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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 828
BY REPRESENTATIVE WOODRUFF
AGRICULTURE/MEAT: Requires disclosure and labeling of food products derived from
cloned animals
AN ACT1
To enact Part I-B of Chapter 4 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be2
comprised of R.S. 40:661 through 666, relative to cloned animal products; to provide3
for definitions; to require disclosure of any food product derived from a cloned4
animal or the progeny of a cloned animal; to require the disclosure statement to be5
conspicuous and easily legible to consumers; to provide for recordkeeping; to6
provide for the retention and inspection of records; to exempt food prepared in7
restaurants; to provide for penalties; to provide rulemaking authority; and to provide8
for related matters.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. Part I-B of Chapter 4 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of11
1950, comprised of R.S. 40:661 through 666, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 12
PART I-B. FOOD MADE FROM CLONED 13
OR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS14
§661. Definitions15
As used in this Part, the following terms have the meanings given to them16
except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:17
(1) "Cloned animal" means an animal that is created from a somatic cell18
nuclear transfer event.19
(2) "Department" means the Department of Health and Hospitals.20 HLS 14RS-842 ORIGINAL
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(3) "Progeny of a cloned animal" means an animal derived from the sexual1
reproduction of a cloned animal with another cloned animal or an animal that is not2
cloned.3
§662. Products made from a cloned animal or its progeny; disclosure required4
A. Any person who manufactures, processes, or prepares food intended for5
human consumption in this state that contains any product from a cloned animal or6
the progeny of a cloned animal shall state on the label or packaging on the food, or7
by a sign if the food is not packaged, that the food contains product from a cloned8
animal or the progeny of a cloned animal.9
B. The lettering of the statement on the label, packaging, or sign required by10
this Section shall be displayed in a conspicuous and easily legible boldface print or11
type that is in clear contrast to other matter on the label, packaging, or sign.12
§663. Recordkeeping requirements13
A. Any person who sells or offers for sale a food intended for human14
consumption in this state that contains any product from a cloned animal or the15
progeny of a cloned animal shall maintain a record of each purchase from a16
producer, distributor, manufacturer, processor, or packer.17
B.(1) The record required by Subsection A of this Section shall include a bill18
of sale and any documents regarding the origin of the food that contains product19
from a cloned animal or the progeny of a cloned animal.20
(2) The record required by Subsection A of this Section shall be kept for a21
period of two years after the date of sale of the food.22
(3) The record required by Subsection A of this Section shall be made23
available to the department for inspection on request of the department.24
§664. Exemption25
The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any food that is served, sold, or26
otherwise provided in any restaurant or other food service establishment that is27
primarily engaged in the sale of food prepared and intended for immediate human28
consumption.29 HLS 14RS-842 ORIGINAL
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§665. Violations1
Any person violating the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a2
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more3
than five hundred dollars and each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.4
§666. Rules and regulations5
The Department of Health and Hospitals may promulgate, in accordance with6
the Administrative Procedure Act, any rules and regulations necessary for the7
administration of this Part.8
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
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Abstract: Requires disclosure of any food product derived from a cloned animal or the
progeny of a cloned animal.
Proposed law defines "cloned animal" as an animal that is created from a somatic cell
nuclear transfer event.
Proposed law defines "department" as the Dept. of Health and Hospitals (DHH).
Proposed law defines "progeny of a cloned animal" as an animal derived from the sexual
reproduction of a cloned animal with another cloned animal or an animal that is not cloned.
Proposed law requires any person that manufactures, processes, or prepares food intended
for human consumption in this state that contains any product from a cloned animal or the
progeny of a cloned animal to state on the label or packaging on the food, or by a sign if the
food is not packaged, that the food contains product from a cloned animal or the progeny of
a cloned animal.
Proposed law requires the lettering of the statement on the label, packaging, or sign to be
displayed in a conspicuous and easily legible boldface print or type that is in clear contrast
to other matter on the label, packaging, or sign.
Proposed law requires any person that sells or offers for sale a food intended for human
consumption in this state that contains any product from a cloned animal or the progeny of
a cloned animal to maintain a record of each purchase from a producer, distributor,
manufacturer, processor, or packer.
Proposed law requires the records to include a bill of sale and any documents regarding the
origin of the food that contains product from a cloned animal or the progeny of a cloned
animal, to be kept for a period of two years after the date of sale of the food, and to be made
available to DHH for inspection on request of the department. HLS 14RS-842 ORIGINAL
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The provisions of proposed law shall not apply to any food that is served, sold, or otherwise
provided in any restaurant or other food service establishment that is primarily engaged in
the sale of food prepared and intended for immediate human consumption.
Proposed law provides that any person violating the provisions of proposed law shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than
$500 and each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Proposed law authorizes DHH to promulgate any administrative rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 40:661-666)