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PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER 143-A
FOOD SERVICE LICENSURE

Sale of Uninspected Poultry and Rabbits to Restaurants

Section 143-A:14

    143-A:14 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Federally exempt poultry producer" means a poultry producer that qualifies for a federal exemption from inspection under the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.
II. "Licensed restaurant" means a food service establishment, licensed under RSA 143-A:4, which is in a fixed location that is adequate and sanitary, where food is prepared primarily for service of a meal intended for purchase and consumption by the consumer.
III. "Poultry" means any domesticated bird, whether alive or dead.
IV. "Poultry producer" means any person who raises poultry and sells it for human consumption.
V. "Processed" means the animal has been slaughtered and cleaned in a sanitary manner so that it is ready for use as human food but has not been further prepared or treated, except as needed to package and store it.
VI. "Rabbit" means any domesticated member of the family Leporidae of long-eared, short-tailed lagomorph mammals with long hind legs, whether alive or dead.
VII. "Rabbit producer" means any person who raises rabbits and sells them for human consumption.
VIII. "Uninspected" means poultry or rabbits that are not individually marked as having passed inspection as prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture or in accordance with RSA 427.

Source. 2014, 165:2, eff. Oct. 9, 2014.