Updated February 06, 2023 Farmers Market Legislation State policymakers are considering legislation related to farmers markets such as appropriating funding, addressing food safety needs and supporting the use of nutrition programs. Agriculture and Rural Development
Updated December 08, 2022 Fighting Food Waste States are passing laws to protect food donors from liability, offer donors tax incentives, clarify date labels, and ban food waste from landfills. Agriculture and Rural Development
Updated February 24, 2022 Check Out NCSL's New Resource on Food Safety During the COVID-19 pandemic, we went from dinner out to dinner in. Americans took to cooking at home and the use of food-delivery apps more than doubled as takeout often took the place of eating at restaurants. Agriculture and Rural Development Environment and Natural Resources Health Map State Legislatures News
Updated January 14, 2022 Food Safety Modernization Act | Effect on States Food Safety Modernization Act | Effect on States Agriculture and Rural Development
Updated January 13, 2022 Urban Agriculture State Legislation Find out more about state legislation enacted in recent years related to urban agriculture – gardening in urban areas, food hubs and statewide coordination. Agriculture and Rural Development Table
Updated April 16, 2020 State Industrial Hemp Statutes This page contains a state-by-state list of statutes regulating industrial hemp and provides federal and state actions relating to industrial hemp. Agriculture and Rural Development Table
Updated January 21, 2020 Challenges Facing Rural Communities NCSL has resources for state legislatures on rural policies, including rural economic development, rural broadband, rural education, rural health and agriculture. These resources highlight research on rural America, and provide insights into the policy options states have undertaken to address the challenges facing rural communities. Agriculture and Rural Development Map
Updated October 30, 2019 State Legislative Rural Development Councils NCSL provides this list of state legislative efforts to address challenges facing the rural areas and constituents of these states. Agriculture and Rural Development
Updated October 01, 2017 Regulating Hemp and Cannabis-Based Products States are developing policies to oversee hemp and CBD, ranging from regulating commercial sales of recreational cannabis to encouraging the study of industrial hemp. Agriculture and Rural Development