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Vermont House amends H.603 to let small farms sell poultry cuts without inspection under labeling rules
Summary
Lawmakers amended H.603 to align Vermont's poultry-inspection exemptions with federal practice, allowing small on-farm processors to sell raw cuts (not prepared foods) direct to consumers with required labeling; committee reported the bill out and third reading was ordered.
Members of the Vermont House on the floor debated and amended H.603, a bill that would expand the state’s existing on-farm poultry-processing exemption so small farmers can sell individual cuts rather than only whole birds while preserving sanitation and labeling requirements.
Representative Supernaut, the member from Barnard speaking for the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, said the change removes the requirement that exempt poultry be sold only whole and adds uniform labeling and safe-handling instructions.…
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