Kansas HB2158: Permitting beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food processing plant license under the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act

What the bill says

An act concerning agriculture; relating to food; requiring beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food processing plant license under the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; providing that beekeepers who meet certain requirements are not required to acquire or maintain certain facilities or equipment under such act; amending K.S.A. 65-689 and repealing the existing section. New.

From the enrolled text, April 9, 2026:

AN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to food; requiring beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food processing plant license under the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; providing that beekeepers who meet certain requirements are not required to acquire or maintain certain facilities or equipment under such act; amending K.S.A. 65-689 and repealing the existing section. New Section 1. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Honey" means the nectar and saccharine exudations of plants that are gathered, modified and stored in the comb by honey bees. (2) "Honeycomb" means a structure of cells composed of beeswax in which bees store honey. (3) "Unaltered" means left raw and in the original state after harvesting and, if applicable, straining. "Unaltered" does not include honey or honeycombs that have been pasteurized. (b) Any beekeeper who wishes to sell honey or honeycombs for sale or resale at a retailer shall be exempt from the requirement to hold a license pursuant to K.S.A. 65-689, and amendments thereto, if such beekeeper meets the following requirements: (1) Honey and honeycombs are packaged on the property of the beekeeper harvesting and selling such products; (2) packaged honey and honeycombs are labeled with the following information in legible English and otherwise be in accordance with state and federal …

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