Wyoming prohibits manufacture and sale of cultivated meat and establishes labeling rules

Original title: Cultivated meat-prohibition.

Last action · February 23, 2026: H COW:H Did not consider for COWSponsors: Tomi Strock and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Wyoming prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of for human consumption starting July 1, 2026, and allows regulatory authorities to summarily suspend food establishment licenses for violations.

Why it matters

Food manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers face new product restrictions and labeling mandates, while regulatory bodies gain enforcement powers to suspend business licenses for non-compliance.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

food manufacturers

Manufacturers are prohibited from producing cultivated meat for human consumption in the state.

Directly affected

retailers and wholesalers

Retailers and wholesalers are barred from selling or distributing cultivated meat and must comply with specific labeling rules for plant-based and cell-cultured products.

Directly affected

consumers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is considered cultivated meat under this bill?

is defined as meat grown entirely in a laboratory from cultured animal cells rather than harvested from an animal.

What happens to food establishments that sell cultivated meat?

Regulatory authorities may summarily suspend the license of any food establishment that manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or distributes for human consumption.

How must plant-based products be labeled under the law?

Plant-based products must be clearly labeled as 'vegetarian', 'veggie', 'vegan', 'plant based', or a similar term indicating they are plant-based.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

6 actions

Feb 23, 2026House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
Feb 12, 2026House
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
Feb 12, 2026House
H Placed on General File
Feb 10, 2026House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 49-12-1-0-0
Jan 28, 2026House
H Received for Introduction
Jan 27, 2026
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