Rep. André M. Thapedi

Filed: 2/18/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 133

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 133 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is
5amended by adding Section 12.2 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 620/12.2 new)
7    Sec. 12.2. Labeling; seafood.
8    (a) In this Section:
9        "Farm raised" means harvested in controlled
10    environments, whether ocean-ranched or penned, and
11    including harvested from leased beds that have been
12    subjected to production enhancements, such as providing
13    protection from predators, the addition of artificial
14    structures, or providing nutrients.
15        "Farm raised fish or shellfish" includes fillets,
16    steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from farm raised fish

 

 

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1    or shellfish.
2        "Market name" means the market name for any seafood
3    species identified in the Seafood List issued by the
4    federal Food and Drug Administration.
5        "Wild caught" means naturally born or
6    hatchery-originated and released in the wild, and caught,
7    taken, or harvested from non-controlled waters or beds.
8        "Wild caught fish or shellfish" includes fillets,
9    steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from a wild caught
10    fish or wild caught shellfish.
11    (b) Any label of fresh or frozen fish or shellfish, wild
12caught or farm raised, offered for sale at wholesale or retail
13shall clearly identify all of the following information:
14        (1) The species of fish or shellfish by its market
15    name.
16        (2) Whether the fish or shellfish was farm raised or
17    wild caught.
18        (3) Whether the fish or shellfish was caught
19    domestically or imported.
20        (4) The country of origin of the fish or shellfish.
21    (c) It shall constitute misbranding for any person to
22knowingly sell or offer for sale any fish or shellfish that is
23labeled in violation of subsection (b) of this Section. For the
24purposes of this subsection (c), knowledge shall be presumed if
25the person fails to provide sufficient product documentation
26that demonstrates the fish or shellfish was labeled in

 

 

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1violation of subsection (b) of this Section when the person
2received the fish or shellfish. The presumption established
3under this subsection (c) is a presumption affecting the burden
4of proof.
5    (d) A retail food facility that sells or offers for sale
6any fresh or frozen fish or shellfish, wild caught or farm
7raised, shall identify and label the species of fish or
8shellfish by its market name for the consumer at the point of
9sale, so that the consumer can make an informed purchase
10decision. It is unlawful for a retail food facility to
11knowingly misidentify or misbrand the species of fish or
12shellfish in violation of this subsection (d).
13    (e) A retail food facility that sells or offers for sale
14any fresh or frozen fish or shellfish, wild caught or farm
15raised, may not knowingly misidentify or misbrand either of the
16following:
17        (1) The country of origin of the fish or shellfish.
18        (2) Whether the fish or shellfish was farm raised or
19    wild caught.
20    For the purposes of this subsection (e), knowledge shall be
21presumed if the retail food facility fails to provide
22sufficient product documentation that demonstrates the fish or
23shellfish was identified and labeled in violation of this
24Section when the retail food facility received the fish or
25shellfish. The presumption established by this subsection (e)
26is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.

 

 

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1    (f) A violation of this Section shall be punishable by a
2fine to be determined by rule by the Department of Public
3Health.
4    (g) This Section shall become operative 18 months after the
5effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
6Assembly.".