HB 25-1064
signedProhibition on Cultivated Meat
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse Bill 25-1064, which has been signed into law in Colorado, bans the sale and production of cultivated meat. Cultivated meat is defined as food made from animal cells grown in a lab rather than from animals raised on farms. Violators can face fines and their business licenses could be suspended or revoked by health agencies. This means that companies producing such lab-grown meats are no longer allowed to sell their products within Colorado.
Official Summary
The bill prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, manufacturing, or distributing cultivated meat (prohibition), which is defined as a food product produced from animal cells that are grown in a laboratory setting in a controlled environment. A person that violates the prohibition is subject to certain civil penalties and commits a petty offense. The bill also allows the department of public health and environment or a county or district public health agency to suspend or revoke the license of a retail food establishment that violates the prohibition.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2025-01-27
- Latest action
- 2025-01-08
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
- OpenStates
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