shazza
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i'm having a hard time finding clarification or really...anything on texas' laws regarding the sale of rabbit meat. i would like to sell my rabbits, mostly to friends and family, but i know it varies state to state on how you can do that. i know that i can sell them live and butcher them as a service to the buyer, but i'd really like to be able to butcher them all and sell them afterwards.
the link to the codes posted on this site seem to be broken, and im having a hard time finding the information on my own. i know a couple of you also live in texas, or at least someone who understands legalese better than i do...so maybe you can help me.
the best i could find was from this page: http://www.dshs.texas.gov/meat/poultry- ... rms=rabbit
i found another post that said basically that it was legal to sell rabbit meat as long as you butcher less than 1,000 animals a year, which i would definitely fall within. however, there was some clause in the law that said that no other rabbit parts could be sold if the seller intended to also sell rabbit meat - a problem for me who sells the skulls and pelts of my rabbits as well.
i'm just really having a hard time finding information and clarification on what i can and cannot do anyone know a little more than i?
the link to the codes posted on this site seem to be broken, and im having a hard time finding the information on my own. i know a couple of you also live in texas, or at least someone who understands legalese better than i do...so maybe you can help me.
the best i could find was from this page: http://www.dshs.texas.gov/meat/poultry- ... rms=rabbit
which seems to grant me permission to sell my own processed rabbit meat as long as it's sanitary, which i guess you'd know if it wasn't when people got sick lol. inspection is not required for small scale rabbit production, i do know that.If I hold a PRE grant, can I slaughter someone else’s poultry or rabbits for them?
No, The establishment owner holding a PRE grant may only slaughter or process poultry or rabbits of his/her own raising on his/her own property with his/her personal distribution of the carcasses and/or parts to retail customers, restaurants, or other retail establishments. 25 TAC 221.12(b)(21).
i found another post that said basically that it was legal to sell rabbit meat as long as you butcher less than 1,000 animals a year, which i would definitely fall within. however, there was some clause in the law that said that no other rabbit parts could be sold if the seller intended to also sell rabbit meat - a problem for me who sells the skulls and pelts of my rabbits as well.
i'm just really having a hard time finding information and clarification on what i can and cannot do anyone know a little more than i?