HB756 • 2026

AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: S. Maddox
Last action: 2026-03-04
Official status: 03/04/26: to Agriculture (H)
Effective date: Not listed

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AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.

What This Bill Does

AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.

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Bill History

2026-03-04 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
to Agriculture (H)
2026-02-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1768
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AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS 217.015 TO 217.215 IS CREATED 3
TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "small farm" means land: 5
(a) That is used for growing crops or raising livestock; 6
(b) From which a person prepares or sells food products; and 7
(c) From which not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars 8
($1,500,000) in gross sales, in a single year, is received from: 9
1. Livestock products; 10
2. Cultivated or harvested crops; or 11
3. The sale of food products. 12
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state, and any city, 13
county, urban -county government, consolidated local government, unified local 14
government, or charter county government and any health department thereof 15
shall not impose any rule, administrative regulation, ce rtification, or licensing 16
requirement that is not required under federal law on a: 17
(a) Small farm; or 18
(b) Home-based processor. 19
Section 2. The following KRS section is repealed: 20
217.136 Home-based food processors -- Exemption from permit requirement and fair 21
packaging and labeling laws -- Production, labeling, and sales of home -processed 22
food products -- Inspections -- Registration system. 23