AN ACT relating to animal agriculture.

Amend KRS 217.015 to add tallow-based cosmetic products to the definition of "home-based processor"; amend KRS 217.136 to allow home-based processors to produce tallow-based cosmetic products in accordance with the registration and regulation requirements set forth by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

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Introduced: January 12, 2026

Last action: April 8, 2026

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 52)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill expands the definition of "home-based processor" in Kentucky law to include people who make cosmetic products from tallow, which is a fat derived from animals. It allows these home-based producers to legally make and sell tallow-based cosmetics as long as they follow registration and regulation requirements set by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Who it may affect: people who produce or sell homemade animal-based cosmetic products, and small-scale farmers or animal agriculture producers who may supply tallow.

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