Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1153: Meat and cell-cultivated dairy products; revise the MS Dept. of Ag and Commerce's regulatory authority regarding.
Status: Chaptered, March 23, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-36-1, 75-36-3, 75-36-5, 75-36-7, 75-36-9, 75-36-11, 75-36-13 AND 75-36-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE LABELING OF PRODUCTS AT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS, RETAILS OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT, TO CLARIFY AND EXPAND DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MEAT, MANUFACTURED-PROTEIN, CULTIVATED-PROTEIN, INSECT-PROTEIN, PLANT-PROTEIN AND CELL-CULTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS; TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE, SALE OR OFFER FOR SALE OF CELL-CULTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THIS STATE; TO STRENGTHEN AND CLARIFY MISBRANDING PROHIBITIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF IDENTIFYING MEAT TERMS AND REQUIRED QUALIFYING DISCLOSURES; TO REVISE INSPECTION AUTHORITY, COMPLAINT-BASED ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES, STOP-SALE AND EMBARGO POWERS AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE; TO REVISE CIVIL PENALTIES, DEPOSIT AND USE OF FINES AND APPEAL RIGHTS FOR VIOLATIONS; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ADOPT PROCUREMENT POLICIES PREVENTING THE PURCHASE OF MISBRANDED OR CULTIVATED-PROTEIN FOOD PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE CLEAR CONSUMER DISCLOSURE AT THE FINAL POINT OF SALE BY RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, WHOLESALERS AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS REGARDING THE AUTHENTICITY OF MEAT AND NONMEAT PRODUCTS; TO AUTHORIZE RECORD-KEEPING AND AUDIT TRAIL REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; TO MAKE TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY, ENFORCEABILITY AND CLARITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 75-36-1, 75-36-3, 75-36-5, 75-36-7, 75-36-9, 75-36-11, 75-36-13 and 75-36-15, mississippi code of 1972, which provides for the labeling of products at food processing plants, retails or other establishment, to clarify and expand definitions relating to meat, manufactured-protein, cultivated-protein, insect-protein, plant-protein and cell-cultured dairy products; to prohibit the manufacture, sale or offer for sale of cell-cultured dairy products in this state…
From the enrolled text, March 16, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-36-1, 75-36-3, 75-36-5, 75-36-7, 75-36-9, 75-36-11, 75-36-13 AND 75-36-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE LABELING OF PRODUCTS AT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS, RETAILS OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT, TO CLARIFY AND EXPAND DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MEAT, MANUFACTURED-PROTEIN, CULTIVATED-PROTEIN, INSECT-PROTEIN, PLANT-PROTEIN AND CELL-CULTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS; TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE, SALE OR OFFER FOR SALE OF CELL-CULTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THIS STATE; TO STRENGTHEN AND CLARIFY MISBRANDING PROHIBITIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF IDENTIFYING MEAT TERMS AND REQUIRED QUALIFYING DISCLOSURES; TO REVISE INSPECTION AUTHORITY, COMPLAINT-BASED ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES, STOP-SALE AND EMBARGO POWERS AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE; TO REVISE CIVIL PENALTIES, DEPOSIT AND USE OF FINES AND APPEAL RIGHTS FOR VIOLATIONS; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ADOPT PROCUREMENT POLICIES PREVENTING THE PURCHASE OF MISBRANDED OR CULTIVATED-PROTEIN FOOD PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE CLEAR CONSUMER DISCLOSURE AT THE FINAL POINT OF SALE BY RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, WHOLESALERS AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS REGARDING THE AUTHENTICITY OF MEAT AND NONMEAT PRODUCTS; TO AUTHORIZE RECORD-KEEPING AND AUDIT TRAIL REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; TO MAKE TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY, ENFORCEABILITY AND CLARITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 75-36-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: *HR43/R1839SG* H. …