Exemptions.

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  1. Repealed.

  2. (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-117), ch. 123, p. 513, § 8, effective April16, 2009.)

  3. Any person who holds an establishment number issued by the United States department of agriculture for purposes of inspection and does not engage in the custom processing of meat animals shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.

  4. Any religious practice involving the ritual slaughter, handling, or preparation of meatanimals is exempt from the provisions of this article except section 35-33-203 governing methods of slaughter.

  5. (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 31, § 3, effective July 1, 1995.)

  6. A producer who raises and slaughters no more than one thousand poultry during eachcalendar year is exempt from the provisions of this article other than the record-keeping requirement in section 35-33-202 and the labeling requirements in section 35-33-301 if:

  1. The producer does not buy or sell poultry products other than those produced frompoultry raised on the producer's own farm;

  2. The poultry do not move in interstate commerce;

  3. The poultry are properly labeled; and

  4. The poultry are healthy when slaughtered and the slaughter and processing are conducted under sanitary standards, practices, and procedures that produce poultry products that are sound, clean, and fit for use as human food when distributed by the producer.

Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 1387, § 1, effective April 12. L. 91: (5) added, p. 690, § 67, effective April 20. L. 95: (3) and (5) amended, p. 31, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2007:

(1) repealed, p. 1909, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2009: (2) and (3) amended, (SB 09-117), ch. 123, p. 513, § 8, effective April 16. L. 2016: (6) added, (SB 16-058), ch. 158, p. 500, § 4, effective May 4.


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