HB 2108
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2108: technical correction; state highways
S/E: prohibition; egg sale
Sponsor: Representative Cook, LD 7
Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2108:
Overview
Restricts the Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) from prohibiting the
sale of eggs based on barn or cage size.
History
ADA may acquire and distribute to interested persons useful information relative to
preparing for market, handling, purchasing, transporting, storing and marketing eggs and
egg products, including demonstrating how to classify eggs and egg products in accordance
with the uniform standards and grades prescribed under the regulation of eggs and egg
products.
ADA may prescribe minimum standards for egg processing plants and sanitary standards for
processing shell eggs. ADA must establish these standards by rule. Chemicals used in egg
processing plants, sanitizers used in egg processing, egg soaps, egg oil and other substances
used in processing shell eggs are subject to the approval of the Director of ADA (Director).
The Director must adopt rules for poultry husbandry and the production of eggs sold in this
state. This does not apply to egg producers operating or controlling the operation of an egg
ranch that has fewer than 20,000 egg-laying hens producing eggs.
Statute states that the consistency of poultry husbandry practices for the production of eggs
is a statewide matter. The regulation of poultry husbandry practices related to the production
of eggs is not subject to further regulation by a county, city, town or other political subdivision
of this state.
The Director may:
1) establish an egg promotion program to provide certification, inspection and grading
services and may prescribe, by rule, fees for those services;
2) adopt rules to administer the egg promotion program, including participation
guidelines, use requirements for ADA trademarks and certification marks and other
rules the Director deems necessary; and
3) conduct inspections to ensure compliance with the trademark and certification mark
rules (A.R.S. § 3-710).
Provisions
1. Prohibits the Director from prohibiting the sale of eggs on the basis of barn or cage size.
(Sec. 1)
2. Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note