W. Va. Code R. § 61-23D-6 - Exemptions

6.1. This rule shall not apply to nontraditional, domesticated animals which are slaughtered and/or processed and are not intended for sale in commercial outlets.

6.2. Up to twenty thousand (20,000) rabbits per calendar year slaughtered and/or processed at an official plant are exempt from antemortem, postmortem, and processing inspection, provided that the rabbits are slaughtered and processed at an establishment licensed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and approved for rabbit slaughter operations.

6.3. Up to twenty thousand (20,000) rabbits per calendar year slaughtered and/or processed at the premises where they were raised are exempt from antemortem, postmortem, and processing inspection, and are eligible to enter commerce.

6.3.a. The rabbits shall be slaughtered and processed using procedures submitted to and approved by WVDA and the premises shall be registered with the Commissioner of Agriculture.

6.3.b. Rabbit producers must keep sale and production records for a minimum of two years, and must provide those to a WVDA compliance officer/inspector if and when requested.

6.3.c. Slaughter facilities operated pursuant to this exemption may be visited by a WVDA compliance officer/inspector without notice.

Notes

W. Va. Code R. § 61-23D-6