REFERENCE TITLE: cell-cultured protein; sale; prohibition

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2791

Introduced by

Representative Diaz

AN ACT

Amending title 36, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-917; relating to pure food control.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 36, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-917, to read:

START_STATUTE36-917. Cell-cultured protein; prohibition; violation; classification; definition

A. A person may not offer for sale or sell cell-cultured protein for human consumption in this state.

B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 5 felony.

C. For the purposes of this section, "cell-cultured protein" means a food product derived from harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating those cells in a growth medium to produce tissue. END_STATUTE