What are the requirements for selling processed game animals?
Game animals must also be processed under state inspection. Game animals (rabbits, fish, buffalo, pheasants, etc.) are not amenable to USDA regulations, therefore, inspection by the USDA is not required. Similar to a poultry processing, the processing area must meet food safety and sanitation requirements, including smooth, cleanable work surfaces, walls, floors, and ceilings, adequate clean-up facilities, hand sinks with hot and cold water, and adequate refrigeration facilities. This area would be permitted as a Processor. What about selling shell eggs? Eggs must be clean and graded and must kept refrigerated to 45°F and be labeled with the Nebraska Egg Code number, grade, size, packaged date, and name and address of packer. The Egg Code number is a registration number provided by the Department of Agriculture at no charge. A person may sell eggs of their own raising to stores, restaurants, and institutions without a permit. Nebraska Department of Agriculture Bureau of Dairies and Foo
