A bill for an act providing for the licensing of food processing plants, including certain operations located on the premises of farms or private residences, and providing fees.

HF 179 updates the licensing requirements for food processing plants in Iowa. It expands the definition of a "food processing plant" to include operations located on farms or private residences that store and sell officially processed packaged meat or poultry raised by the licensee. The bill also revises the annual license fee schedule for these plants. For general food processing plants, fees are tiered based on annual gross sales, while a flat $75 fee is established for the newly included farm or private residence operations.