The Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) outlines the legal conditions under which amenable
\npoultry must be slaughtered and processed. Amenable poultry species include chickens, turkeys,
\nducks, geese, guineas, ratites (ostrich, emu, and rhea), and squabs (pigeons up to one month old).
\nAt minimum, states must conform to these federal requirements. However, states can put in place
\nregulations that are stricter than the PPIA.<\/p>\n
Amenable poultry that is slaughtered and processed under federal inspection can be marketed
\nthrough all marketing channels and across state lines. The inspection must include both ante
\nmortem and post-mortem inspections of the birds.<\/p>\n
However there are few, if any, USDA inspected slaughter\/processing poultry plants in New York
\nthat a farmer can take more traditional poultry (chickens, turkeys, etc.) to. This is because almost
\nall of the USDA inspected poultry plants in New York are set up as packers processing only their
\nown birds they raised or purchased for marketing under their own label to retail stores,
\nrestaurants, and wholesalers. They are not set up to process birds belonging to small local
\nfarmers who want to market their own birds themselves to household consumers, restaurants,
\nretail stores, or wholesalers. Therefore, it is imperative that poultry farmers in New York be
\nknowledgeable about the legal exemptions from federal inspection that poultry may be marketed
\nunder.<\/p>\n
Policy makers at the USDA FSIS have developed a helpful guidebook for determining when
\npoultry slaughter or processing operations are exempt from the inspection requirements of the
\nPPIA.<\/p>\n
See USDA-FSIS, Guidance for Determining Whether a Poultry Slaughter or Processing
\nOperation is Exempt from Inspection Requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (Apr
\n2006), https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/0c410cbe-9f0c-4981-86a3
\na0e3e3229959\/Poultry_Slaughter_Exemption_0406.pdf?MOD=AJPERES<\/p>\n
The flow chart at the end of this chapter is taken from the USDA FSIS Guidebook and is an
\nexcellent tool for determining which exemption, if any, a poultry business falls under. Even
\nwhen exempted from federal inspection, all poultry is legally required by the PPIA to 1) be
\nhealthy at the time of slaughter and 2) be slaughtered and processed under sound sanitary
\nstandards, practices, and procedures that produce poultry products that are sound, clean, and fit
\nfor human food (not adulterated).<\/p>\n
1. Ratites<\/p>\n
Ratites are large wingless birds including ostriches, emus, and rhea. They are often slaughtered
\nunder federal inspection at USDA dually-licensed facilities. These red meat facilities are
\nadditionally approved to slaughter poultry, though typically those slaughtering ratites do not
\nslaughter poultry exclusively. At an official establishment, these birds are subject to the
\nregulatory requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The plant has to have requested
\nthat the ratites be included in their list of approved species to slaughter under federal inspection.
\nMeat from these birds can then be offered for sale in any market channel. Also, carcasses or parts
\nof ostrich or ratites not slaughtered at a USDA establishment may be delivered to a custom
\nexempt facility by their owner for custom processing provided the birds were previously
\nslaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the PPIA or equivalent state mandates and
\nthe product is marked \u201cNot for Sale.\u201d<\/p>\n
2. Poultry Exemptions at a Glance<\/p>\n
3. Poultry Exemptions from Federal Inspection<\/p>\n
Exemptions are of two types, one allows unlimited processing of birds intended for an owner\u2019s
\npersonal use. In this case, product is not being sold, but consumed directly. The second type of
\nexemption is for product entering the marketplace and under which a financial transaction is
\nmade.<\/p>\n
a) Personal Use Exemption<\/p>\n
Under the Personal Use Exemption, a grower, producer, or owner of poultry can slaughter and
\nprocess an unlimited number of their own healthy birds as long as they perform the slaughter and
\nprocessing themselves under sanitary conditions and the consumption of the birds is limited to
\ntheir own household and nonpaying guests and employees. The resulting poultry products cannot
\nbe sold or even donated for use to other people for use as human food. Any shipping containers
\nused for poultry under this exemption must be labeled with the statement, \u201cExempt P.L. 90-492\u201d,
\nwhich identifies the product as produced under this exemption.<\/p>\n
b) Custom Slaughter\/Processing Exemption.<\/p>\n
A custom poultry slaughterer is a business or person who slaughters and processes poultry
\nbelonging to someone else solely for the personal use of the grower or owner of the live bird.
\nThe grower\/owner of the custom slaughtered or processed poultry may not sell or donate the
\ncustom slaughtered poultry to another person or institution. There is no restriction on the number
\nof birds the custom business may slaughter or process.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind that a custom slaughterer provides a service to a customer and IS NOT permitted
\nto engage in the additional business of buying or selling poultry products capable of use as
\nhuman food. However, a custom slaughterer is permitted to sell live birds to a customer. For
\nexample, a custom slaughterer may sell live poultry to a customer and then custom slaughter the
\nbirds for that customer. Furthermore, a person who is a custom slaughterer and is also a poultry
\ngrower may sell live poultry they have raised to other poultry businesses not associated with
\ntheir custom slaughter business.<\/p>\n
A custom slaughterer is also permitted to slaughter and process poultry he or she has raised if the
\nresulting products are solely for consumption by his or her household, nonpaying guests, and
\nemployees. This constitutes an exemption under \u201cPersonal Use Exemption\u201d and not the \u201cCustom
\nSlaughter\/Processing Exemption.\u201d<\/p>\n
Any shipping containers used for poultry products slaughtered and processed under the Custom
\nExemption must bear the producer\u2019s name, the producer\u2019s address, and the statement, \u201cExempt
\nP.L. 90-492\u201d, which identifies the product as having been produced under an exemption from the
\nPPIA.<\/p>\n
In New York, the oversight of custom slaughterhouses that handle poultry and\/or red meat used
\nto be subcontracted to the NYDAM Division of Food Safety Inspection. The design of custom
\nfacilities for poultry recommended at that time by NYSDAM was similar to that of the 5-A
\npoultry plants discussed later in this chapter. Processors should check with NYDAM for more
\ninformation on plant requirements.<\/p>\n
A custom slaughter business may use a mobile slaughter\/processing unit to custom slaughter and
\nprocess poultry. The owner of the poultry may deliver the poultry to the mobile
\nslaughter\/processing unit located at his or her own premises or any other person\u2019s premises
\nprovided the slaughtered or processed poultry is for the personal use of the owner of the poultry.
\nPoultry may also be custom slaughtered and processed at a USDA federally inspected red meat
\nplant provided that the plant does not engage in the business of buying and selling poultry
\nproducts. Ratites (ostriches, emus, and rheas) are often handled this way. Again, product would
\nbe for personal use only and would need to bear the owner\u2019s name, address, and the statement,
\nExempt P.L. 90-492. In addition, carcasses or parts of ratites and poultry not slaughtered at a
\nUSDA federally inspected red meat plant can be delivered to such a plant for custom processing
\nprovided they were previously slaughtered in accordance with PPIA or equivalent state
\nmandates.<\/p>\n
4. Poultry Processed for In-State Market Channels<\/p>\n
These poultry exemptions to federal inspection relate to poultry products destined for in-state
\nmarkets as human food. The first four of these exemptions from federal inspection specifically
\nrestricts the number of birds a business can slaughter or process. The specific exemptions
\ndescribed below also restrict where and how these birds can be marketed. Each of the
\nexemptions has specific labeling requirements.<\/p>\n
a) Producer\/Grower \u2013 1000 Bird Limit Exemption<\/p>\n
This exemption is one of the most important for small poultry farmers. It permits a poultry raiser
\nto slaughter and process their own birds on their own premises for marketing within their state as
\nhuman food without federal inspection as long as the number of birds does not exceed 1000
\nchickens or equivalent within one calendar year. For the purpose of this exemption, one turkey is
\nequivalent to four chickens.<\/p>\n
It is also important to note that both the USDA and NYSDAM interpret this exemption as per
\n\u201cfarm\u201d and not per farmer. If a number of farmers or family members operate on a given location
\nknown as \u201ca farm\u201d, only 1000 birds in total are allowed from this farm for the exemption. Each
\nfarmer or family member raising birds on a particular farm is not entitled to the 1000 bird
\nexemption.<\/p>\n
The PPIA does not spell out any restrictions on where the resulting poultry products can be
\nmarketed, other than that the birds must be sold within state. However, the NYSDAM Division
\nof Food Safety Inspection prefers that these exchanges be limited to sales directly from the
\nfarmer to the consumer. Thus, birds slaughtered and processed under this 1000 bird exemption in
\nNew York can be sold to consumers directly by the poultry raiser from a farm stand, a store
\nlocated on the farm, or from the farm’s stall at a farmer’s market. The Division of Food Safety
\nInspection staff is willing to reassure your farm insurance company about the legality of these
\ntransactions. Sales to restaurants fall under the jurisdiction of your local health department and
\nFDA. However, NYSDAM is not comfortable with sales to an off-farm restaurant, to a retail
\nstore, or to wholesalers or distributors. At this time, there are no written legal opinion statements
\nfrom NYSDAM formalizing this interpretation.<\/p>\n
The farmer must do the slaughter and processing. The slaughtering premises are not inspected by
\nNYSDAM unless problems with sanitation or compliance occur. NYSDAM recommends that a
\nfarmer sell only whole carcasses, as selling parts or cut up pieces may make trace-back more
\ndifficult. However, in truth grouping and parting are legally allowed. For example, a farmer can
\nsell a cut-up bird or a bag of legs. However, NYSDAM cautions that all parts must be from the
\nsame batch of birds and that the farmer should plan for trace-back by implementing thorough
\nrecord-keeping.<\/p>\n
The farmer must keep flock records, slaughter records and records covering the sale of poultry
\nproducts to customers (i.e., sale receipts) to verify that they are staying within the 1000 bird
\nlimit. The poultry raiser can only process poultry of their own raising. They cannot buy or sell
\nany poultry products other than those from poultry of their own raising.<\/p>\n
Although the farmer must do the slaughter and processing, the equipment used may be rented or
\nprovided in the form of a mobile unit. At the time of these revisions (Nov 2019), we are not
\naware of any mobile processing units available for rent in NY.<\/p>\n
For more information on the 1000-bird limit exemption, where you can legally sell your birds
\nunder this exemption, labeling requirements, sanitary operating procedures and more, refer to
\nOn-Farm Poultry Slaughter Guidelines, a Cornell Small Farms Program publication. It can be
\nfound online at https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/resources\/guides\/on-farm-poultry-slaughter
\nguidelines\/.<\/p>\n
b) Exemptions Requiring a 5-A License<\/p>\n
In New York, any slaughter conducted under the remaining exemptions must take place in a state
\nlicensed 5-A poultry plant or food establishment. A business can operate under only one of the
\nfollowing exemptions and should notify the NYSDAM Division of Food Safety Inspection as to
\nwhich exemption they are operating under. Each facility must operate under its own license.
\nThe first three exemptions below are limited to slaughtering and processing no more than 20,000
\npoultry in a calendar year where a single turkey, goose, chicken, or duck equals \u201cone poultry.\u201d
\nThe poultry and poultry products cannot be marketed out of state. Strictly speaking, the facility
\nused to slaughter and process poultry under each of these three exemptions cannot be used to
\nslaughter or process another person\u2019s poultry unless the Administrator of FSIS formally permits
\nan exception to this regulation.<\/p>\n
A 5-A poultry facility is a considerable investment. Many growers have concluded that building
\nand operating a 5-A facility is not feasible given the small number of birds they raise unless they
\ncan share the facility with another small producer. However, the PPIA is quite clear that the
\nfacility used to slaughter or process the poultry under this exemption cannot be used to slaughter
\nor process another person\u2019s poultry unless the Administrator of FSIS grants an exemption to this
\nrestriction. Several New York poultry slaughter and processing businesses with help from
\nNYSDAM have petitioned the Administrator of FSIS for permission to allow plants to be shared
\nbetween two or more producer\/growers but thus far, all have been denied. However, it might be
\nworthwhile to resubmit a petition and send a copy of the petition to the USDA FSIS Office of
\nPolicy and Program Development. The state of Kentucky was granted an exception to the
\nregulation for a mobile plant that is parked at a neutral docking station. Producers go through
\nintensive training on the mobile plant\u2019s HACCP plans, SSOPs and SOPs and act as the plant\u2019s
\non-site manager on the day their birds are scheduled for processing. Each farmer provides their
\nown labor and no birds from other farms are allowed on the same day. After processing, the
\nproducts are reclaimed by the farmer for marketing or storage. They attribute their success in
\nobtaining an exemption to 1) the location of the docking stations at neutral sites, 2) the intensive
\ntraining farmers undergo to act as plant managers, and 3) the farmers maintaining control of their
\nindividual products before, during, and after slaughter.<\/p>\n
It is important to understand the exemptions before choosing which exemption best meets your
\nneeds. For example, only under the Small Enterprise Exemption can a plant process another
\nfarmer\u2019s birds by buying the birds from the farmer and, after processing, selling them back to the
\nfarmer, who is now operating as a distributor.<\/p>\n
Below are the poultry exemptions requiring a 5-A slaughter\/processing facility in New York
\nState.<\/p>\n
c) Producer\/Grower or Other Person (PGOP) Exemption – 20,000 Limit Exemption<\/p>\n
The term \u201cProducer\/Grower or Other Person\u201d (PGOP) refers to a single entity, which may be 1)
\na poultry grower who slaughters and processes poultry that he or she raised, or 2) a person who
\npurchases live poultry from a grower and then slaughters and processes these poultry.
\nThe business is limited to slaughtering and processing no more 20,000 poultry in a calendar year
\nthat the producer\/grower or other person raised or purchased. A business preparing poultry
\nproducts under the PGOP exemption may not slaughter or process poultry for another person.
\nUnder this exemption, a business is limited to marketing their poultry products directly to: 1)
\nhousehold consumers, 2) restaurants, 3) hotels, and 4) boarding houses for use in dining rooms or
\nin the preparation of meals sold directly to customers within the jurisdiction where it is prepared.
\nA business preparing poultry products under the PGOP exemption may not sell the products to a
\nretail store or other producer\/grower.<\/p>\n
Processing under this exemption can include slaughter, evisceration, salting, stuffing rendering,
\ncutting up, and boning. Parting and grouping are allowed.<\/p>\n
These poultry products can only be distributed by the manufacturer and cannot be marketed out
\nof state. The producer\/grower or other person cannot buy or sell poultry or poultry products
\nprepared under other exemptions in the same calendar year that he or she claims the
\nProducer\/Grower Exemption.<\/p>\n
Similar to the Personal Use Exemption and Custom Exemption, any shipping containers must
\nbear the processor’s name, address and the statement, Exempt P.L. 90-492. Additionally, a
\nstatement of \u201cSafe Handling Instructions\u201d needs to be included. Please note that the \u201cSafe
\nHandling Instructions\u201d for the poultry exemptions must be modified so that the standard clause
\nstating that product is \u201cUSDA inspected\u201d has been removed. Wing tags and\/or labels, and safe
\nhandling instructions are the responsibility of the 5-A facility and must be approved and filed
\nwith NYSDAM.<\/p>\n
d) Producer\/Grower \u2013 20,000 Limit Exemption<\/p>\n
This exemption is designed for poultry growers who raise more than 1000 and less than 20,000
\nbirds in a calendar year for slaughter\/processing. The birds must be slaughtered and processed at
\na 5-A facility on the farmer\u2019s own premises and the facility cannot be used to slaughter and
\nprocess for another producer. All birds must have been raised by the producer\/grower.
\nThe grower is permitted to use rented equipment (including an approved mobile
\nslaughter\/processing service), but the equipment cannot be used to slaughter or process another
\nperson’s birds while on the grower’s premises. The grower is required to have a 5-A license for
\nhis or her own premise, even when using a mobile service or rental equipment.<\/p>\n
Poultry processed under this exemption can be marketed within state by the grower to any type
\nof business or consumer including a household consumer, hotel, restaurant, retail store,
\ninstitution, or distributor.<\/p>\n
Unlike the rules for the exemptions discussed previously, under this exemption, the producer is
\nNOT the only one permitted to distribute the poultry products that he or she produced under the
\nexemption. The birds slaughtered and processed under this exemption may be sold to a
\nwholesaler or other distributor, though the poultry can only be sold within the state in which it
\nwas raised, slaughtered, and processed.<\/p>\n
The grower may not buy or sell poultry products prepared under another exemption in the same
\ncalendar year in which this exemption is claimed.<\/p>\n
Processing under this exemption can include slaughter, evisceration, salting, stuffing rendering,
\ncutting up, and boning. Parting and grouping are allowed.<\/p>\n
Instead of the required features of a label of inspected product, the label only needs to bear the
\nproducer\u2019s name, b. producer’s address, \u201cSafe Handling Instructions\u201d (see above), and the
\nstatement, \u201cExempt P.L. 90-492.\u201d If there is no labeled bag on the bird, wing tags at minimum
\nare required.<\/p>\n
e) Small Enterprise Exemption \u2013 20,000 Limit Exemption<\/p>\n
Several different types of enterprises fall under this exemption. A business that qualifies for the
\nSmall Enterprise Exemption may be 1) a producer\/grower who raises live poultry, 2) a business
\nthat purchases live poultry, and\/or 3) a business that purchases dressed poultry for further
\ndistribution. As with the other poultry exemptions, sales are limited to intrastate (within New
\nYork State) commerce.98 The Small Enterprise Exemption is the only 20,000 bird exemption that
\nallows a processor to purchase fully raised birds from a farmer, slaughter them, and sell them back to the same farmer, who is now acting as a distributor and can in turn sell them direct to household customers, restaurants, hotels and institutions, and retailers.<\/p>\n
Under this exemption processing of birds is limited to the cutting up of dressed carcasses.
\nParting and grouping are allowed. However, no manufacturing of product is allowed. For
\nexample, turkey sausage cannot be made under this exemption. Slaughtering of birds is allowed.
\nA business is limited to dressing no more than 20,000 birds in a calendar year. Poultry can be
\nmarketed to any type of business or consumer including a hotel, restaurant, institution, retail
\nstore, or distributor.<\/p>\n
A small enterprise is not required to have slaughtered the poultry it cuts up under a Small
\nEnterprise Exemption. Instead, it may purchase poultry slaughtered under USDA federal
\ninspection or at another instate 5-A facility processed under the Producer\/Grower 20,000 Bird
\nLimit Exemption.<\/p>\n
A small enterprise may handle \u201cpass through\u201d product and may cut exempt product produced
\nunder the Producer\/Grower 20,000 bird Exemption. A small enterprise may also sell live poultry
\nto a customer and then slaughter, dress, and cut up the poultry for the customer.<\/p>\n
A small enterprise may not cut up and distribute poultry products produced under the Small
\nEnterprise Exemption to another business operating under the Producer\/Grower Exemption,
\nPGOP Exemption, Retail Dealer Exemption, or the Retail Store Exemptions. Further, this facility
\ncannot be used to slaughter or dress another person\u2019s poultry unless the Administrator of FSIS
\ngrants an exemption.<\/p>\n
However, it is completely legal for a business operating under the Small Enterprise
\nExemption to buy live poultry from another poultry raiser, slaughter and dress the birds,
\nand then sell the same birds back to the original grower who can now act as a distributor of
\nthe product and market it to retail stores, restaurants, and direct consumers. The
\nfarmer\/distributor cannot hold a 5-A Producer\/Grower license. It is important to note that
\nthese two buy-sell transactions must be recorded separately and that receipts for both
\npurchase\/sale be recorded. Receipts should not indicate any charge for slaughtering or
\ndressing.<\/p>\n
Labels for poultry products marketed under the Small Enterprise Exemption must include plant
\nowner’s name, address, product’s name, ingredient list, date of packing, \u00abSafe Handling
\nInstructions\u00bb and the statement, \u00abExempt P.L. 90-492. If no label is provided, wing tags are
\nrequired for birds being processed under the small enterprise exemption.<\/p>\n
If the 5-A plant is providing the label then the statement \u00abManufactured by __Plant ABC\u00bb must
\nbe on the label. In addition, the words, \u00abManufactured for _Farmer ABC____\u00bb or \u00abDistributed by
\n_Farmer ABC_\u00bb may be added to the label to indicate the name of the distributor (farmer). The
\naddress and phone must be that of the processor but may also include that of the distributor.
\nIf the distributor (or farmer) is providing the label, then the distributor’s name (the farmer)
\nshould predominately appear on the label and the statement should read \u00abProcessed for _ Farmer
\nABC ___.\u201d In addition, the words \u00abManufactured by _Plant ABC___\u00bb may be added to indicate
\nthe processing facility. The address and phone must be that of the distributor but may also
\ninclude that of the processor. All other labeling requirements, including the statement \u00abExempt
\nP.L. 90-492,\u201d apply.<\/p>\n
Please note that a distributor cannot resell birds under this exemption to another distributor.
\nRather the second distributor can act as a transporter, simply carrying, trucking or moving the
\nbirds between the parties.<\/p>\n
f) Retail Exemptions (Store\/Dealer\/Restaurant)
\nA retail business is a facility where poultry products are sold to a customer (household
\nconsumers and hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions) at the retail business and the amounts
\npurchased by the customer are considered normal amounts for retail purchase. These exemptions
\nare not commonly claimed by poultry growers.<\/p>\n
The Act provides for several types of retail exemptions: (1) the Retail Dealer Exemption, (2) the
\nRetail Store Exemption, and (3) the Restaurant Exemption. The type of poultry transactions and
\nslaughter and processing operations a business conducts, determines which retail exemption
\nunder which the business may produce poultry and whether a 5-A license is required.<\/p>\n
(1) Retail Dealer Exemption<\/p>\n
Businesses operating under this exemption are not permitted to slaughter poultry. Instead, they
\npurchase poultry carcasses or parts. They are not permitted to process any poultry but are only
\nallowed to cut-up poultry. No other forms of processing are allowed under this exemption. In
\naddition, a 5-A license is required.<\/p>\n
Any out of state sales they make are limited to their USDA inspected poultry products. Any
\npoultry products they sell to instate customers must either have been USDA inspected or
\nslaughtered\/processed at an instate Producer\/Grower or Small Enterprise Exempt plant. Keep in
\nmind that birds slaughtered\/processed under the PGOP Exemption cannot be sold to retail
\ndealers or stores.<\/p>\n
There is no limit on the pounds of poultry products a retail dealer can sell to his or her customers
\nunder the Retail Dealer Exemption. However, sales to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions
\ncannot exceed 25% of the dollar value of their total poultry product sales. In other words, 75% or
\nmore of their sales have to be to household consumers. They are not permitted to sell to other
\nretail markets or distributors.<\/p>\n
Labels for poultry products produced under the Retail Store Exemption which were not
\nslaughtered and processed at a USDA federally inspected plant must include product\u2019s name,
\ningredients statement, statement of quantity of contents (weight or measure), name and address
\nof manufacturer, date of packing, \u201cSafe Handling Instructions\u201d and a statement indicating why
\nthe inspection legend is not permitted such as \u201cRetail Exemption from inspection\u201d.<\/p>\n
(2) Retail Store Exemption<\/p>\n
Many of the live poultry markets in New York City are licensed as 5-A facilities under this
\nexemption. The only poultry that can be slaughtered under the retail store exemption is poultry
\nthat is purchased live at the retail store by the customer and then slaughtered, dressed and
\nprepared according to the customer\u2019s instructions at the same retail store and delivered back to
\nthe customer. If the store takes orders for dressed poultry before the arrival of the customer (for
\nexample, by phone), and slaughters several birds at one time for various customers, the birds
\nmust be identified throughout the process so that the processed bird that each customer receives
\nis the same live bird originally selected by or for them.<\/p>\n
The retail business is not allowed to custom slaughter live birds delivered to the facility by the
\ncustomer, but can custom process poultry carcasses delivered by the customer if they were
\nslaughtered under USDA inspection or an acceptable poultry exemption.<\/p>\n
Similar to the previous exemption, any other poultry products the retail store sells to in-state
\ncustomers must either have been USDA inspected or slaughtered\/processed at an instate
\nProducer\/Grower or Small Enterprise Exempt plant.<\/p>\n
Exempt retailers are not permitted to sell to other retail markets or distributors, nor can any of
\ntheir federally exempt poultry products be marketed out of state.
\nThe allowed processing operations under the retail store exemption include boning, cut up,
\nstuffing, smoking, rendering, and salting. Canning is not permitted.<\/p>\n
Poultry sales are limited to \u201cnormal retail amounts.\u201d These are considered less than 75 pounds
\nfor household consumers and less than 150 pounds for hotels, restaurants, and similar
\ninstitutions. Sales to hotels, restaurants and similar institutions cannot exceed 25% of the dollar
\nvalue of their total poultry product sales nor can these sales exceed the dollar limit for retail
\nstores set each calendar year by the Administrator of FSIS. This dollar limit is published each
\nyear in the Federal Register and does not include pass through poultry products derived from
\nfederally inspected poultry that are not further processed at the retail store.<\/p>\n
Labels for poultry products produced under the Retail Store Exemption which was not
\nslaughtered and processed at a USDA federally inspected plant must include product\u2019s name,
\ningredients statement, statement of quantity of contents (weight or measure), name and address
\nof manufacturer, date of packing, \u201cSafe Handling Instructions\u201d and a statement indicating why
\nthe inspection legend is not permitted such as \u201cRetail Exemption from inspection.<\/p>\n
3) Retail Restaurant Exemption<\/p>\n
The poultry used in the preparation of meals at a restaurant with this exemption must either have
\nbeen slaughtered under USDA inspection or at a 5-A plant which is permitted to sell to
\nrestaurants (PGOP, Producer\/Grower or Small Enterprise) While a 5-A license is not required for
\nthis exemption, restaurants are regulated by the State or local Departments of Health and are
\nrequired to have an appropriate permit.<\/p>\n
For more information on poultry processing in New York and to apply for specific poultry
\nexemptions, contact the NYSDAM Division of Food Safety Inspection at (518) 457-5457. The
\nFSIS District Office is located at 230 Washington Ave. Extension, Albany, NY 12203-5369 and
\ncan be reached by phone at (518) 452-6870<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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