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House Bill 201
By: Representatives Bell of the 75
th
, Hagan of the 156
th
, Huddleston of the 72
nd
, Stinson of
the 150
th
, and Cox of the 28
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
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relating to advertising and sale of meat generally, so as to prohibit selling, offering for sale,2
trading, or distributing lab-grown meat; to provide for definitions; to provide for related3
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to7
advertising and sale of meat generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as8
follows:9
"26-2-162.
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term:11
(1) 'Animal' means any animal, including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, fish, and poultry,12
including eggs, raised for the production of an edible product or products intended for13
human consumption. Such term also includes game animals, as defined in Code Section14
27-1-2.15
(2) 'Lab-grown meat' means cell cultured meat.16
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(3) 'Meat' means the flesh, offal, or other by-product of any part of the carcass of an17
animal that has been slaughtered.18
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute lab-grown19
meat."20
SECTION 2.21
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.22
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