Arizona HB 2244: misbranding; misrepresenting; food products

Bill Text

HB2244 - 562R - S-Natural Resources, Energy and Water-Proposed 

Fifty-sixth Legislature���������������������� Natural Resources, Energy and 
Water

Second Regular Session������������������������������������������������� H.B. 
2244

PROPOSED

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
H.B. 2244

(Reference to House 
engrossed bill)

Page 
1, line 4, strike "livestock or poultry" 
insert "slaughter"

Line 
5, strike "or misbranding"; after "as" insert "fish,"

Line 
8, strike "Misbrand or" 

Line 
9, strike "Livestock or poultry" insert "The slaughter or killing of an animal"; after the second 
comma insert "fish, a fish PRODUCT,"; strike 
the second "or" insert a comma

Line 
10, after "product" insert "or any other animal food product"; strike "misbranding or"

Line 
13, after the comma insert "fish, a fish PRODUCT,"; 
strike "or" insert a comma; after the second 
"product" insert "or any 
other animal food PRODUCT"

Line 
16, strike "or" insert ", 
fish product,"; after the second "product" insert "or other animal food 
product with the intent to misrepresent the product"

Line 
17, after the second comma insert "fish, a fish PRODUCT,"; 
strike "or" insert a comma

Line 
18, after the first "product" insert "or any other animal food PRODUCT"

Line 
19, after the second comma insert "fish, a fish PRODUCT,"; 
strike "or" insert a 
comma

Line 
20, after the first "product" insert "or any other animal food PRODUCT"

Line 
21, after the comma insert "an"; after "or" insert "any"

Page 1, between lines 34 and 35, 
insert:

"C. This 
section DOES NOT PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM USING a word or term for the purposes 
of communicating a brand name, slogan, trademark or trade name in a manner that 
is not intentionally false, misleading or deceptive."

Reletter 
to conform

Between 
lines 35 and 36, insert: 

"1. "animal" means livestock, POULTRY, fish, big 
game, small game or any other species of ANIMAL.

2. "ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCT":

(a) MEANS aNY ARTICLE OF FOOD OR ANY ARTICLE INTENDED FOR OR 
CAPABLE OF BEING USED AS HUMAN FOOD that IS DERIVED OR PREPARED, IN WHOLE OR IN 
PART, FROM THE SLAUGHTER OR KILLING OF AN ANIMAL. 

(b) Does not include an animal byPRODUCT that is used ONLY 
FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES AND ADVERTISED ONLY TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONals.

3. "BIG GAME" HAS THE SAME 
MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 17-101."

Renumber 
to conform

Between 
lines 40 and 41, insert:

"7. "fish" means fresh or saltwater finfish, 
crustaceans, other forms of aquatic animal life, including alligator, frog, 
aquatic turtle, jellyfish, sea cucumber, sea urchin, roe of any fish and 
mollusks intended for human consumption.

8. "Fish 
product" means any human food product in which fish is a characterizing 
ingredient.

9. "Livestock" 
has the same meaning prescribed in section 3-1201."

Renumber 
to conform

Page 2, after line 8, insert:

"15. "Slaughter":

(a) Has 
the same meaning prescribed in section 3-2001.

(b) Includes 
the killing and preparation of any other animal for human consumption.

16. "Small 
game" has the same meaning prescribed in section 17-101."

Amend title to conform

 SINE 
 KERR

2244KERR.docx

02/28/2024

09:24 AM

C: CT