The Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs proposes the following Amendment No. to S. 506 (COUNCIL\VR\506C001.CC.VR22):

Reference is to Printer's Date 3/10/21-S.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-1-143(A)(1) and (E) and inserting:

/(1) 'Home-based food production operation' means an individual, operating out of the individual's dwelling, who prepares, processes, packages, stores, and distributes nonpotentially hazardous foods for sale directly to a person, including online and by mail order, or to retail stores, including grocery stores. 'Home-based food production operation' does not include preparing, processing, packaging, storing, or distributing low-acid canned goods or charcuterie boards.

(E) Home-based food operations only may sell, or offer to sell, food items directly to a person, including online and by mail order, or to retail stores, including grocery stores for his own use and not for resale. A home-based food operation may not sell, or offer to sell, food items at wholesale. Food produced from a home-based food production operation must not shall be considered to be from an approved source, as required of a retail food establishment pursuant to Regulation 61.25. Any retail stores, including grocery stores, that sell or offer to sell home-based food products must post clearly visible signage indicating that home-based food products are not subject to commercial food regulations. /