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Overview
Mobile Butcher Facility Licence Application
A Mobile Butcher Facility Licence enables a Government of Alberta licensed mobile butcher to operate a mobile butcher facility, a premise where uninspected meat is processed, packaged or stored.
The licence allows an individual’s animal that has been slaughtered by a licensed mobile butcher to be transported to and processed at a mobile butcher facility. The meat and any processed meat products from these slaughtered animals is only for consumption by the individual (animal owner). As this meat is uninspected, it cannot be sold, traded, bartered or further distributed.
All licensed mobile butcher facilities must meet the requirements of the Meat Inspection Act and the Meat Inspection Regulation.
Licensee responsibilities
Licence holders are responsible for the following:
- reviewing and following applicable legislation and other licensing requirements
- adequately labelling product as ‘UNINSPECTED – not for sale’
- using potable water
- ensuring compliance with bylaws in their county or municipality
Applicants that request a mobile butcher facility licence for the same plot of land as an on-farm slaughter operation are required to show that the on-farm licence slaughter premise and activities are separate from the mobile butcher facility premise and mobile butcher facility activities.
Related legislative requirements
Disposal of Dead Animals Regulation
Premises Identification Program
Guidance on Specified Risk Material
National Building Code – 2019 Alberta Edition
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
Eligibility
You can apply for a Mobile Butcher Facility Licence if you:
- can lawfully operate a business in Alberta
- are at least 18 years of age
- are a Government of Alberta licensed mobile butcher
Cost
5-year licence fee: $100
Licences are valid 5 years from the date of issue.
How to apply
Review legislative requirements and licensee responsibilities.
Contact the Meat and Dairy Inspection Section (MDIS) at [email protected] for information on the Mobile Butcher Facility licensing approval process.
Renewal
Two months before the mobile butcher facility licence expires, MDIS will the send to the licensee a notice letter and the Mobile Butcher Facility Licence Renewal application form.
Once the application form is received, check the ‘renew’ box and fill in the required information.
Submit the application form and payment to MDIS, as indicated on the application form.
Updates
Two weeks prior to:
- updating or renovating a mobile butcher facility, or
- changing or modifying processing steps or processing information
contact MDIS at [email protected] and request a Mobile Butcher Facility Licence Update application form.
In the form, check the ‘update’ box and fill in the required information.
Submit the application form to MDIS, as indicated on the application renewal form.
Contact
If you have any questions, email: [email protected]