Maryland HB1023 prohibits the sale, distribution, and manufacturing of lab-grown meat within the state.

Maryland HB1023 adds a new subtitle to the Health – General Article, defining lab-grown meat as meat or meat products containing animal tissue cultured from animal cells outside the animal. The bill prohibits selling, offering to sell, distributing, or manufacturing lab-grown meat for human consumption in Maryland. Violators face a civil penalty of up to $5,000. The law is set to take effect on October 1, 2026.

Maryland HB1023 prohibits the sale, distribution, and manufacturing of lab-grown meat within the state.

Maryland HB1023 adds a new subtitle to the Health – General Article, defining lab-grown meat as meat or meat products containing animal tissue cultured from animal cells outside the animal. The bill prohibits selling, offering to sell, distributing, or manufacturing lab-grown meat for human consumption in Maryland. Violators face a civil penalty of up to $5,000. The law is set to take effect on October 1, 2026.