| (a) License required. A license must be obtained from
the department by the following:
(1) any person who buys or sells eggs in this state
for the purpose of resale;
(2) each separate facility where eggs are graded and/or
stored, packed, or processed;
(3) any person who first establishes the grade, size,
and classification of eggs offered for sale or sold in this state;
and
(4) any egg broker.
(b) Exemptions. This section does not apply to:
(1) producers of eggs who sell only the production
of their own flocks without claiming any egg grade or size and without
engaging in any previously defined egg marketing activity which would
cause them to lose their identity as a producer, except that these
producers are required to identify their eggs as "Produced by (producer's
name)" and give their addresses;
(2) a hatchery buying eggs exclusively for hatching
purposes;
(3) a hotel, restaurant, or other public eating place
where all eggs purchased are served by the establishment;
(4) a food manufacturer purchasing eggs for use only
in the manufacture of food products, except for a person who operates
a plant for the purpose of breaking eggs for freezing, drying or commercial
food manufacturing;
(5) an agent employed and paid a salary by a person
licensed under this chapter; and
(6) a retailer who sells eggs directly to consumers.
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