Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0168 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 02/04/2025

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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0168
Cultivated meat-prohibition.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Eklund, Banks, Brady and 
Davis and Senator(s) Crago and Driskill
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting 
2 the manufacture, sale and distribution of cultivated meat 
3 for human consumption; providing definitions; providing 
4 penalties; and providing for effective dates.
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8.  W.S. 35-7-110(a) by creating a new 
9 paragraph (xxxii) and by renumbering paragraph (xxxii) as 
10 (xxxiii), 35-7-111(a) by creating a new paragraph (xiv) and 
11 35-7-125(a) are amended to read:
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6 "This act" means W.S. 35-7-109 
7 through 35-7-126.
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11 (a)  No person shall:
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19 (a)  A regulatory authority may summarily suspend a 
20 license to operate a food establishment if it determines 
21 through consultation with a health officer, inspection, 
22 examination of food, employees, records or other authorized 
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2 an imminent health 
3 hazard exists including, but not limited to, fire, flood, 
4 extended interruption of electrical or water service, or 
5 sewage backup.
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7The department of agriculture shall 
8 promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
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12 (a)  Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of 
13 this section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
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15 (b)  Sections 2 and 3 of this act are effective 
16 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a 
17 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of 
18 the Wyoming Constitution.
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