2006 Minnesota Statutes

31.56 LIMITATION.
    Subdivision 1. Farmer's own animals. Sections 31.51 to 31.58 do not apply to a farmer
slaughtering the farmer's own rabbits or poultry on the farmer's own farm for: (1) personal use,
(2) the use of the farmer's immediate family, or (3) sale directly to the ultimate consumer; or to
the farmer slaughtering the farmer's own animals on the farmer's own farm for personal use or the
use of the farmer's household and nonpaying guests and employees.
    Subd. 2. Dead or dying animals. No animals, poultry, or rabbits that were in a dying
condition when killed, nor animals that have died as a result of accident or of natural causes or
disease, shall be accepted, for any purpose whatsoever into any establishment licensed under
sections 28A.04 to 28A.10.
    Subd. 3. Injured animals slaughtered elsewhere. When it is necessary to slaughter an
injured animal at a location other than in an approved establishment, the carcass may be accepted
into an approved establishment provided that the carcass with the head and all viscera, except the
stomach, bladder and intestines, held by the natural attachments is inspected and approved for
further processing by a licensed veterinarian.
    Subd. 4. Procedures in same establishment. Every animal which is eviscerated in a state
licensed establishment must have been killed and bled in the establishment.
    Subd. 5. Prohibited sales. Except as provided in this section, no person shall sell, offer for
sale, or possess with intent to sell any meat, poultry, or rabbit product unless said product comes
from animals, poultry, or rabbits which have been slaughtered or processed in establishments
which are licensed by the state or are under the inspection program of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
History: 1955 c 494 s 6; 1959 c 284 s 7; 1963 c 598 s 3; 1971 c 25 s 14; 1971 c 339 s 24;
1983 c 300 s 16; 1986 c 444