Meat and Poultry Laws and Guidance

Alabama

• Meat And Poultry Inspections 

Alaska 

• Fact Sheet 

Arizona

• Meat and Poultry Inspections

Arkansas

• Livestock and Poultry

California 

• Meat, Poultry & Egg Safety Branch 

Colorado

• Poultry Processing
• Small Flock Processing
• Custom Processing Meat

Connecticut 

• Farmer’s Guide To The Rules Of Processing And Selling Meat Or Poultry In Connecticut  
• Meat Requirements
• Poultry Requirements

Delaware 

• Meat And Poultry Inspection 

District of Columbia

• Meat and Meat Products

FDA

• FDA Regulated Meats and Meat Products

Georgia 

• Meat Inspection – Meat Processing
• Opening a New Meat Processing Plant 

Hawaii 

• Administrative Rule

Idaho

• Meat and Poultry Processor
• Poultry Processing Guidelines

Illinois

• Meat and Poultry Inspection
• Meat and Poultry Inspection Act

Indiana

• Meat and Poultry Inspection

Iowa 

• HACCP (Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Point)
• Meat and Poultry Inspection Bureau

Kansas 

• Meat And Poultry Inspection Program 
• Meat And Poultry Statutes And Regulations
• Resources For Slaughtering And Processing Facilities​

Kentucky 

• Commercial Food Manufacturing In Kentucky: A Starter Guide​
• Meat Sales At Farmers’ Markets

Louisiana 

• Federal & State Meat Programs

Maine

• Meat and Poultry Inspection
• Poultry Exemptions

Maryland 

• Poultry And Rabbit Program 
• Meat and Poultry Regulations

Massachusetts 

• Apply For A License To Process Meat And Poultry​
• Importing And Exporting Livestock
• Poultry Program

Michigan 

• Meat Processing Regulations And Resources 
• Farmers Market FAQ​

Minnesota 

• Labeling Meat Products – MN Equal To Plants
• Meat, Poultry, And Egg Inspection
• Sale Of Meat & Poultry Products To Grocery Stores & Restaurants
• Starting A Meat And Poultry Processing Business

Mississippi 

• FAQS On Getting Beef From Farm To Market 
• Meat Inspection 
• Retail Sale Of Fresh And Frozen Fish, Meat, Poultry And Any Other Potentially Hazardous Foods, With The Exclusion Of Seafood And Frozen Desserts, From Mobile Vehicles.

Missouri 

• Missouri Meat And Poultry Inspection Program 

Montana

• Meat and Poultry Inspection

Nebraska 

• Nebraska Administrative Code
• Nebraska Meat And Poultry Inspection Law​

Nevada

• Meat and Poultry Inspection
• Custom Meat and Poultry

New York 

• Food Business Licensing GO TO: Slaughterhouse 
• Meat And Poultry Sales 

North Carolina

• Meat and Poultry Law

North Dakota

• Meat Inspection

​Ohio 

• Meat Inspection

Oregon 

• Meat Licensing 

Pennsylvania

• Meat and Poultry Hygiene Law
• Rabbit and Poultry Slaughter

South Carolina

• Meat and Poultry Laws

South Dakota

• Meat Inspection

Tennessee

• Meat and Poultry Inspection Act

Texas

• Meat Safety

USDA

• State Inspected Programs

Utah

• Meat and Poultry Inspection

Vermont

• Meat and Poultry Inspection

Virginia 

• Meat & Poultry Services 

Washington 

• Custom Meat 
• Poultry Donation Guide 
• Regulations For Specific Products​
• Special Poultry Permit 

Wisconsin 

• Backyard Chickens ​
• Meat Safety 
• Meat Safety Inspection Program
• Wisconsin’s State Meat Inspection Program