Easier Local Meat Sales: State-Level Slaughter Exemptions.
New rules make it easier for local slaughter facilities to sell meat directly to consumers, restaurants, and stores within the same state, without federal inspection requirements. This aims to support local suppliers and increase the availability of meat from smaller operations. Citizens may gain greater access to locally produced meat.
Key points
Slaughter facilities operating within a single state are exempt from federal inspections if they comply with state law.
Meat from these facilities can be sold directly to consumers, restaurants, hotels, and grocery stores within the same state.
The act does not change or override existing state laws regarding slaughter and meat sales.
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