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This bill regulates the sale of eggs by grocery stores participating in federal food programs, such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). It defines "conventional eggs" and "specialty eggs" (eggs from chickens housed in cage-free, free-range, or enriched colony cage environments), and requires grocery stores participating in federal food programs to maintain an inventory of conventional eggs in addition to any specialty eggs they choose to sell. The bill also allows the Iowa Department of Public Health to request a waiver or exception from federal regulations if necessary to implement and enforce the law, and provides certain exemptions for stores that only sell specialty eggs or choose not to sell any eggs. Violations by grocery stores would not automatically disqualify them from federal food programs, unless authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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