Prohibiting manufacture, sale, or distribution of cultivated meat products

This bill bans the sale and distribution of lab-grown meat products (cultivated meat) in West Virginia for five years, from July 2025 through July 2030. It prohibits businesses from manufacturing, selling, or distributing such products, with violations punishable by fines up to $500 or jail time. Food establishments violating the ban could lose their operating permits, though the process includes a hearing for affected businesses. Research on cultivated meat by government entities, universities, or their partners remains permitted under the law.