Meat and/or Poultry Wholesale License
Anyone wanting to sell or distribute fully inspected meat and/or poultry products (direct to consumer or wholesale), within the state of Kansas is required to obtain a Meat and Poultry Wholesale License.
KDA M&P Wholesaler Application
Poultry Exempt Operations
Certain types of poultry slaughter and processing operations qualify to operate without the benefit of state or federal inspection on a daily basis, and a grant of inspection is not required. The available poultry exemptions provide various tiers in which certain inspection or sanitation requirements must be met. Anyone interested in operating under one of the available poultry exemptions is encouraged to reach out to our Manhattan office at (785) 564-6776 to discuss which exemption would best fit your business plan.
Poultry Exemption Supplement Page
Rabbit Exempt Operation
Anyone interested in processing rabbits under the rabbit exemption, please reach out to our Manhattan office at 785-564-6776.
KDA Exempt Rabbit Slaughter and Processing Guidelines
Inspected or Custom Operations
Any business wanting to operate as an inspected slaughter and/or processing facility, where the mark of inspection can be applied and the products can be wholesaled to other businesses in Kansas (grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, etc.), will need to obtain a Meat and Poultry Inspected Slaughter and/or Processing Facility license.
If the business plan is to slaughter and/or process animals, with the end product being returned back to the owner of the animal for his/her own consumption, then a custom slaughter and/or processing license is what would be required. A custom slaughter and/or processing facility has the option of applying for a retail exemption, which would allow the facility to bring in inspected carcasses or boxed meat for further processing to sell to HRI accounts or out of the facility's own retail counter.
Owners of processing facilities in Kansas who would like their product to have the capacity to be shipped across state lines, would need to obtain a federal inspection license with the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). The contact information for the USDA FSIS District Office is included below for your convenience.
KDA M&P State Inspected Application
KDA M&P Custom Retail Exemption Application
USDA District Office 35 (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri)
Springdale, Arkansas
Phone: 479-751-8412