General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6270
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3563
*03563HB06270PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6270
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 3563
*03563HB06270PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING HOME BAKERIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 21a-151 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-152 to 21a-160, inclusive:
(1) "Bakery" means a building or part of a building where bread, cakes, doughnuts, crullers, pies, cookies, crackers, spaghetti, macaroni or other food products are made, either wholly or in part of flour or meal, including frozen or canned baked goods. "Bakery" includes, but is not limited to, any restaurant, hotel, private institution, [home bakery,] establishment operating doughnut-frying equipment or other similar place that offers such food products for sale.
(2) "Food manufacturing establishment" means a building or part of a building where food is prepared for sale to other establishments for human consumption. For purposes of this subdivision, "prepared" means a process of canning, cooking, freezing, dehydrating, milling, repacking or cutting. Premises that are used solely for the retail sale or storage of prepackaged food, and facilities, as described in sections 21a-24a and 22-6r and chapters 417, 419a, 422, 423, 430, 431 and 491, shall not be considered food manufacturing establishments.
(3) "Food warehouse" means a building or part of a building where food is stored for wholesale distribution, provided such building or part of such building is used primarily for the importation, storage or distribution of packaged food and not for other activities for which a license is required pursuant to section 21a-152. Premises licensed pursuant to said section and facilities, as described in sections 21a-24a and 22-6r and chapters 417, 419a, 422, 423, 430, 431 and 491, shall not be considered food warehouses.
(4) "Packaged food" means standard or random weight or volume packages of food commodities that are enclosed in a container or wrapped in any manner in advance of wholesale or retail sale, such that the food commodities cannot be added to or subtracted from the package or wrapping without breaking or tearing the wrapping, container or seals on the wrapping or container.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) Preparation of food in a private residential dwelling for sale for human consumption shall be allowed provided it conforms to the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to allow the preparation of food in a private residential dwelling for sale for human consumption.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2015 21a-151
Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2015
21a-151
Sec. 2
October 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage local food production and small business income by removing restrictions against home-based bakeries.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
H.B. 6270, 6266
S.B. 194