Her in California I can't sell any of my processed birds. I would have to get licensing and inspections from the FDA, and it would cost far more than I could ever get even if I sold every bird I processed for $50 each. Which is about 5 times what I would sell them for.
@CluckNDoodle made it for me... it was a butterfly and they worked their magic
Normally meat inspections are by the USDA and not the FDA.
In Wyoming they passed a Freedom Food Act that basically made it legal to do what people were already doing. The original laws were written by the ranchers that wanted to make sure they did not have any competition.
Actually, I think you're right about the inspections. The licensing was done through FDA, which I remember because I thought it was odd.
Off topic but talk about odd. The State of Wyoming allows the possession of prairie dogs without a permit but gives a link to the FDA that does require a permit for the possession of prairie dogs. This is apparently due to the fact that the prairie dogs and their fleas are known carriers of the bubonic plague.
