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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 21, 2026

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Introduced January 13, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB348

AN ACT relating to poultry.

Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.

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This bill would allow small poultry processors who are exempt from full USDA inspection requirements to sell their products directly to customers at the farm, at farmers markets, or at roadside stands. Currently, state law limits where these smaller-scale producers can legally make such sales, and this change would expand those options under Kentucky statute. Who it may affect: small poultry farmers and producers, shoppers at farmers markets and roadside stands.

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