Poultry-related bills in the VT Statehouse, 2011-2012 session:
H.52: An act relating to the definition of poultry, would make quail, partridge and pheasant non-amenable species and thus not subject to mandatory inspection.

Poultry

Farm Fresh Meat is meat that is produced from animals grown the way nature intended, processed on the farm, and sold to local customers. Many regulations put barriers between farmers and consumers, forcing both to enter the industrialized food system to sell or buy meat. Rural Vermont recently worked to break down one of these barriers. In 2007, the “Chicken Bill” was enacted into law in Vermont. It allows small-scale poultry producers to process their birds on the farm (without state or federal inspection) and sell these birds at farmers’ markets or to local restaurants. We are currently working with farmers and consumers who would like to break down more barriers for other meat products; for more information, click here.

Future Goals:

  • Farmers can sell farm-slaughtered chickens in pieces & parts.

Materials:

For Producers:

For Restaurants/Chefs:

For Consumers: