CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 2217
Chapter 171, Laws of 2020
66TH LEGISLATURE
2020 REGULAR SESSION
COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCT LABELING--PERMIT NUMBER
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2020
Passed by the House February 12, 2020
  Yeas 95  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 5, 2020
  Yeas 48  Nays 1
CYRUS HABIB

President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2217 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN

Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved March 27, 2020 2:13 PM
FILED
March 27, 2020
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

HOUSE BILL 2217

Passed Legislature - 2020 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2020 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Eslick, Leavitt, Chambers, Callan, Dent, Walsh, Corry, Jenkin, Van Werven, Shewmake, Young, and Wylie
Prefiled 12/06/19.Read first time 01/13/20.Referred to Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to cottage food product labeling requirements; and amending RCW 69.22.020.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 69.22.020 and 2011 c 281 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The director may adopt, by rule, requirements for cottage food operations. These requirements may include, but are not limited to:
(a) The application and renewal of permits under RCW 69.22.030;
(b) Inspections as provided under RCW 69.22.040;
(c) Sanitary procedures;
(d) Facility, equipment, and utensil requirements;
(e) Labeling specificity beyond the requirements of this section;
(f) Requirements for clean water sources and waste and wastewater disposal; and
(g) Requirements for washing and other hygienic practices.
(2) A cottage food operation must package and properly label for sale to the consumer any food it produces, and the food may not be repackaged, sold, or used as an ingredient in other foods by a food processing plant, or sold by a food service establishment.
(3) A cottage food operation must place on the label of any food it produces or packages, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) The name and ((address))permit number issued under RCW 69.22.030 of the business of the cottage food operation;
(b) The name of the cottage food product;
(c) The ingredients of the cottage food product, in descending order of predominance by weight;
(d) The net weight or net volume of the cottage food product;
(e) Allergen labeling as specified by the director in rule;
(f) If any nutritional claim is made, appropriate labeling as specified by the director in rule;
(g) The following statement printed in at least the equivalent of eleven-point font size in a color that provides a clear contrast to the background: "Made in a home kitchen that has not been subject to standard inspection criteria."
(4) Cottage food products may only be sold directly to the consumer and may not be sold by internet, mail order, or for retail sale outside the state.
(5) Cottage food products must be stored only in the primary domestic residence.
Passed by the House February 12, 2020.
Passed by the Senate March 5, 2020.
Approved by the Governor March 27, 2020.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2020.
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