The state Department of Agriculture is working to get obsolete agriculture-related laws off the books.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Department of Agriculture is working to get obsolete agriculture-related laws off the books.
Several obsolete laws will be removed in July after being repealed by the Legislature earlier this year.
One governing the production of apple vinegar had been on the books since the 1930s. Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says the law contains a ban on adding caramel color to cider vinegar to falsify its appearance.
Douglass says the law is no longer needed because the Food and Drug Administration regulates vinegar, which now comes in a variety of forms.
Douglass says professional groups have sought the repeal of such laws because they conflict with today's standards.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Department of Agriculture is working to get obsolete agriculture-related laws off the books.
Several obsolete laws will be removed in July after being repealed by the Legislature earlier this year.
One governing the production of apple vinegar had been on the books since the 1930s. Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says the law contains a ban on adding caramel color to cider vinegar to falsify its appearance.
Douglass says the law is no longer needed because the Food and Drug Administration regulates vinegar, which now comes in a variety of forms.
Douglass says professional groups have sought the repeal of such laws because they conflict with today's standards.
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