Custom slaughter exemption; establish requirements to qualify for.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material confirms all aspects of the candidate explanation except for the statement about the bill taking effect. Since it did not pass, there is no effective or repeal date to consider.

Custom Slaughter Exemption Requirements

This act sets rules for livestock producers to qualify for a custom slaughter exemption for cattle, sheep, swine, and goats.

What This Bill Does

• Requires customers to be able to inspect and choose their animal before slaughter.
• Allows multiple owners of an animal presented at a licensed slaughter plant.
• Needs the sale or purchase of the animal to happen before it is slaughtered.
• Requires providing each owner's name, address, and phone number to the slaughter plant.
• Stamps all meat as 'Not for Sale'.
• Limits pricing methods to per head or live weight, not dressed or final meat weight.
• Specifies that the meat food products produced under this exemption are exclusively for use by the owners and their household members, nonpaying guests, and employees.

Who It Names or Affects

• Livestock producers who want custom slaughters of cattle, sheep, swine, and goats.
• Licensed slaughter plants handling these animals.

Terms To Know

Custom Slaughter Exemption

A rule that allows certain types of meat to be processed without following all regular food safety rules if it is for personal use only.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and will not take effect.
• It does not specify what happens after June 30, 2026, other than the act being repealed on that date.

Official Summary Text

Custom slaughter exemption; establish requirements to qualify for.

Current Bill Text

S. B. No. 2281 *SS26/R596CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/SS26/R596CS
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To: Agriculture
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Hill

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 2281

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 75-35-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE CUSTOM 2
SLAUGHTER EXEMPTION OF CATTLE, SHEEP, SWINE AND GOATS; AND FOR 3
RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 6
75-35-35, Mississippi Code of 1972: 7
75-35-35. The following requirements must be satisfied to 8
qualify for the custom slaughter exemption of cattle, sheep, swine 9
and goats: 10
(a) Livestock producers must allow customers to inspect 11
and choose their animal, if they so desire; 12
(b) Animals presented to a licensed slaughter plant may 13
have multiple owners; 14
(c) Sale and/or purchase of the animal must be 15
completed before slaughter of the animal; 16
(d) The name, address and telephone number of each 17
owner must be provided to the slaughter plant before slaughter; 18
(e) All of the meat must be stamped "Not for Sale"; 19
S. B. No. 2281 *SS26/R596CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/SS26/R596CS
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ST: Custom slaughter exemption; establish
requirements to qualify for.
(f) The price of the animal may be calculated per head 20
or live weight, but not dressed weight or final weight of the 21
meat; and 22
(g) The meat food products produced under this 23
exemption shall be exclusively for the use of the owner(s) and 24
members of their household and their nonpaying guests and 25
employees. 26
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 27
and after July 1, 2026, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2026. 28