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Senate Advances H603 Letting Small Vermont Farmers Sell Processed Poultry Parts
Summary
The Vermont Senate advanced H603, amending state exemptions to allow farmers operating under federal exemptions (1,000-, 5,000- and 20,000-bird) to sell raw processed poultry parts and require product labeling; the measure passed by voice vote and was ordered for third reading.
The Vermont Senate moved H603 forward after senators heard that the bill would let farmers who qualify for federal poultry exemptions sell raw processed poultry parts — such as wings, thighs and breasts — rather than being limited to whole birds. The motion to order a third reading carried on a voice vote.
Senator from Rutland, the bill’s reporter, told colleagues the bill amends Vermont statutes governing the 1,000- and 20,000-bird federal exemptions and a Vermont-specific 5,000-bird exemption to remove the…
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