Title: H977 [Edition 1]
Category: Introduced Bill 2003

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA	SESSION 2003

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2003
H	1
HOUSE BILL 977

Short Title:	State Purchases of Substitute for Milk. | (Public)
Sponsors: | Representatives Brubaker; and Mitchell.
Referred to: | State Government.
April 9, 2003

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit any department, INSTITUTION, OR agency of the state from purchasing food products containing milk protein concentrate or reconstituted milk.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143-59.3.  No contracts for the purchase of products containing milk protein concentrate or reconstituted milk.
No department, institution, or agency of the State shall enter into a contract for the purchase of any food product that lists 'milk protein concentrate' on the label as an ingredient. No department, institution, or agency of the State shall enter into a contract for the purchase of any fluid milk product that lists 'reconstituted milk' on the label as an ingredient."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2003, and applies to contracts entered into on or after that date.

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