Vermont

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 on-farm or direct raw milk sales as allowed, with the limits in the summary.

Herd shares on file: no_law. A new herd-share listing is blocked. A raw milk sale is allowed, with the limits below.

Direct to consumer sales on farm are legal. Off-farm delivery of advance milk orders is also legal for larger volume/delivery (Tier II) producers. Vermont classifies raw milk producers into two tiers: Tier I for those who sell 12.5 gallons per day, and Tier II for those who sell more than 350 gallon

Statute: VT Statutes Title 6, Pt. 6, Ch. 152, Subch. 1: 6V.S.A. §2672; Subch. 3, Art. 1: 6 V.S.A. §2721, §2723; §2775-2778

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, warning sign required (6 V.S.A. §5873, per Farm Credit East)

Source: https://www.farmcrediteast.com/resources/Industry-Trends-and-Outlooks/Reports/2510KEP_AgritourismLiabilityLimitations www.farmcrediteast.com/resources/Industry-

Cottage food

Home catering IJ B (72)

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.