If this has been brought up already, my apologies for missing it. However,
there is legislation proposed for this new session of the Kentucky General
Assembly that I, personally as a small producer and farmers marketer, would
like to see moved along and approved:

HB 400 (BR 1644) - R. Wilkey, R. Thomas
     AN ACT relating to honey.
     Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to exempt persons who
sell less than 500 gallons of honey in a year from being required to process
the honey in a certified food processing establishment, or from being
required to obtain a permit.

     Jan 17-introduced in House
     Jan 18-to Agriculture and Small Business (H)

As I said, I'm a small producer, well under the 500 gal/yr, but I sell comb
honey and have a regular consumer market that can't be satisfied with the
small amount I have available. Other local producers are afraid to sell
their honey due to current state law that prohibits selling honey unless
it's "processed in a certified kitchen". I want to expand my beeyard for
honey production (currently 5 hives), but the certified kitchen requirement
just to cut the comb and package (and justification for that capital
expense)  it is beyond my financial means at this point in time.

I do sterilize my packaging, just like I do for my own home canning. But my
home kitchen can't be certified because it's a regular household ktichen.

I just wanted Kentucky honey producers to be aware of this proposed
legislation.

Paula Franke
Head of Happy Hollow Farm