HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has established an inspection program for poultry producers to operate as a small poultry slaughter facility exempt from continuous inspection by USDA during slaughtering operations.
The federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) provides for certain exemptions to continuous inspection. These products can enter in intrastate commerce but are not permitted to move interstate.
Farmers in the Small Poultry Processor Inspection Program can now market their poultry as from an "approved food source" directly to retail establishments.
Sales of poultry directly to the final consumer at the farm or at a farmer’s market. . .