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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 874

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 2652

                                       By Lowe, Bowling, Crowe, Pody, Reeves

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 2252

                By Grills, Reneau, Cochran, Todd, Reedy, Moody, Doggett, Reeves, Garrett

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53, relative to livestock
          raised in this state.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:

                    (a) The purpose of this section is to develop a voluntary program for the promotion of
          meat and byproducts from livestock raised in this state.

                    (b) For purposes of this section, "livestock" means animals that are born, raised, and
          harvested in this state for use as food for human utilization or consumption including, but not
          limited to, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry.

                    (c) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer a program for
          the promotion of meat and byproducts from livestock, which may be labeled with an
          appropriate statement that indicates the meat or byproduct is a Tennessee meat or
          byproduct. Rules must be promulgated in accordance with· the Uniform Administrative
          Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

                    (d) The department may develop various labels for different types of livestock and
          their byproducts.

                    (e) The department shall utilize existing staff and resources to implement and
          administer the program.

                    (f) All labels for meat and byproducts developed by the department must be compliant
          with the requirements of the United States department of agriculture's food safety and
          inspection service.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2652

PASSED:  April 13, 2026

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                                SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                         CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                          BILL LEE, GOVERNOR