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ACT No. 789
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 294
BY REPRESENTATIVE STUART BISHOP
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:4.9(A)(1)(a) and (B), relative to certain food products2
prepared in the home for public consumption; to provide for application of the state3
Sanitary Code; to provide for preparation of cane syrup in the traditional manner for4
sale; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 40:4.9(A)(1)(a) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read7
as follows: 8
ยง4.9. Jellies, preserves, jams, honey, honeycomb products, cane syrup, cakes, and9
cookies; preparation in home for public consumption10
A.(1)(a) No provision of the state Sanitary Code or any provision of any11
other law or regulation that requires any equipment, design, construction, utensils,12
supplies, preparation, or services shall apply to the preparation of jellies, preserves,13
jams, honey, honeycomb products, cane syrup, cakes, and or cookies in the home for14
sale. For purposes of this Section, with respect to preparation of cane syrup, "the15
home" shall mean, in addition to a dwelling, an open-sided structure on private16
property that shelters a cast iron kettle, evaporator, or other equipment for preparing17
cane syrup in the traditional manner. This Section shall not be construed to allow the18
sale or distribution of any unwholesome food.19
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B. This Section shall not apply to any preparers preparer of jellies, preserves,1
jams, honey, honeycomb products, cane syrup, cakes, and or cookies which are made2
at a home for sale, whose gross annual sales equal twenty thousand dollars or more.3
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: