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Sponsors say MECO registration in HB 134 would let Ohioans sell more foods from home with inspection and fees
Summary
Representatives testified that HB 134 would create Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MECO) registration to allow certain perishable foods to be prepared and sold from home kitchens under a $75 initial/$25 renewal registration plus a $50 inspection fee, with sanitation standards and an income limit included in committee negotiations.
Representatives Gross and Humphrey presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 134, which would create a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MECO) registration to expand the types of cottage and perishable foods Ohioans could legally prepare and sell from home kitchens.
Sponsors said the bill would permit sales of certain perishable foods (for example, items that…
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