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Might be imported from NZ too...they raise a lot of elk which they also call venison and Stag deer. Pen raised, their idea of a pen is 12' chain link fence around 100 acres.

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FPNI. If it's raised commercially, for consumption. Just the same as restaurants that sell Elk, bear, ect ect. The Cabelas here has a wild game cafe, but none of the meat was ever wild.

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it is illegal to sell deer meat or parts up here............. regarding white tails..............

there are a few red deer farms that sell venison/jerky.......... they are farmed and enclosed...........and are not the native species that is hunted in the fall.

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Just depends on the state, we can sell venison here in Montana, lots of restaurants sell venison and elk as specials during the fall.  That said, they are not wild animals in most cases, they are farm raised specifically for the retail business.

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  



Legitimately curious as to why.

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  

Legitimately curious as to why.

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  

Legitimately curious as to why.

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Pen raised.

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Growing up hunting deer, I was always told that selling Venison was illegal.  Is it a state by state thing?
 

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Pen raised.

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  

Legitimately curious as to why.

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  

Legitimately curious as to why.

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Pen raised.

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Good for Arby's.

Not sure about the onion rings though.



 

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  

Legitimately curious as to why.

Is it legal to sell wild game meat?
There is no law prohibiting the sale of wild game meat (venison, etc.). There are, however, laws prohibiting the sale of uninspected wild game meat. If wild game meat has received a mark of inspection by a state or federal inspection program, or it has been legally imported, then its sale is legal anywhere within the United States.

Game meats that do not have a mark of inspection cannot be sold. This is the case for game meat harvested by a recreational hunter. The inspection and processing requirements will not be met and the meat cannot be sold.

Meat from "game animals" as defined by state wildlife agencies that are harvested within that state cannot be sold. The restrictions and definitions vary from state to state. However, in most states native species (like whitetail deer) are deemed to be "game animals" while non-native species have different classifications, usually deemed "livestock." If it is restricted then it will not be inspected and cannot be sold. However, if it is inspected then that is assurance that it is legal to sell.

Who inspects wild game meat?
Surprisingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not required to inspect wild game meats. The inspection of most traditional meats in the U.S. is regulated by the "Federal Meat Inspection Act" (FMIA) and the "Federal Poultry Inspection Act." The Federal Meat Inspection Act defines “meat” specifically as being from “cattle, sheep, swine, or goats.” (10 CFR 12.601 2011) The USDA is mandated to inspect these meats. All other meats are defined as being non-amenable and the USDA FSIS is not obligated to inspect them. USDA FSIS will perform a voluntary inspection on some of these alternative proteins, including venison, and provide it with a mark of inspection.

Confusion arises from the fact that most wild game meats are not named in the FMIA. These "non amenable" meats are not even considered "meat" by the USDA under their interpretation of the FMIA. This leaves the requirement for inspection of wild game meats in a vague regulatory "never-never land" as far as federal laws are concerned. In theory, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has technical responsibility for the safety of all foods not named in these acts, but they have no meat inspection capability.

Some states, such as Texas, continue to operate their own inspection programs. By law the inspection standards must be "at least equal" to those of the USDA inspection standards. (21 CFR 12.661 2011) It is not legal to sell state inspected amenable meats as defined in FMIA outside of state boundaries. However, since venison is a non-amenable meat and the inspection standards meet those of the USDA state inspected venison can be sold into any other US state.

It's the local municipal health codes that require venison to be inspected. The specific wording of each health code differs but the basic law is that food sold to the public must come from an "approved source" or a source that is deemed at least equal to USDA inspection. The Texas meat inspection program meets this requirement.

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Growing up hunting deer, I was always told that selling Venison was illegal.  Is it a state by state thing?

Arby's Now Selling Venison Burgers!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/10/25/arbys-takes-stab-venison-burgers-select-locations/92727506/
 

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Just got a case in from New Zealand last week at work. It's pretty expensive and none of the locals here in South Florida were interested when we ran it for a special. Now I have some more tenderloins  (backstrap) in my freezer. It's not bad for farm raised deer.

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What is the logic of selling venison being illegal?  

Legitimately curious as to why.

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this is pen raised and I'd like to add that a lot of time these meats are not whitetail deer but other species of deer.