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  • From: Liannan88 AT aol.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Question about chickens
  • Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 17:48:14 EDT

This question is for any of you out there who raise & dress chickens for market:

I have done LOADS of research to find out how to go about this legally, but have had very little success.  I have contacted our State Dept of Ag, who tells me they know nothing about this.  I have called the State Dept of Health, who doesn't return my calls, & I have read our state statutes a dozen times.  Basically, in TX, according to our statutes, we can process & sell (directly to the public) 10,000 chickens, game birds, rabbits, etc. per year without being USDA inspected, but must register with the Dept of Health, & be inspected by them if there are any complaints.  We must also have on-hand a "sanitary operations procedure".  I can handle these two things, already downloaded "procedure" from the web, but is it REALLY that simple?  Is there anything else I should know?  I just know that the first thing that's gonna happen, is the local grocery stores are going to get wind of my selling fresh meat & call in a phony complaint.

I would greatly appreciate any links or advice anyone can give me or even send me privately.  I just want to know how to do this without opening myself to unnecessary liability.

-Maridian Carlton
Bridgeport, TX



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