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Wyoming Department of Agriculture briefs lawmakers on meat‑processing rules, custom‑exempt poultry grant
Summary
Department of Agriculture officials told the committee about the growth in state and USDA inspected plants, clarified state inspection sale rules and described a new custom‑exempt poultry inspection grant. Officials said sampling methods have been eased to reduce processor burden but staff shortages and certification training remain challenges.
Doug Miyamoto, director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, and agency staff updated the committee Aug. 28 on meat and poultry inspection developments, custom exemption rules and program capacity.
Miyamoto said Wyoming now has about 14 federally inspected (USDA) plants and a growing number of state‑inspected plants. He told lawmakers that product processed under the state's inspection program may be sold anywhere within Wyoming but not outside state borders; that limitation is the primary difference between state and federal inspection programs.
"If you take lambs to a state inspected facility, you can sell that anywhere…
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