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Rendering Plant
Required State License(s):
Any establishment that reduces dead animals to tallow and meat scraps, cracklings, or other items unfit for human consumption by cooking or processing must be licensed as a rendering plant by the Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
Apply for a Disposal or Transportation of Dead Animals License here.
Revised: 7/2019