Abstract
Game meats provide wholesome and nutritious animal protein, but learning the regulations (and which agency has jurisdiction over which regulations) can be burdensome for those who want to be entrepreneurial. This 4-page fact sheet is a “one-stop-shop” for Florida residents who want to sell products from alligators, wild game, or their own farmed game or birds. Written by Chad Carr, Jason Scheffler, Larry Eubanks, Ron Webb, Lee Cornman, Scotland Talley, and Steve Stiegler, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, December 2014. (Photo: iStock/Thinkstock.com)
References
The federal statutes cited are most easily accessed at this website browsing by title and chapter: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/fsis-content/internet/main/topics/rulemaking/federal-meat-inspection-act/federal-meat-inspection-act
Most of the state regulations cited are most easily accessed at this website: http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Food-Safety/Business-Services/Food-Inspections/Opening-and-Operating-a-Food-Establishment
Carr, C. C., L. E. Eubanks, and R. D. Dijkhuis. 2008. USDA Inspected Livestock Slaughter Facilities in Florida. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Accessed October 2014. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an203 https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an203-2008
Goodsell, M., and T. Stanton. 2011. A Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry. Cornell University. Accessed October 2014. http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/resources/
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USDA. 2013. Harvesting Wild Game-Small Plant News. Food Safety Inspection Service. Washington D.C. Accessed October 2014. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/fsis-content/internet/main/newsroom/meetings/newsletters/small-plant-news/small-plant-news-archive/spn-vol5-no4.
United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA). 2009. FDA Food Code. Accessed October 2014. Accessed October 2014. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=123&showFR=1