CT SB00197

Commissioner of Agriculture shall seek federal funding from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program to enable butcher shops to serve as USDA-approved processors for local farmers

Commissioner may establish a start-up cooperative in partnership with the Connecticut Farm Bureau to facilitate butcher shops operating as USDA meat processing facilities for local producers

Funding request may include, but is not limited to, the establishment of the cooperative structure described above

Act takes effect upon passage