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This bill amends existing Utah law to clarify definitions and regulations related to the sale of homemade food products and locally produced foods. It introduces the term "designated representative" to allow producers to contract with others for the distribution, sale, or storage of their homemade food products, and clarifies that "direct-to-sale location" can include any agreed-upon location between a producer or their designated representative and the consumer. The bill also modifies regulations for direct-to-sale farmers markets, specifying that they can only include products that have not been certified, licensed, regulated, or inspected by state or local authorities, with an exception for markets composed solely of minor producers or businesses operated by minors. Furthermore, it expands exemptions from state, county, or city licensing, permitting, certification, and inspection requirements for home producers who comply with the chapter's provisions, provided their homemade food is sold within the state for personal consumption and is not otherwise exempted. Importantly, the bill adds an exemption for sales of food and food ingredients or prepared food by a "home cook," defined as an individual preparing food exclusively in a private, noncommercial home kitchen, from sales and use taxes.

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

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