HR 4077 IH
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.
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(a) Sale Authorized-
Notwithstanding section 1240.61 of title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations, the delivery into interstate traffic, or sale, other
distribution, or holding for sale or other distribution after
shipment in interstate traffic, of any unpasteurized milk or
unpasteurized milk product in final package form for direct human
consumption, or intended to be put into final package form for
direct human consumption, is not prohibited if the unpasteurized
milk or unpasteurized milk product--
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(1) is produced in a State
that allows the sale of unpasteurized milk and or unpasteurized
milk products in final package form;
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(2) is delivered into
interstate traffic in that State; and
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(3) is intended for transport
to and sale in another State that allows the sale of
unpasteurized milk and or unpasteurized milk products in final
package form.
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(b) Definitions- In this section:
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(1) The term `pasteurized'
refers to the process of heating milk and milk products to the
applicable temperature specified in the tables contained in
section 1240.61 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, and
held continuously at or above that temperature for at least the
corresponding specified time in such tables.
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(2) The terms `milk', `milk
products', and `interstate traffic' have the meanings given
those terms in section 1240.3 of title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations.