A qualified entity shall meet at least one of the following requirements to become a licensee:
(1) Be a person that produces an agricultural commodity:
(i) that is entirely harvested from a Pennsylvania location or is grown at a Pennsylvania location for at least 75% of the commodity's production cycle; and
(ii) that, if inspected by the department, the USDA, the FDA or an independent certifying agency approved by the department, is approved by the inspecting authority as meeting all applicable quality, sanitation, safety and labeling standards of that inspecting authority.
(2) Be a person that processes an agricultural commodity:
(i) in whole or in part at a facility which is located within this Commonwealth; and
(ii) in whole or in part at a facility, which, if the agricultural commodity is intended for human consumption, is in compliance with Subchapter B of Chapter 57 (relating to food safety) and all applicable Federal and State food quality, sanitation, safety and labeling standards regulations; and
(iii) the use of which, to the maximum extent possible given production season restrictions or market availability, is a Pennsylvania-produced agricultural commodity.
(3) Be a person that promotes or markets an agricultural commodity from a person that meets the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2).
(4) Be a public eating and drinking place licensed under and in compliance with Subchapter A of Chapter 57 (relating to retail food facility safety) or under the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L.1304, No.315), known as the Local Health Administration Law, which offers a menu item that includes an agricultural commodity from a person that meets the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2).
(5) Be a person approved by the department to use and promote the use of the Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark to constituencies in furthering the purposes of this chapter.
(July 1, 2019, P.L.255, No.36, eff. 60 days)
2019 Amendment. Act 36 renumbered former section 4604 to present section 4612.
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