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This bill, the Food Accessibility Act, exempts certain homemade food products from state or local government licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging, and labeling requirements. The bill allows the direct sale of homemade non-potentially hazardous food products (e.g., pickled fruits, baked goods) between a producer and an informed end consumer for home consumption within New Mexico, and allows the sale of certain meat products, including poultry, domestic rabbit, farm-raised fish, and meat acquired through an animal share arrangement. The bill also establishes a state meat inspection program and exempts meat from the gross receipts tax and governmental gross receipts tax. The bill declares an emergency, indicating the need for the provisions to take effect immediately.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislation.aspx?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=118&year=21