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Do mobile poultry processing facilities require state or federal inspection in order to sell whole chickens to my neighbors?
Last Updated: March 29, 2009
If you are processing less than 1,000 birds per calendar year, not necessarily. In some states the facility may require a state license. Check with your state meat inspection program or state department of agriculture.
A small farm with its own licensed, exempt poultry processing facility (mobile or not) could operate under a 20,000-bird exemption. When a mobile poultry processing unit is used by multiple producers, each producer typically must operate under the 1,000 bird exemption.
To learn about poultry exemptions see this page: http://www.extension.org/pages/Understanding_Poultry_Exemptions
They are also explained in this webinar: http://www.extension.org/pages/Poultry_Processing_Exemptions_Webinar
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