Senate Bill S9029

                             
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                                   9029
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
   iting  the  manufacture  for  sale,  sale,  hold or offer for sale, or
   distribution of lab grown meat or 3D printed meat in the state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 96-g of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 by adding three new subdivisions 18, 19 and 20 to read as follows:
   18. "LAB GROWN MEAT" MEANS A FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISED OF  ANIMAL  CELLS,
 SUCH  AS  MUSCLE  OR FAT TISSUE.  SUCH CELLS ARE DERIVED FROM AN INITIAL
 SAMPLE AND ARE GROWN IN A CULTURE  THROUGH  CELLULAR  AGRICULTURE  IN  A
 CONTROLLED  ENVIRONMENT,  SUCH AS A BIOREACTOR. THE RESULTING PRODUCT IS
 BIOLOGICALLY EQUIVALENT TO CONVENTIONAL MEAT BUT IS NOT  THE  RESULT  OF
 THE SLAUGHTER OF AN ANIMAL.
   19.  "3D  PRINTED MEAT" MEANS A FOOD PRODUCT FABRICATED USING ADDITIVE
 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH INVOLVES THE  LAYER-BY-LAYER  DEPOSITION
 OF  A  SPECIALIZED  BIO-INK. SUCH BIO-INK IS COMPOSED OF EITHER CULTURED
 ANIMAL CELLS OR PROTEINS DERIVED FROM BOTANICAL SOURCES.
   20. "PLANT-BASED MEAT" MEANS A  FOOD  PRODUCT  FORMULATED  EXCLUSIVELY
 FROM  BOTANICAL SOURCES, SUCH AS SOY, PEA PROTEIN, OR WHEAT. SUCH INGRE-
 DIENTS ARE SUBJECTED TO FOOD PROCESSING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING HIGH  HEAT
 AND PRESSURE EXTRUSION.
   §  2.  Section  96-h  of  the agriculture and markets law, as added by
 chapter 573 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   §  96-h.  Application  of  article.  1.  Notwithstanding   any   other
 provisions  of  this  article,  the  knowing  sale,  exposure  for sale,
 exchange or transportation at any and all places within the state of the
 fur, hair, skin or flesh  of  domesticated  dog  (canis  familiaris)  or
 domesticated  cat  (felis  catus  or  domesticus)  as food, meat, custom
 slaughtered meat, farm dressed meat, meat by-product or meat food  prod-
 uct  edible  by  humans  or animals is hereby prohibited. A violation of
 this [section] SUBDIVISION shall subject the offender to a civil penalty
 of up to one thousand dollars for an individual and up to five  thousand
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 dollars  for  a  corporation  for  the  first  violation. Any subsequent
 violation shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to twenty-five thou-
 sand dollars. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to  this  [section]
 SUBDIVISION  shall  be paid to the animal population control fund estab-
 lished by section ninety-seven-xx of the state finance law. Any authori-
 zation given by or pursuant to the provisions of this article to handle,
 sell, expose for sale, exchange or transport the carcasses  of  animals,
 parts  thereof, meat, meat by-products and meat food products within the
 state and any exclusion from the application of this article  applicable
 to  custom  slaughtered  meat  or  contained  in section ninety-six-j or
 another provision of this article shall not apply to the  knowing  sale,
 exposure  for sale, exchange or transportation of the fur, hair, skin or
 flesh of domesticated dog or domesticated  cat  as  food,  meat,  custom
 slaughtered  meat, farm dressed meat, meat by-product or meat food prod-
 uct edible by humans or animals which is prohibited by the provisions of
 this section. In the case of any conflict with another provision of this
 article, the provisions of this [section] SUBDIVISION shall prevail over
 such other provision of this article.
   2. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, IT  SHALL
 BE  UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, SELL, HOLD OR OFFER
 FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTE LAB GROWN MEAT OR 3D PRINTED MEAT IN THIS STATE.
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO PLANT-BASED  MEAT.
 A  PERSON  WHO  KNOWINGLY  VIOLATES  THIS  SUBDIVISION COMMITS A CLASS B
 MISDEMEANOR. A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT  THAT  MANUFACTURES,  DISTRIBUTES,  OR
 SELLS LAB GROWN MEAT OR 3D PRINTED MEAT IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION INCLUDING A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP
 TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  AN  INDIVIDUAL  AND  UP  TO  FIVE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  FOR  A  CORPORATION  FOR  THE  FIRST  VIOLATION. ANY SUBSEQUENT
 VIOLATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO TWENTY-FIVE THOU-
 SAND DOLLARS. ANY CIVIL PENALTIES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE PAID TO THE  ANIMAL  POPULATION  CONTROL  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY
 SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN-XX  OF  THE STATE FINANCE LAW.  IN ADDITION TO THE
 PENALTIES PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION THE LICENSE  OF  ANY  RESTAURANT,
 STORE,  OR OTHER BUSINESS MAY BE SUSPENDED AS PROVIDED IN THE APPLICABLE
 LICENSING LAW UPON THE CONVICTION OF AN OWNER OR EMPLOYEE OF THAT  BUSI-
 NESS  FOR  A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN CONNECTION WITH THAT BUSI-
 NESS. A PRODUCT FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS  SUBJECT
 TO  SEIZURE  AND  QUARANTINE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 TWO-B OF THIS CHAPTER.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY FOOD PRODUCT
 MANUFACTURED, SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, HELD  FOR  SALE,  DISTRIBUTED,  OR
 TRANSPORTED  WITHIN  THE  STATE CONSTITUTES LAB GROWN MEAT OR 3D PRINTED
 MEAT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY-SIX-G OF THIS ARTICLE.  FOR  PURPOSES
 OF MAKING SUCH DETERMINATION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY INSPECT ANY FOOD ESTAB-
 LISHMENT,  FACILITY,  PRODUCT,  INGREDIENT, PROCESS, RECORD, OR LABELING
 ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH PRODUCT, INCLUD-
 ING RECORDS SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH THE ORIGIN AND METHOD OF  PRODUCTION
 OF THE PRODUCT.
   (C) WHERE THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A PERSON, FOOD ESTABLISHMENT,
 STORE  OR  OTHER  BUSINESS HAS VIOLATED THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF  VIOLATION  SETTING  FORTH  THE  FACTUAL
 BASIS FOR SUCH DETERMINATION AND ANY PENALTIES IMPOSED.
   (D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, AND DOCUMENTA-
 TION  REQUIREMENTS  NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THIS SUBDIVISION,
 INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO INSPECTION,  SAMPLING,  RECORDKEEPING,
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 AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH STANDARDS OR
 TO  PROVIDE  DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A
 VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (E)  ANY  PERSON  OR  FOOD  ESTABLISHMENT,  STORE  OR  OTHER  BUSINESS
 AGGRIEVED BY A DETERMINATION OR PENALTY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION MAY SEEK JUDICIAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE
 CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCEEDING IS COMMENCED
 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SERVICE OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.