Bill > HB4881

This bill amends the Michigan Food Law to update and clarify various licensing exemptions for food-related businesses and establishments. The bill makes several technical changes, such as renumbering and reorganizing existing exemption categories, and modifying language related to licensing requirements. Key modifications include updating exemptions for establishments like those dealing with grain, honey, and maple syrup producers, and clarifying rules for temporary food establishments, mobile food services, and vending machine locations. The bill maintains existing provisions that allow certain small-scale food producers and sellers (such as those selling uncut fresh fruits and vegetables directly to consumers, nonprofit cooperatives, and producers with low gross sales) to be exempt from licensing requirements. The bill also establishes provisions for when food establishments can transport and serve food at different locations without requiring separate licensing, such as at farmers' markets, fairs, festivals, or through vending machines. Importantly, the bill is tied to another piece of legislation (House Bill 4882) and will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4881