RS 4216 - Added exemptions
The commissioner shall, by regulation and under such conditions, including sanitary standards, practices and procedures, as he may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this Chapter:
(1) The slaughtering by any person of poultry of his own raising, and the processing by him and transportation in commerce of the poultry products exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees;
(2) The custom slaughter by any person of poultry delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the processing by such slaughter and transportation in commerce of poultry products exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his non-paying guests and employees; provided, that such custom slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling any poultry products capable of use as human food;
(3) The slaughtering and processing of poultry products by any poultry producer on his own premises with respect to sound and healthy poultry raised on his premises and the distribution by any person solely within such jurisdiction of the poultry products derived from such operations, if, in lieu of labeling requirements, such poultry products are identified with the name and address of such poultry producer, and if they are not otherwise misbranded, and are sound, clean, and fit for human food when so distributed; and
(4) The slaughtering of sound and healthy poultry or the processing of poultry products of such poultry by any poultry producer or other person for distribution by him solely within such jurisdiction directly to household consumers, restaurants, hotels, and boarding houses, for use in their dining rooms, or in the preparation of meals for sales direct to consumers, if, in lieu of other labeling requirements, such poultry products are identified with the name and address of the processor, and if they are not otherwise misbranded and are sound, clean, and fit for human food when distributed by such processor.
The exemptions provided for in Paragraphs (3) and (4) herein shall not apply if the poultry producer or other person engages in the current calendar year in the business of buying or selling any poultry products other than specified in such clauses.
No exemption under Paragraph (3) and (4) herein shall apply to any poultry producer or other person who slaughters or processes the products of more than 5000 turkeys or an equivalent number of poultry of all species in the current calendar year, four birds of other species being deemed the equivalent of one turkey.
The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to poultry producers with respect to poultry of their own raising on their own farms if (1) such producers slaughter not more than 250 turkeys, or not more than an equivalent number of birds of all species during the calendar year for which this exemption is being determined, four birds of other species being deemed the equivalent of one turkey; (2) such poultry producers do not engage in buying or selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on their own farms; and (3) none of such poultry moves in commerce.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 615, §2; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.