AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.

Create a new section of KRS 217.015 to 217.215 to define "small farms"; exempt small farms and home-based processors from any state and any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county government and any health department thereof from any rule, administrative regulation, certification, or licensing requirement that is not required by federal law; repeal KRS 217.136, relating to home-based food processors.

Introduced: February 25, 2026

Last action: March 4, 2026

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This bill would define "small farms" in Kentucky law and exempt small farms and home-based food processors from state and local licensing, certification, and regulatory requirements that are not mandated by federal law. It also removes an existing state law specifically governing home-based food processors. The change would affect how both state agencies and local health departments oversee these operations. Who it may affect: small farm operators, home-based food producers, and local health departments.

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