| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 57 0176 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 163 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Ridley of the 22 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Ridley of the 6 |
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| 6 | 6 | | th |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Hagan of the 156 |
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| 8 | 8 | | th |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Carpenter of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | th |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Cox of the 28 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 19 | 19 | | relating to food service establishments, so as to require that certain food products be2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | disclosed as containing cell cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both; to provide3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1.6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | food service establishments, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | "26-2-378.1. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) 'Cell cultured meat' means any food product that is:11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (A) Artificially grown from cell cultures of animal muscle or organ tissues; and12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (B) Designed to share sensory characteristics with conventional meat products.13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) 'Conventional meat product' means any food product that:14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (A) Is made wholly or in part from the carcass of any animal, including, but not limited15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, fish, shellfish, and poultry; and16 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (B) Does not contain cell cultured meat or plant based meat alternatives.17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (3) 'Plant based meat alternative' means any food product that is:18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (A) Produced or derived from one or more plants, or parts of plants; and19 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (B) Designed to share sensory characteristics with conventional meat products.20 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (4) 'Poultry' shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 26-2-410.21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (b) All food service establishments in the state that serve food products containing cell22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both shall conspicuously display on their23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | menus, or on placards visible to the public, disclosures stating that such food products24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | contain cell cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both.25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (c) No food product containing cell cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both26 |
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| 47 | 47 | | shall be labeled, advertised, or otherwise represented by any food service establishment as27 |
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| 48 | 48 | | constituting conventional meat products."28 |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 2.29 |
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| 50 | 50 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.30 |
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| 51 | 51 | | H. B. 163 |
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