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“Egg producers and egg retailers do not require a license or registration to operate in Vermont.”

“Egg producers with 3,000 or more laying hens must register with the FDA and comply with 21 CFR part 118 (the “Egg Safety Final Rule”)”

“Unlike in other industries like dairy and meat, egg producers are not required to be licensed with the Agency.”

“Each container containing eggs being sold, exposed, offered, or advertised for sale or exchange in this State for human consumption must be plainly and conspicuously marked with the proper designation of the size and quality grades adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets”

“The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all shipments, containers, or displays in which eggs are packed, distributed, sold, held in storage, offered, or exposed for sale.”

“A person shall not: (1) sell, expose, offer for sale, or advertise for sale or exchange in Vermont as “fresh,” “strictly fresh,” “hennery,” “new laid,” “native,” “today’s,” “nearby,” “selected,” “guaranteed,” “new arrivals,” “A 1 candled,” or other words or descriptions of similar import any eggs that are not grade A or better;”

“(3) sell, offer for sale, deliver, or donate eggs that do not satisfy the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it; or (4) sell, offer for sale, deliver, or donate eggs that are adulterated within the meaning of 18 V.S.A. § 4059”

“(Amended 1973, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2023, No. 42, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)”

“A person shall not pack shell eggs in containers that are not structurally sound and clean.”

“Such duly appointed inspectors shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any building or other place where it is reasonable to believe eggs are being sold, offered, or exposed for sale.”

“All eggs must be graded excepting eggs of mixed quality being sold by one dealer to another dealer as “ungraded” or “Nest Run”.”

“Each egg container or display must be plainly and conspicuously marked with the proper grade and size, as follows: … Use of one and only one official grade terms and one and only one of the official size terms.”

“Mark each carton on the cover with proper grade and size term. … Cross out all previous grade and size markings.”

“Each advertised egg price must be accompanied by the size and grade terms which identify those eggs offered at that price. This applies to: a) Signs including roadside and store egg signs.”

“Every person selling eggs is responsible for maintaining legal grade and size markings.”

“Producer – means any person who owns or controls one or more domestic chicken hens and who sells, or offers for sale, eggs produced by the animals.”

“Official grades are Grade AA, Grade A, and Grade B. … “Ungraded” or “nest run” are not official grade terms for eggs sold at retail.”

“Reused cartons: May be used but must be structurally sound and clean; previous marking that are no longer accurate must be removed, covered, or crossed out to prevent misbranding.”

“The statement of identity “EGGS” must appear on the PDP.”

“Net content must be stated as: 6 Eggs or Half Dozen Eggs, 12 Eggs or One Dozen Eggs, etc.”

“The legal name, business address, and zip code of the producer or distributor must be on the PDP or Information Panel.”

“SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS: To prevent illness from bacteria: keep eggs refrigerated, cook eggs until yolks are firm, and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly.”

“Eggs may be labeled as “local” or “Vermont eggs” only if they are harvested in Vermont from hens raised for at least one third of their life in Vermont.”

“If used, the label should state “Keep refrigerated at 45 F or less.””

“Contact the Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets’ Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division at 116 State St., Montpelier, VT 05620, or call (802) 828-2433.”

“Vermont does not require eggs to be washed, however, eggs must be visibly clean and unbroken.”

“Most egg operations in Vermont have fewer than 50 laying hens”

“Eggs being sold must be in clean and unbroken condition. … Eggs may be sold in either new, stock egg cartons or in used egg cartons. If eggs are sold in used egg cartons, vendors must cross out any code date of USDA shield printed on the carton.”

“Egg cartons must state that eggs are “Grade A”. By Vermont law, ungraded eggs are not allowed in retail sales. Home-produced eggs may be labeled as “Grade A” without undergoing testing (ex. candling).”

“Information on the producer must be provided with eggs being sold. This information should include the name and address of the producer.”

“This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.”

“No. 42. An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects.”

“An act relating to standards for the care of egg-laying hens … House 1/9/2025 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry”