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KY HB639
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Josh Bray
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AI Summary
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Requires the secretary to promulgate regulations excluding on-farm poultry slaughtering and processing from additional oversight when products are sold directly to end consumers at farms, farmers markets, or roadside stands under federal exemption 9 C.F.R. sec. 381.10
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Poultry sold on-farm must be refrigerated at point of sale and properly labeled per federal requirements
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Poultry sold at farmers markets or roadside stands must be frozen at point of sale and properly labeled per federal requirements
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Prohibits local governments from requiring any additional certification or inspection of poultry products from farmers complying with these regulations
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Defines "end consumer" as the final purchaser who does not resell the food product
Legislative Description
AN ACT relating to poultry.
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
Last Action
to Agriculture (H)
2/20/2026