Relating to the slaughter and processing of livestock produced on a farm and the preparation and offer for sale or sale of meat derived from the livestock, including by providing for exemptions from certain regulations, and providing penalties

These include Code chapters administered by the department of inspections and appeals regulating food establishments and food processing plants (Code chapter 137F). It also includes Code chapters administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including general provisions (Code chapter 189), and the inspection of slaughter and processing facilities (Code chapter 189A). The department of inspections and appeals acting in cooperation with the department of agriculture and land stewardship is responsible for administering the bill’s provisions. The bill does not apply to transactions involving interstate commerce. In order to offer for sale or sell meat derived from slaughtered and processed livestock under the bill, the livestock must be subject to a commodity share agreement entered into between the producer and a consumer. Such an agreement recognizes the consumer’s ownership interest in the livestock or a herd, and the duty of the producer to care for, slaughter, and process the livestock and prepare meat derived from the livestock for on-farm delivery to the consumer-owner. A person who violates a provision of the bill authorizing a producer to slaughter and process livestock, and prepare meat derived from the livestock for sale to consumers, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $2,500.