BHB/8/13
Sponsored by Mack Eisenberg, Izzy Badgley, Elle Etheridge of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Agriculture category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE ENACTED BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Genetically modified organisms: Organisms that have an altered genome from using advanced |
| 5 | technology to alter their characteristics by adding and taking away more wanted or less wanted |
| 6 | traits. |
| 7 | Genome: The set of DNA in an organism |
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| 9 | Section 2: All food products sold by retailers must be labeled either partially or completely as a |
| 10 | genetically modified product or by-product. |
| 11 | Ingredients within the product, regardless of if the entire product is genetically modified, must |
| 12 | have a manufactured label on the packaging stating it is a genetically modified organism. |
| 13 | Within the ingredients list, individual ingredients must be labeled if they are genetically modified. |
| 14 | Companies who sell their product online must show the GMO labeling on the package. If packaging |
| 15 | of product is not included in the photo, it must be stated in description of product. |
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| 17 | Section 3: If enacted this change won’t cost anything from the state. |
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| 19 | Section 4: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 21 | Section 5: This action shall take effect June 1st, 2024, the public welfare requiring it. |
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