Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, renames the "Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act" as the "Tennessee Meat Inspection Act"; revises the act to facilitate the implementation of a state meat inspection program. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 7 and Chapter 380 of the Public Acts of 2023.

SB 1265 renames Tennessee's meat inspection law from "Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act" to "Tennessee Meat Inspection Act" and revises it to establish a state-run meat inspection program. The bill directly affects meat processing facilities, custom operations (like small farms preparing meat for household use), and businesses selling meat within Tennessee. Key provisions create a state program to inspect meat for safety and labeling, replacing reliance on federal oversight for intrastate commerce, while excluding personal use of home-slaughtered meat and restaurants using federally inspected products. The law ensures Tennessee's Department of Agriculture has exclusive authority over meat inspections within the state.