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1 H.735
2 Introduced by Representative Carroll of Bennington
3 Referred to Committee on
4 Date:
5 Subject: Health; food manufacturing establishments; licensing fees;
6 exemptions
7 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to exempt a food
8 manufacturing establishment with gross annual receipts of less than $50,000.00
9 from licensing fees. It further proposes to exempt from licensing requirements
10 an individual manufacturing and selling bakery products from the individual’s
11 own home kitchen where the individual has gross annual receipts of less than
12 $50,000.00.
13 An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments
14 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
15 Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4353 is amended to read:
16 § 4353. FEES
17 (a) The Commissioner may establish by rule any requirement the
18 Department needs to determine the applicable categories or exemptions for
19 licenses. The following license fees shall be paid annually to the Department
20 at the time of making the application according to the following schedules:
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2 (3) Food manufacturing establishment - a fee for any person or persons
3 that process food for resale to restaurants, stores, or individuals according to
4 the following schedule:
5 (A) Food manufacturing establishments; nonbakeries
6 I – Gross receipts of $10,001.00 to $50,000.00; $175.00
7 II I – Gross receipts of over $50,000.00; $275.00
8 III II – Gross receipts of $10,000.00 $50,000.00 or less are
9 exempt pursuant to section 4358 of this title
10 (B) Food manufacturing establishment; bakeries
11 I – Home bakery with gross receipts over $50,000.00;
12 $100.00
13 II – Small commercial with gross receipts over
14 $50,000.00; $200.00
15 III – Large commercial with gross receipts over
16 $50,000.00; $350.00
17 IV – Gross receipts of $50,000.00 or less are exempt
18 pursuant to section 4358 of this title
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1 Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 4358 is amended to read:
2 § 4358. EXEMPTIONS
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4 (b) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to an individual
5 manufacturing and selling bakery products from his or her the individual’s own
6 home kitchen whose average gross retail sales do not exceed $125.00 $962.00
7 per week.
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9 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
10 This act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 18-4353, 18-4358