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Committee approves Imported Seafood Safety Act creating imported-seafood licensing and testing fund
Summary
The committee approved HB1, a substitute that establishes an imported-seafood license, sets fees, and creates an Imported Seafood Safety Fund to pay for inspections and laboratory testing by the Department of Public Health.
Chairman Brown and committee members approved HB1, titled the Imported Seafood Safety Act in the substitute, which creates a licensing and testing framework for seafood imported into the state.
Under the substitute, businesses that import seafood must obtain a distinct imported-seafood license. The substitute sets initial fees at $500 for residents and $700 for nonresidents and establishes the Imported Seafood Safety…
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