Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat

Summary

HB 2617 defines cultivated meat as any edible animal tissue grown in a lab and makes it illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute such products in Missouri. The bill imposes misdemeanor penalties—class C for a first offense and class A for repeat offenses—enforced by the Department of Health and Senior Services with input from the Department of Agriculture. It failed to pass.

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