North Carolina

Meat shares

State MPI program: Meat & Poultry

Federal custom exemption (9 CFR 303.1) applies; buy live-animal share before slaughter; meat Not for Sale; state specifics unverified

This is a share of a live animal, bought before slaughter and processed by a custom-exempt plant. Meat is marked Not for Sale and may not be resold or donated.

State-inspected meat may only be sold within this state unless the plant is federally inspected or in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.

Source: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-inspection/state-inspection-programs/states-and-without-inspection-programs www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/apply-grant-i

Raw milk and herd shares

The rules on file mark herd shares, not raw milk sales.

Herd shares on file: allowed. A new herd-share listing is allowed. A raw milk sale is blocked.

All forms of distribution of raw milk for human consumption are prohibited. Herd shares are expressly permitted. Distribution for animal feed must be conducted in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Statute: NC Gen. Statutes Ch. 130A, Art. 8, Pt. 9: 130A-279; NC Admin Code Title 15A, Ch. 18, Subch. 18A, §1200: T15A-C18-S18A.1210; NCAC 09G.2010

Source: https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-interactive-map/ www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-int

Farm visits

Your state may require a posted warning sign. Check your state's agritourism law.

On file: Yes (NALC list)

Source: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/articles/Agritourism-series-Immunity-laws.pdf nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads

Cottage food

IJ C+ (57)

Source: https://ij.org/report/baking-bad-legal-barriers-for-starting-a-business-selling-homemade-food/ ij.org/report/baking-bad-legal-barriers-fo

CSA

unverified (no state CSA-specific rule found; federal SNAP 14-day rule applies)

A SNAP note is shown on a CSA only when that farm says it is SNAP-authorized. This market does not take SNAP online.