House Bill 25-1064 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning a prohibition on cultivated meat.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

The bill prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, manufacturing, or distributing cultivated meat (prohibition), which is defined as a food product produced from animal cells that are grown in a laboratory setting in a controlled environment. A person that violates the prohibition is subject to certain civil penalties and commits a petty offense. The bill also allows the department of public health and environment or a county or district public health agency to suspend or revoke the license of a retail food establishment that violates the prohibition.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  Legislative declaration. (1)  The general assembly

• Page 2, Line 3finds and determines that:

• Page 2, Line 4(a)  For generations, Colorado stock growers have raised

• Page 2, Line 5high-quality meat products that feed families across the state and the

• Page 2, Line 6nation;

• Page 2, Line 7(b)  Livestock production is not just an industry in Colorado; it is

• Page 2, Line 8a proud tradition woven into the very fabric of the state's history;

• Page 2, Line 9(c)  Agriculture remains the lifeblood of rural Colorado, driving

• Page 2, Line 10local economies while preserving a rich heritage that rural Coloradans

• Page 2, Line 11embrace with pride; and

• Page 2, Line 12(d)  This deep connection to the land and livestock defines the

• Page 2, Line 13state's communities, ensuring that the legacy of Colorado agriculture

• Page 2, Line 14continues to thrive.

• Page 2, Line 15(2)  The general assembly therefore declares that a prohibition on

• Page 2, Line 16the sale, manufacture, or distribution of cultivated meat in the state is

• Page 2, Line 17necessary to preserve and protect the significant and rich legacy of

• Page 2, Line 18agriculture and ranching in the state.

• Page 2, Line 19SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-33-103, amend

• Page 2, Line 20the introductory portion; and add (3.3) and (3.5) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 2135-33-103.  Definitions. As used in this article article 33, unless

• Page 2, Line 22the context otherwise requires:

• Page 2, Line 23(3.3)  "Cultivated meat" means a food product produced

• Page 2, Line 24from cultured animal cells.

• Page 2, Line 25(3.5)  "Cultured animal cell" means an animal cell that is

• Page 3, Line 1grown in a laboratory setting in a controlled environment.

• Page 3, Line 2SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-33-104, amend

• Page 3, Line 3(1) as follows:

• Page 3, Line 435-33-104.  Commissioner of agriculture - powers and duties

• Page 3, Line 5- rules. (1) (a)  The commissioner is hereby authorized to may formulate

• Page 3, Line 6reasonable rules and standards of construction, labeling, operation, record

• Page 3, Line 7keeping, and sanitation for all processing facilities and shall establish

• Page 3, Line 8rules and standards pertaining to containers, packaging materials, mobile

• Page 3, Line 9slaughter units, slaughter rooms, processing rooms, chill rooms, storage

• Page 3, Line 10and locker rooms, sharp freezing facilities, and premises of processing

• Page 3, Line 11facilities, with respect to the service of slaughtering, cutting, preparing,

• Page 3, Line 12wrapping, and packaging meat and meat products necessary for the proper

• Page 3, Line 13preservation of food.

• Page 3, Line 14(b)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to

• Page 3, Line 15administer section 35-33-106.5.

• Page 3, Line 16SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 35-33-106.5 as

• Page 3, Line 17follows:

• Page 3, Line 1835-33-106.5.  Prohibition on cultivated meat.A person shall

• Page 3, Line 19not sell, offer for sale, manufacture, or distribute cultivated

• Page 3, Line 20meat in the state.

• Page 3, Line 21SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-33-107, amend

• Page 3, Line 22(3), (4), and (6) introductory portion as follows:

• Page 3, Line 2335-33-107.  Exemptions. (3)  Any A person who that holds an

• Page 3, Line 24establishment number issued by the United States department of

• Page 3, Line 25agriculture for purposes of inspection and does not engage in the custom

• Page 3, Line 26processing of meat animals shall be is exempt from the requirements of

• Page 3, Line 27this article this article 33, except section 35-33-106.5 prohibiting

• Page 4, Line 1cultivated meat.

• Page 4, Line 2(4)  Any A religious practice involving the ritual slaughter,

• Page 4, Line 3handling, or preparation of meat animals is exempt from the provisions

• Page 4, Line 4of this article this article 33, except section 35-33-203 governing

• Page 4, Line 5methods of slaughter and section 35-33-106.5 prohibiting cultivated

• Page 4, Line 6meat.

• Page 4, Line 7(6)  A producer who that raises and slaughters no more than one

• Page 4, Line 8thousand poultry during each calendar year is exempt from the provisions

• Page 4, Line 9of this article this article 33, other than the cultivated meat

• Page 4, Line 10prohibition in section 35-33-106.5, the record-keeping requirement in

• Page 4, Line 11section 35-33-202, and the labeling requirements in section 35-33-301,

• Page 4, Line 12if:

• Page 4, Line 13SECTION 6.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-4-1611.5, amend

• Page 4, Line 14(9)(a) as follows:

• Page 4, Line 1525-4-1611.5.  Violations - penalties - review. (9) (a)  The

• Page 4, Line 16department or county or district public health agency may suspend or

• Page 4, Line 17revoke a license or certificate of license for any a violation of:

• Page 4, Line 18(I)  This part 16;

• Page 4, Line 19(II)  Any A rule adopted pursuant to this part 16; or

• Page 4, Line 20(III)  Any of the The terms, conditions, or provisions of the license

• Page 4, Line 21or certificate of license in accordance with section 24-4-104; or

• Page 4, Line 22(IV)  Section 35-33-106.5.

• Page 4, Line 23SECTION 7.  Act subject to petition - effective date -

• Page 4, Line 24applicability. (1)  This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following

• Page 4, Line 25the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the

• Page 4, Line 26general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant

• Page 4, Line 27to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an

• Page 5, Line 1item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,

• Page 5, Line 2section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the

• Page 5, Line 3general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take

• Page 5, Line 4effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the

• Page 5, Line 5governor.

• Page 5, Line 6(2)  This act applies to conduct occurring on or after the applicable

• Page 5, Line 7effective date of this act.