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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Senate Bill 226 exempts qualifying on-farm feed manufacturers from commercial permits and fees
Last action · January 29, 2026: To FinanceSponsors: Craig Hart and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 226 creates a free, two-year registration process for on-farm feed manufacturers and exempts those who sell 30 tons or less annually from permits, tonnage reports, fees, and brand-name registrations. The measure defines on-farm manufacturers and sets specific limits, requiring them to follow labeling rules unless waived and prohibiting the use of off-farm minerals, drugs, or pellets.
Qualifying farmers who produce and sell feed exclusively from their own land save money and paperwork by bypassing commercial manufacturing, distributor, and permit fees and reporting requirements, provided their sales do not exceed 30 tons per year.
- The West Virginia Commercial Feed Law governs the manufacture, labeling, and distribution of animal feeds within the state to ensure product safety and quality. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
On-farm manufacturers
Qualifying small-scale farm producers gain an exemption from commercial feed permit requirements, tonnage fees, and brand registrations, provided they stay under 30 tons annually and meet labeling and ingredient rules.
Commercial feed distributors and guarantors
Commercial operators continue to operate under standard permitting and fee requirements while facing distinct regulatory rules for on-farm competitors.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 29, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Jan 29, 2026SenateCommittee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Agriculture
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Agriculture then Finance
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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