AB 888 Mobile On-Farm Slaughter

In 2021 California passed Assembly Bill 888 (Mobile slaughter operations - livestock) which allows for on-farm slaughter of goats, sheep, swine, or cattle via mobile slaughter services.

• Guidelines from the California Department of Food and Agriculture for mobile slaughter operations and registered livestock producers. This document lists application forms for slaughter operators and livestock producers; links to these are below:
  • Livestock Producer Registration Form 79-021A
  • Mobile Slaughter Operation License For 79-021B
  • Livestock Meat Inspector Application Form 79-008A
  • Exempt Meat Establishment Registration Form 79-001A
  • Inedible Permit Form 79-016A
  • TIM Registration Form 79-015A
• Presentation by CDFA about AB 888 to participants in this meat project, 8 August 2024.