Maine, Kentucky Lawmakers Call For Local Meat Processing

PORTLAND, Maine — U.S. Sens. Angus King and Rand Paul want to ease restrictions on small farms and ranches so they can more easily provide locally produced meat to consumers.

King, a Maine Independent, and Paul, a Kentucky Republican, are introducing legislation to give states the ability to allow intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat.

Current restrictions say custom slaughter of animals is exempt from federal inspection regulations only if it is slaughtered for personal, household or employee use.

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