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

Last action · February 20, 2026

To Agriculture (H)

Introduced February 12, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB639

AN ACT relating to poultry.

Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to define "end consumer"; 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 producers who are exempt from certain federal USDA inspection requirements to sell their products directly to individual customers at the farm, at farmers markets, or at roadside stands. It creates a legal definition for "end consumer" to clarify who these direct sales can be made to. This change could make it easier for small-scale poultry farmers to sell locally without going through larger distribution channels. Who it may affect: small poultry farmers and producers, shoppers at farmers markets and roadside stands.

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