NATIONAL EGG REGULATORY OFFICIALS SURVEY OF STATE REFRIGERATION LAWS AS OF SEPTEMBER, 2000

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STATE

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

YEAR ENACTED

ENFORCEMENT TYPE

TEMPERATURES

PRE PROCESSING

POST PROCESSING

WHOLESALE

RETAIL

FOOD SERVICE

TRANSPORTATION

ALABAMA

1

1991

1

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

ALASKA

NONE

               

ARIZONA

1

1958

3

60°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

ARKANSAS

1,2

1993

4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

CALIFORNIA

1

1998

4

NONE

45°A

45°A

   

45°A

2

         

45°A

45°A

 

COLORADO

1,2

1997

1,2,3,4

NONE

NONE

41°A

41°A

41°A

45°A

CONNECTICUT

1

1990

1

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

(RESTAURANTS ONLY)

DELAWARE

1

1968

1,4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

NONE

45°A

2

Unknown

1

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

41°I

41°I

FLORIDA

1

1997

4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

GEORGIA

1

1995

4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

HAWAII

1

1994

 

NONE

60°A

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

2

1994

 

NONE

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

IDAHO

1

1993

1,2

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

ILLINOIS

1,2

 

1,2,3

60°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

INDIANA

1,2

1983

1

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

NONE

IOWA

3

unknown

1,4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

KANSAS

1

   

NONE

NONE

60°A

60°A

60°A

 

KENTUCKY

2

 

2

NONE

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

NONE

LOUISIANA

1

1993

2,4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

MAINE

NONE

               

MARYLAND

1,2

1993

1,2,4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

MASSACHUSETTS

                 

MICHIGAN

1

1963

1,2,3,4

NONE

60°I

60°I

40°I

45°I

60°I

MINNESOTA

1,2

1991

1,2

50°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°I

50°A

MISSISSIPPI

1

1997

4

NONE

60°A

NONE

45°A

HEALTH DEPT

NONE

MISSOURI

1

 

4

NONE

NONE

60°A

60°A

NONE

NONE

MONTANA

3

UNKNOWN

4

 

45°

45°

   

NONE

NEBRASKA

1

1992

1, 2

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

NEVADA

2

UNKNOWN

1,2

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

50°A

NONE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

2

 

PLANS ON ADOPTING 1998

   

NONE

NONE

NONE

45°A

45°A

NONE

NEW JERSEY

                 

NEW MEXICO

1

NA

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NEW YORK

1,2

   

NONE

NONE

NONE

45°A

   

NORTH CAROLINA

1

1991

1

60°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

NORTH DAKOTA

                 

OHIO

1

1996

1,3

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

OKLAHOMA

1

N/A

1,4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

OREGON

1,2

1993

1,2

NONE

45°I

45°I

45°I

45°I

45°I

PENNSYLVANIA

1,2

1991

1

55°A

45°A

45°A

45°I

45°I

45°A

RHODE ISLAND

2

1995

2

NONE

41°

41°A

41°A

41°A

41°A

SOUTH CAROLINA

2

   

NONE

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

SOUTH DAKOTA

1

   

NONE

 

Ò45°A

 

Ò45°A

45°A

45°A

50°I

TENNESSEE

1

N/A

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

TEXAS

1,2

1997

1

60°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

 

45°A

UTAH

1,2

1991

1,2,3,4

55°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

41°I

41° unless specified 45° by federal rule

VERMONT

                 

VIRGINIA

1,2

1968

1,2,3

NONE

60°A

60°A

60°A

60°A

60°A

WASHINGTON

1

1991, 1995

1,2,3

55°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

NONE

45°A

2

1992

       

45°I

45°I

 

WEST VIRGINIA

1

1965

1,2

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

2

         

45°

45°

 

WISCONSIN

1,2

1996

4

60°A

45°A

40°A

40°A

40°A

45°A

WYOMING

1

1993

1,2,3,4

NONE

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

45°A

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