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Committee raises Kentucky honey production limit from 50 to 500 gallons, citing local producers and food-safety labels
Summary
House Bill 391 would increase the statutory honey-processing threshold from 50 gallons to 500 gallons, add labeling language to promote Kentucky-produced "pure and unadulterated" honey, and retain sanitation and certification requirements. The committee passed the bill and sent it to the Senate floor.
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture voted to advance House Bill 391, which raises the limit on how much honey a beekeeper may produce before being required to use a certified honey house or food-processing establishment.
Representative Jason Nemas (identified in committee as the bill sponsor) described the change as corrective: current Kentucky law (KRS 217.1807, presented in committee as "KRS217 Dot 1 80 7") requires beekeepers producing more than 50 gallons (about 1,800 pounds) in a year to process honey in a certified honey house. HB 391 would raise that threshold to 500…
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