Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 348: Exemption For On-Farm Raising, Slaughter, And Processing Of Less Than 1,000 Ready-To-Cook Whole Poultry, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry

This Maine legislative resolve authorizes the final adoption of a Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry rule that exempts small farms from standard slaughter and processing requirements. The exemption applies to operations that raise, slaughter, and process fewer than 1,000 ready-to-cook whole poultry per year on their own property. Because the agency submitted this major substantive rule outside the normal legislative review window, the resolve is designated as an emergency measure to take effect immediately upon approval.