SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 867
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR COLEMAN.
Pre-filed December 1, 2003, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3054S.01I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 407, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to radio frequency identification tags (RFID).
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 407, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 407.1150, to read as follows:
407.1150. 1. This act may be cited as the "RFID Right to Know Act of 2004".
2. A consumer commodity or package that contains or bears a radio frequency identification tag or bar code shall bear a label as provided in subsection 4 of this section.
3. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Radio frequency identification" or "RFID", technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify individual items;
(2) "Tag", a microchip that is attached to an antenna and is able to transmit identification information.
4. A label required by subsection 2 of this section shall:
(1) State, at a minimum, that the consumer commodity or package contains or bears a radio frequency identification tag, and that the tag can transmit unique identification information to an independent reader both before and after purchase; and
(2) Be in a conspicuous type-size and location and in print that contrasts with the background against which it appears.