2E Relating to agriculture

ARTICLE 1 - AGRICULTURE POLICY

Modifying certain provisions relating to nonagricultural waste pesticides disposal, indemnification of a local unit of government in a waste pesticide collection program, and agricultural pesticide dealer sales invoices; modifying certain plant protection and certification or permit provisions; expanding certain nursery stock provisions; clarifying inspection and enforcement duties of the commissioner; clarifying certain labeling requirements for vegetable and flower seeds; modifying certain food analysis duties; modifying livestock quarantine zone requirements; modifying the timeline for the agricultural land preservation program report; authorizing cost share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps under the agricultural growth, research, and innovation (AGRI) program, extending the expiration date; modifying certain grain buyers and grain storage provisions; modifying certain firewood bulk sales delivery ticket and package information requirements of the weights and measures division; extending the deadline for biodiesel minimum content requirement exceptions and requiring study of the need to continue the exceptions; delaying the effective date for the wind easements limitations elimination; requiring the NextGen Energy board to report on biofuels blending with gasoline or other energy sources; repealing the grain inspection, weighing, sampling and analysis act and certain provisions relating to wholesale produce dealers, grain buyer and grain storage, public warehouse terminals, grain storage on farms, grain supervision, grain banks, and seed and feed loans

ARTICLE 2 - FOOD ENFORCEMENT

Modifying food safety regulations administered by the department of agriculture and providing for enforcement; recodifying certain food safety definitions; specifying certain criteria for food oversight duties; providing exclusions for certain perishable foods; defining food adulteration and food misbranding; authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to carry out enforcement duties and specifying certain inspection powers of the commissioner; providing regulations for enforcement, false statement or records, administrative actions and penalties, appeal of administrative action or penalty, civil and criminal penalties, and embargo, seizure and condemnations; specifying certain powers of the commissioner; imposing penalties for violations; making certain technical and conforming changes; repealing certain obsolete provisions
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