A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 46-57-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LABEL ANY CULTIVATED FOOD PRODUCT AS BEEF, POULTRY, FISH, OR ANY OTHER MEAT THAT THE CULTIVATED FOOD PRODUCT MAY RESEMBLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF MANUFACTURING, SELLING, OR HOLDING OR OFFERING FOR SALE IN THIS STATE.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 57, Title 46 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    Section 46-57-65.  (A) For the purposes of this section, "cultivated food product" means any food product produced from cultured animal cells.

    (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to label any cultivated food product as beef, poultry, fish, or any other meat that the cultivated food product may resemble for the purposes of manufacturing, selling, or holding or offering for sale in this State.

    (C) Any person who manufactures, sells, or holds or offers for sale any cultivated food product in this State must indicate that the cultivated food product is not beef, poultry, fish, or any other meat that the cultivated food product may resemble.

    (D) The Department of Agriculture may promulgate regulations as necessary to implement this section.

 

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect on July 1, 2024.

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