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FL H0435
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Tyler Sirois
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AI Summary
- Defines "cultivated meat" as any meat or food product produced from cultured animal cells, adding the term to Florida's food safety statutes (s. 500.03, F.S.)
- Prohibits any person from manufacturing, selling, holding or offering for sale, or distributing cultivated meat in Florida
- Violations constitute a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable under s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 (up to 60 days in jail and/or a $500 fine)
- Business licenses of restaurants, stores, or other establishments may be suspended upon conviction of an owner or employee for a violation, and violating products are subject to an immediate stop-sale order
- Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules to implement the prohibition; the act takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Cultivated Meat
Last Action
Died in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee1/19/2024
Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee11/22/2023
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