Exemption from certain registration fee.
3 Pa.C.S. § 5
in effectA food establishment which is licensed as a public eating and drinking place pursuant to the applicable provisions of the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.926, No.369), referred to as the Public Eating and Drinking Place Law, shall not be subject to the registration fee imposed by section 14(c) of the act of July 7, 1994 (P.L.421, No.70), known as the Food Act. 1998, OCTOBER 16, P.L.768, NO.94 Preamble The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) It is the policy of the Commonwealth to conserve, protect and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural lands for the production of food and other agricultural products.
(2) It is also the policy of the Commonwealth that aquaculture is an agricultural activity which adds to the diversity of our food and fiber production system and should be conserved, protected and encouraged to develop and grow within this Commonwealth.
(3) Aquacultural production is a vital sector of Pennsylvania's agriculture, supplying fresh foodfish, ornamental species and over 70% of the trout stocked in the northeastern United States.
(4) Aquaculture has grown globally from 6,600,000 metric tons in 1966 to 15,900,000 metric tons in 1993. Aquaculture will continue to grow to contribute further to the Commonwealth's economy insofar as Pennsylvania is an industry leader and aquaculturally friendly.
(5) It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all levels of government work together under the leadership of the Department of Agriculture to create an atmosphere conducive to the further development and expansion of our aquacultural industry. Explanatory Note. Act 94 added Chapter 42 of Title 3. § 2. Duties of Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is directed to analyze needs for aquacultural research to determine the desirability and feasibility of acquiring via a public or private consortium one or both of the Federal fish research stations located within this Commonwealth should either or both of the stations become available. 2001, DECEMBER 13, P.L.876, NO.97
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