Bill > HB201

This bill proposes to prohibit the sale, offering for sale, trading, or distribution of lab-grown meat (also known as cell cultured meat) in Georgia. The legislation defines key terms including "animal" (which encompasses livestock like cattle, swine, sheep, goats, fish, poultry, and game animals), "meat" (as flesh or by-products from slaughtered animal carcasses), and "lab-grown meat" (cell cultured meat). Specifically, the bill would make it unlawful for any person to engage in commercial activities involving lab-grown meat products, effectively banning this emerging food technology from being sold within the state. The bill appears to be a preemptive measure to restrict the potential market entry of cell-cultured meat products, which are produced by cultivating animal cells in a laboratory setting rather than through traditional animal slaughter. By adding this provision to the existing state code related to meat advertising and sales, the legislation seeks to maintain traditional meat production and sales methods while preventing the introduction of lab-grown meat alternatives to Georgia consumers.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69717