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Panel hears technical concerns as it considers expanding sale of rabbit meat to farm stands and interstate commerce
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on HB 779 to expand where rabbit meat may be sold. Agriculture and public‑health officials urged drafting changes and recommended requiring training and registration already in statute for restaurant sales.
Representative Peter Bixby introduced HB 779 to broaden sale of rabbit meat from on‑farm or to restaurants to additional retail channels and interstate commerce. The bill would extend existing allowances that permit certain rabbit producers to sell to restaurants after a training course.
Sean Jasper, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, and Michelle Roberge and Erica Davis from the Department of Health and Human Services both told the committee the drafting needs technical fixes before the bill should advance. Jasper said the bill as written…
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