Is it legal to butcher your own cow?
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Yes. Requires a license from the Department of Agriculture. No Limit. Owner may slaughter on their premises for their own personal use, or have a Mobile Processing Unit (MPU) operator slaughter on owner's premises and deliver meat to a processor for the owner.
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