HB0150

Authorizes federally and state-licensed meat processors to compost nonedible animal materials and sell the resulting compost as fertilizer, soil amendment, or soil conditioner.

• Permits meat processors licensed federally or by the state to compost nonedible portions of processed animals from their facilities, excluding specified risk materials, and distribute the composted material as fertilizer, soil amendment, or soil conditioner. (W.S. 11-14-119(a))
• Requires meat processors that distribute compost as fertilizer, soil amendment, or soil conditioner to register the material with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and comply with all requirements for distributing commercial fertilizer, soil amendment, or soil conditioner. (W.S. 11-14-119(b), W.S. 11-14-104, W.S. 11-14-101 through 11-14-118)
• Defines 'specified risk materials' to exclude from composting certain parts of cattle age 30 months or older (brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, portions of vertebral column, and dorsal root ganglia) and certain parts from all cattle (distal ileum of small intestine and tonsils). (W.S. 11-14-119(c))
• Updates the definition of 'this act' in the fertilizer and soil amendment statute to include the new meat processor composting provision. (W.S. 11-14-103(a)(xxv))

Effective: July 1, 2025

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