Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53.

This bill prohibits a person from selling or distributing, or importing for sale or distribution into this state, cell-cultured food products. As used in this bill, a "cell-cultured food product" (i) means a food product intended for use as human food that is produced without slaughter by growing, in a controlled environment, cells harvested from species amenable to federal meat inspection laws, or cells harvested from shellfish species or big game, game birds, or fish, and (ii) includes food or a food additive produced in the manner described in (i) and used as an ingredient or component in a food.<br /> <br /> This bill provides that if the commissioner of agriculture ("commissioner") believes that a person is violating or has violated this bill, then the commissioner must notify the person, in writing, of the violation. The notice must include, at a minimum, the information supporting a finding of the violation, a statement that the person has 10 days following service of the notice to submit a written request for a hearing or the commissioner's findings become final, and a stop sale order, if the finding becomes final or after a hearing held in accordance with this bill.<br /> <br /> This bill further provides that if the commissioner finds that a person violated this bill, then the person is subject to a fine of $1,000,000 and the commissioner may revoke the person's permit for a food establishment if the person, or an employee of the person's food establishment, is found to have violated this bill in connection with the food establishment. In addition to these penalties, a cell-cultured food product that is imported, sold, or distributed in violation of this bill is subject to forfeiture.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the department of agriculture to promulgate rules to effectuate this bill. <br />