as large as practical and not smaller than 7/32 inch in height.

BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 12 of 15 (e) The total selling price and unit price information shall exclude any deposit as part of the price but shall indicate that a deposit is required when a deposit is required.

§§ 683a. 683a.

REQUIRED COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT Retail establishments are responsible for furnishing accurate price information to individuals and are subject to enforcement for any violations of this chapter, including violation of requirements adopted by this chapter found VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 12 of 15 in Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality.

* * * §BILL 685.AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 13 of 15 § 685.

(4) Exempt by regulation classes exempt any class of retail establishments from any or all requirements of this chapter upon a determination that, because sales if the Secretary determines that the sale of VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 13 of 15 consumer commodities regulated by this chapter are purely is incidental to the business of such classes class of retail establishments establishments’ business, or that compliance with this chapter is impracticable unreasonable and BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.942 Page 14 of 15 unnecessary for adequate protection of consumers.

§§ 686. 686.

This exception exemption VT LEG #388214 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.942 Page 14 of 15 shall not apply to the sales agencies or instrumentalities retail establishments of a company having two or more sales agencies or instrumentalities locations as parts of that company.