[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4077 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4077

  To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk 
 products in final package form for human consumption when the milk or 
      milk product originates in a State that allows the sale of 
   unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form and is 
 destined for another State that allows the sale of unpasteurized milk 
                and milk products in final package form.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2007

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk 
 products in final package form for human consumption when the milk or 
      milk product originates in a State that allows the sale of 
   unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form and is 
 destined for another State that allows the sale of unpasteurized milk 
                and milk products in final package form.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.

    (a) Sale Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 1240.61 of title 21, 
Code of Federal Regulations, the delivery into interstate traffic, or 
sale, other distribution, or holding for sale or other distribution 
after shipment in interstate traffic, of any unpasteurized milk or 
unpasteurized milk product in final package form for direct human 
consumption, or intended to be put into final package form for direct 
human consumption, is not prohibited if the unpasteurized milk or 
unpasteurized milk product--
            (1) is produced in a State that allows the sale of 
        unpasteurized milk and or unpasteurized milk products in final 
        package form;
            (2) is delivered into interstate traffic in that State; and
            (3) is intended for transport to and sale in another State 
        that allows the sale of unpasteurized milk and or unpasteurized 
        milk products in final package form.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``pasteurized'' refers to the process of 
        heating milk and milk products to the applicable temperature 
        specified in the tables contained in section 1240.61 of title 
        21, Code of Federal Regulations, and held continuously at or 
        above that temperature for at least the corresponding specified 
        time in such tables.
            (2) The terms ``milk'', ``milk products'', and ``interstate 
        traffic'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1240.3 
        of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations.
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