Illinois HB0015 prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat, defining it as any meat produced from cultured animal cells.
Illinois HB0015, known as the Illinois Cultivated Meat Act, aims to prevent and prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat within the state. The act defines cultivated meat as any meat or food product produced from cultured animal cells. It makes it unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, hold, offer for sale, or distribute such products. Violators face a Class C misdemeanor penalty. The Department of Agriculture is authorized to adopt rules that promote the purpose of this Act.
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