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Committee advances bill raising small-scale honey threshold, easing permit requirement for Kentucky beekeepers
Summary
House Bill 391 would raise the threshold that triggers commercial honey-house permitting from 50 gallons to 500 gallons and make other changes intended to help Kentucky beekeepers; the Agriculture Committee advanced the measure after extended testimony.
House Bill 391, which increases the production threshold that requires a beekeeper to use a certified honey house and reduces permitting burdens on small producers, passed the House Agriculture Committee after extended testimony from beekeepers and lawmakers.
Representative Jason Nemas, sponsor of the bill and the state representative for the 33rd District, told the committee that Kentucky’s current limit is 50 gallons and that the bill raises the threshold to 500 gallons: “Kentucky’s rules are the second worst in the country. We have a rule that…
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