New Facility Information

Whether you are constructing a new facility or purchasing an existing facility, the Kansas Meat & Poultry Inspection staff are available to review the state and federal requirements with you and answer any questions you may have. If you plan to purchase an existing facility, our staff are available to perform a walk through with you, with permission of the current owner/operator. Contact our Manhattan office at 785-564-6776 for more information.

For more information regarding a state inspected facility, please visit the Industry page.

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New Facility Handbook
Provides Guidance for the regulatory requirements of sanitation, and the design and construction of meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities.

Recommended Physical Standards
Provides more information concerning building requirements.

New Facility Survey
A survey of the facility is completed by our inspection staff, verifying that all requirements are met prior to operating.

Licensing Information

The 2024 license renewal applications will be mailed out in November and must be postmarked by January 15, 2024. If you have any questions on licensing, renewal applications, or would like to check on the status of your application, please contact our office at 785-564-6776.

Licensing requirements vary depending on what type of operation or business you have and who your intended customers will be. If you perform multiple activities, you may need more than one registration and/or type of inspection.

Use the following chart and information to determine what type of operation or business you have, the license requirements, type of inspection required, what licensing application form(s) are needed, and the annual fees for each. All our licenses run the calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Manhattan office to discuss the various licenses available and what would be required of your business plan.

License	Type of Inspection	application forms	Annual Fees Jan 1-Dec 31
Custom slaughter and/or processing facility with a retail exemption	Retail Exemption	Custom-Retail Exemption Application	$25.00
State inspected slaughter and/or processing facility	State Inspection	State Inspected Application	$25.00
Federally inspected slaughter and/or processing facility	USDA/FSIS	www.fsis.usda.gov	See FSIS
Food processing (processing meat/poultry from inspected products and selling directly to end consumer	KDA Food Safety	KDA Food Safety and Lodging	See KDA Food Safety
Wholesaler	Annual Inspection	Wholesaler Application	$25.00
Animal Food Manufacturer, Broker or Public Warehouse	Annual Inspection	Application for Registration	$25.00
Poultry Exemption	Varies	Wholesaler Application with a Poultry Exemption	$25.00

Payment

Payment can be either mailed, by phone, or emailed by electronic payment by filling out the electronic payment form.

Electronic Payment Fillable Form

Kansas Department of Agriculture
Meat & Poultry Inspection Program
1320 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-564-6776
KDAMeatandPoultry@ks.gov.