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HR 18 · 2025 · House

Urging small slaughterhouse inspection rules

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(New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation relative to, and urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adopt regulations, allowing for small scale and very small slaughter plants to use the Federal Meat Inspection Act’s Custom Exempt meat processing inspection criteria with a third-party inspector present at slaughter, so that processed beef, pork, lamb, and chevron (goat meat) can be sold as individual cuts directly from the farm producer to the end consumer.

Urges the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation and urges the USDA to adopt regulations allowing small-scale slaughter plants to use custom exempt inspection criteria so farm-processed meat can be sold directly to consumers.AI-generated

Status

Adopted · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Adopted

Analysis

This resolution urges the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation about and urges the United States Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations allowing small-scale slaughter plants to allow certain inspection criteria to be used to enable the sale of processed beef, pork, lamb, and goat meat from farm to the end consumer.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Judy AronRPrimeChair· Environment and Agriculture
  • Rep. Peter BixbyDRanking Member· Environment and Agriculture

Public testimony

6 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

67% support33% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“My favorite part of this Resolution is "can be sold as individual cuts directly from the farm producer to the end consumer." My challenge is the USDA should stay out of local sales all together.…”
— Carol Petrusewicz, Rochestersupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-03-1810:30 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1810:45 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1812:00 pmHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Mar 6, 2025HouseIntroduced pursuant to Rule 36c 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 98
  2. Mar 18, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 301-303
  3. Mar 18, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303
  4. Mar 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/18/2025 12:00 pm LOB 301-303
  5. Mar 18, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1073h (NT) 03/18/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 17
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1073h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29
  7. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1073h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.