§ 96-B — License required

* § 96-b. License required. 1. No person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation not granted inspection pursuant to the federal meat\ninspection act, the federal poultry products inspection act, article\nfive-B or article five-D of this chapter shall operate any place or\nestablishment where animals or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for\nfood unless such person, firm, partnership or corporation be licensed by\nthe commissioner. In addition to any other requirements established by\nthe commissioner, such license shall prohibit the slaughter or\nbutchering by slaughterhouses of domesticated dog and domesticated cat\nto create food, meat, meat by-products or meat food products for human\nor animal consumption. An application for license shall be made upon a\nform prescribed by the commissioner on or before the first day of May in\nevery other year, for a two year license period commencing upon the\nfollowing first day of June. With the application there shall be paid a\nlicense fee of two hundred dollars.\n 2. In a city with a population of one million or more, the\ncommissioner shall not license any person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation to operate any place or establishment where animals and/or\nfowls are slaughtered or butchered for food within a fifteen hundred\nfoot radius of a residential dwelling. This subdivision shall not apply\nto any premises upon which a person, firm, partnership or corporation\nhas been continuously conducting business as described in this\nsubdivision from a date prior to the effective date of this subdivision.\n 3. In addition to any other requirements established by this chapter,\nan applicant for a license pursuant to this article shall furnish\nevidence: (a) of his or her good character, experience and competency,\n(b) that the establishment has adequate facilities and equipment for the\nbusiness to be conducted, (c) that the establishment is such that the\ncleanliness of the premises can be maintained and (d) that the product\nproduced therein will not become adulterated.\n * NB Effective until August 5, 2028\n * § 96-b. License required. No person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation not granted inspection pursuant to the federal meat\ninspection act, the federal poultry products inspection act, article\nfive-B or article five-D of this chapter shall operate any place or\nestablishment where animals or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for\nfood unless such person, firm, partnership or corporation be licensed by\nthe commissioner. In addition to any other requirements established by\nthe commissioner, such license shall prohibit the slaughter or\nbutchering by slaughterhouses of domesticated dog and domesticated cat\nto create food, meat, meat by-products or meat food products for human\nor animal consumption. An application for license shall be made upon a\nform prescribed by the commissioner on or before the first day of May in\nevery other year, for a two year license period commencing upon the\nfollowing first day of June. With the application there shall be paid a\nlicense fee of two hundred dollars.\n In addition to any other requirements established by this chapter, an\napplicant for a license pursuant to this article shall furnish evidence:\n(a) of his or her good character, experience and competency, (b) that\nthe establishment has adequate facilities and equipment for the business\nto be conducted, (c) that the establishment is such that the cleanliness\nof the premises can be maintained and (d) that the product produced\ntherein will not become adulterated.\n * NB Effective August 5, 2028\n