Business Licenses and Permits

With the Thanksgiving holiday this week much of America will be gathering with friends and family to enjoy food, beverage and each other’s company. And at the center of all, most people will be feasting on large, delicious, golden-plumped turkey.

While we dine on the yummy birds, we don’t think about how the turkeys arrived on our dinner plates. But this process is somewhat important. As we all know turkeys are raised on farms until they’re ripe for eating. When this time comes, then it’s off to the slaughterhouse, and eventually to the supermarket.

What most people don’t know is that to operate a slaughterhouse, a license could be needed. There are different types of meat facilities that require different types of licenses. Some states have licenses for just beef, while some states like Oregon have a license specifically for poultry and rabbits. If you operate a slaughterhouse, be sure to check with your state’s Department of Agriculture, as there is a good chance that some type of license will be needed

Ryan Julson, Business License Research Analyst, Corporation Service Company

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