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 32 expands the definition of a "food processing plant" to include operations located on farms or private residences that store officially processed, packaged meat or poultry raised by the licensee and offered for sale. The bill revises the annual license fee schedule for these plants. General food processing plants will pay an annual fee ranging from $150 to $500, based on their gross annual sales. However, operations on farms or private residences storing processed meat or poultry will pay a flat annual license fee of $75.