West Virginia

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 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.

Under 2024 law, sales of raw milk are permitted as long as the containers are properly labeled. Per the 2025 law, raw milk can be sold as pet food if it meets the outlined requirements.

Statute: West Virginia Code §19-14-2, §19-14-5, §19-14-10, and §19-14-14, §19-14-17; WV Code of State Rules Title 64, Series 34, §64-34-2,3; Title 19, Series 1, §19-1-7

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 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.