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Livestock Meat Packing Company / Meat Packing Agent License
License Description Any person, including packing companies, that engage in the business of buying or selling livestock on a regular basis for the person's own account or for the account of others. Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Who must be licensed?

Anyone, including meat packing companies, who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock on a regular basis. Livestock includes:

  • Cattle
  • Sheep
  • Swine
  • Horses intended for slaughter
  • Mules
  • Farmed cervidae (deer & elk)
  • Llamas
  • Ratitae (ostriches & emus)
  • Bison
  • Goats

You do not need a license if you:

  • are primarily a meat retailer,
  • operate a frozen food processing plant, or
  • raise livestock, and the animals you buy are for herd replacement and you sell only livestock you bred and/or raised yourself.

If you are interested in becoming a licensed livestock dealer or market agency, see How to Get a Livestock Dealer or Market Agency License

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Licensing Agency
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Dairy and Food Inspection Division
90 West Plato Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55107
(651) 297 2200
webinfo@mda.state.mn.us
Active Status Active
Continuing Education No continuing education requirement to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education No educational requirements
Exam No exam required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 10/13/2021
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