This bill, HB 122-FN, defines homestead food operations and increases the maximum annual gross sales limit for these operations from $20,000 to $50,000. It also exempts homestead food operations from various licensing requirements, such as hand washing facilities requirements and sink and sanitation requirements. The bill further amends the definition of a homestead food operation to allow for a certain number of meals to be served from a private home, and removes licensing requirements for these entities. The fiscal impact of the bill is indeterminable, but it may increase the number of homestead food operations exempt from health and safety inspections, which could lead to an increase in food-borne pathogens and related health officer inspections at the local level.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 143-A:3, 143-A:5, 143-A:12