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States With and Without Inspection Programs

States Operating their Own MPI Programs

The following is a listing of the 29 states currently operating meat and poultry inspection (MPI) programs. States are listed alphabetically.

State	Meat and/or Poultry Programs
Alabama	Meat & Poultry
Arizona	Meat & Poultry
Arkansas	Meat Only
Delaware	Meat & Poultry
Georgia	Meat Only
Illinois	Meat & Poultry
Indiana	Meat & Poultry
Iowa	Meat & Poultry
Kansas	Meat & Poultry
Louisiana	Meat & Poultry
Maine	Meat & Poultry
Minnesota	Meat & Poultry
Mississippi	Meat & Poultry
Missouri	Meat & Poultry
Montana	Meat & Poultry
North Carolina	Meat & Poultry
North Dakota	Meat & Poultry
Ohio	Meat & Poultry
Oklahoma	Meat & Poultry
Oregon	Meat Only
South Carolina	Meat & Poultry
South Dakota	Meat Only
Texas	Meat & Poultry
Utah	Meat & Poultry
Vermont	Meat & Poultry
Virginia	Meat & Poultry
West Virginia	Meat & Poultry
Wisconsin	Meat & Poultry
Wyoming	Meat & Poultry

States Without Inspection Programs (Designated States)

These States have given up their meat or poultry inspection programs, or both, as indicated in the table below. USDA assumed the inspection function of these plants in addition to plants already under USDA inspection. State inspected plants would normally qualify for federal inspection due to the "equal to" requirement for state inspection programs. All plants under Federal inspection are eligible to sell in interstate commerce.

State	Meat	Poultry
Alaska	31-Jul-99	31-Jul-99
California	1-Apr-76	1-Apr-76
Colorado	1-Jul-75	2-Jan-71
Connecticut	1-Oct-75	1-Oct-75
Florida	2-Dec-97	2-Dec-97
Georgia	State has kept Meat Inspection Program	2-Jan-71
Hawaii	1-Nov-95	1-Nov-96
Idaho	1-Jul-81	2-Jan-71
Kentucky	14-Jan-72	28-Jul-71
Maryland	1-Apr-91	1-Apr-91
Massachusetts	12-Jan-76	12-Jan-76
Michigan	3-Oct-81	2-Jan-71
Nebraska	1-Oct-71	28-Jul-71
Nevada	1-Jul-73	1-Jul-73
New Hampshire	7-Aug-78	7-Aug-78
New Jersey	1-Jul-75	1-Jul-75
New Mexico	13-Aug-07	13-Aug-07
New York	16-Jul-75	11-Apr-77
Pennsylvania	17-Jul-72	31-Oct-71
Rhode Island	1-Oct-81	1-Oct-81
South Dakota	State has kept Meat Inspection Program	2-Jan-71
Tennessee	1-Oct-75	1-Oct-75
Washington	1-Jun-73	1-Jun-73