Licensing micro markets and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill prescribes that the annual license fee for a retail food establishment that is a micro market is $40 for one micro market located in a building, or $60 for two or more micro markets located in the same building. The bill defines a micro market as an indoor, unstaffed, self-checkout kiosk that sells food and beverages in an area that is accessible only by a limited group of people, such as employees, and not the general public. Under current law, a permanent facility from which food is sold to customers at retail is generally required to hold a retail food establishment license granted by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and DATCP has authority to promulgate rules governing the operations of retail food establishments, including annual license fee amounts. The bill allows a new micro market to be issued a retail food establishment license before it is inspected, and requires the new micro market to be inspected within one year of being issued the license. Also, under the bill, micro markets are not subject to certain fees that generally apply to retail food establishments, other than the annual license fee.

The bill also requires a location that keeps, handles, prepares, or stores food or beverages before sale at a micro market to be regulated and licensed by DATCP as a vending machine commissary.

Who's behind it

3 representatives are its authors⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DATCP