REPEAL RESTRICTION ON SALE OF

ARTIFICIALLY-RIPENED TOMATOES

House Bill 4327

Sponsor:  Rep. Dudley Spade

Committee:  Agriculture

Complete to 3-7-07

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4327 AS INTRODUCED 2-27-07

The bill would repeal Public Act 113 of 1939 which (1) bans the sale of tomatoes, domestic or foreign grown, which are not vine ripened unless they are labeled as either "not vine ripened" or "artificially ripened by ethylene" or another process; and (2) makes the sale of artificially-ripened tomatoes that are not properly labeled a misdemeanor. 

MCL 752.751 and 752.752

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Department of Agriculture indicates that it does not currently enforce the act and repeal would have no fiscal impact.

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   Shannan Kane

                                                                                                  Fiscal Analyst:   William Hamilton

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.