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This bill directs the North Dakota Legislative Management to conduct a comprehensive study on cell-cultured protein during the 2025-26 interim period. The study will examine the current legal status of cell-cultured protein by investigating ongoing litigation in federal and state courts, and analyzing the regulatory landscape across other states. The legislative management will assess the potential stakeholder impacts and explore the feasibility of implementing a prohibition on cell-cultured protein within the state. By the end of the study, they are required to prepare a detailed report with their findings and recommendations, along with any proposed legislation necessary to implement those recommendations. This report will be presented to the seventieth legislative assembly, providing a thorough examination of the emerging issues surrounding cell-cultured protein, which is a relatively new food technology involving protein created from animal cells in a laboratory setting rather than through traditional animal agriculture.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Military Affairs and Security

https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1151.html