116 STAT. 534 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 "(1) REQUIREMENT.— Except as provided in subsection (b), a retailer of a covered commodity shall inform consumers, at the final point of sale of the covered commodity to consumers, of the country of origin of the covered commodity. "(2) UNITED STATES COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.—^A retailer of a covered commodity may designate the covered commodity as having a United States country of origin only if the covered commodity— "(A) in the case of beef, is exclusively from an animal that is exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States (including from an animal exclusively born and raised in Alaska or Hawaii and transported for a period not to exceed 60 days through Canada to the United States and slaughtered in the United States); "(B) in the case of lamb and pork, is exclusively from an animal that is exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States; "(C) in the case of farm-raised fish, is hatched, raised, harvested, and processed in the United States; "(D) in the case of wild fish, is— "(i) harvested in waters of the United States, a territory of the United States, or a State; and "(ii) processed in the United States, a territory of the United States, or a State, including the waters thereof; and "(E) in the case of a perishable agricultural commodity or peanuts, is exclusively produced in the United States. "(3) WILD FISH AND FARM-RAISED FISH. —The notice of country of origin for wild fish and farm-raised fish shall distinguish between wild fish and farm-raised fish. " (b) EXEMPTION FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to a covered commodity if the covered commodity is— "(1) prepared or served in a food service establishment; and "(2)(A) offered for sale or sold at the food service establishment in normal retail quantities; or "(B) served to consumers at the food service establishment. "(c) METHOD OF NOTIFICATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The information required by subsection (a) may be provided to consumers by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard, or other clear and visible sign on the covered commodity or on the package, display, holding unit, or bin containing the commodity at the final point of sale to consumers. " (2) LABELED COMMODITIES. — If the covered commodity is already individually labeled for retail sale regarding country of origin, the retailer shall not be required to provide any additional information to comply with this section. "(d) AUDIT VERIFICATION SYSTEM. —The Secretary may require that any person that prepares, stores, handles, or distributes a covered commodity for retail sale maintain a verifiable recordkeeping audit trail that will permit the Secretary to verify compliance with this subtitle (including the regulations promulgated under section 284(b)). "(e) INFORMATION.— Any person engaged in the business of supplying a covered commodity to a retailer shall provide information
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