Section 20-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 10/1/2024] Cultivated food products produced from cultured animal cells unlawful(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "cultivated food product" means any food product produced from cultured animal cells.(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute any cultivated food product in this state.(2) A violation of this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)(1) A food sales establishment, as defined in Section 20-1-20, Code of Alabama 1975, that sells or distributes cultivated food products in violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to Section 20-1-34, Code of Alabama 1975.(2) The food safety permit of a food sales establishment may be suspended or revoked as provided in Section 20-1-33, Code of Alabama 1975, upon the conviction of an owner or an employee of the establishment for a violation of subsection (b) in connection with the establishment.(d)(1) A food establishment, as defined by rule of the Department of Public Health, that sells or distributes cultivated food products in violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to all enforcement measures as provided by rule of the Department of Public Health.(2) The permit of a food establishment may be suspended or revoked as provided by rule of the Department of Public Health upon the conviction of an owner or an employee of the establishment for a violation of subsection (b) in connection with the establishment.(e) The Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Department of Public Health may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing any federal, state, or local governmental entity or institution of higher education, or a person that is partnered with a governmental entity or institution of higher education as evidenced by a formal agreement, from conducting research in this state regarding the production of cultivated food products.Ala. Code § 20-NEW (1975)
Added by Act 2024-252,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2024.