§ 19035 Livestock Slaughter Compliance Rules

• •You can't kill animals for food in a custom slaughterhouse unless you follow the rules.
• •The rules are there to make sure the meat is safe for people to eat.
• •This law applies to places that prepare meat to sell to people.

A farmer wants to sell meat from his cows at the local market.

The farmer must follow the rules for killing the cows and preparing the meat. If he doesn't, he could get in trouble because the meat might not be safe to eat.