Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products.

HB 2289 authorizes West Virginia's Department of Agriculture to implement a specific regulatory rule (61 CSR 30) governing select plant-based derivatives and products. The bill formally approves a rule that was previously drafted, modified after committee feedback, and refiled in December 2024. This rule directly affects businesses producing plant-based food or beverage products by establishing compliance standards for these items. The legislation serves a procedural purpose, granting legal authority for the existing rule to take effect without creating new policy.