Capitol cattlemen beefing over push to ban lab-grown meat in South Dakota
Gov. Rhoden weighs in on 'fake meat' as legislators debate government mandates, consumer choice, health
PIERRE — A debate over lab-grown meat has exposed a sharp and personal divide among cattle producers, ranchers and farmers who double as elected leaders in South Dakota.
The House voted 45–22 Tuesday to pass House Bill 1077, which would classify cell-cultivated protein — meat grown from animal cells in laboratories — as an “adulterated food” under state law, effectively banning its sale in South Dakota, even though the product is not currently sold in the state.
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