Meat and Poultry Inspection Industry Information
The Meat and Poultry Inspection program licenses processors, inspects processing operations and samples products. Because the state program is “equal to” federal meat inspection, we have helped the state’s small processors learn about and comply with new federal requirements, such as the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, as they are put into place. Licensed facilities include fully inspected meat plants – those which can sell directly to the consumer, hotels and restaurants and retail stores within Kansas; custom plants – those which process meat for the owners, their families and guests; wholesalers/distributors; animal food manufacturers and brokers.
An applicant for a license must provide all information requested and pay an application fee based on the number of animals slaughtered. Only the person who is named on the license can conduct operations at that licensed establishment. Persons interested in entering this business should contact us. Our review team will visit your establishment and make suggestions to meet requirements necessary to become licensed and begin operating.
Meat and Poultry Wholesale Form
Meat and Poultry License Application