MT SB386

Exempts processors of "local meat" (cattle, sheep, swine, goats) from state and local licensure, permitting, certification, packaging, labeling, and inspection requirements when selling directly to informed end consumers within Montana

Requires processors to provide written warnings stating the meat has not been inspected, is not regulated, and cannot be resold, donated, or commercially redistributed by the purchaser

Applies only to livestock raised by the processor and slaughtered on the processor's premises or through custom slaughter, with all transactions occurring entirely within Montana (no interstate commerce)

Prohibits processors from implying government endorsement of their products and excludes cell-cultured meat products from the exemption

Contains a contingent effective date: only becomes law if federal law changes to allow direct-to-consumer sales of uninspected meat through either new legislation or a court ruling invalidating the federal prohibition