Yes. Facilities that process species that are not amenable (in other words, they are not subject
to the USDA-administered mandatory inspection requirements under the Federal Meat
Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act) are required to register as food
facilities with FDA. Examples of species that are not amenable are rabbit, deer, elk, and bison.
Rabbits, deer, elk, and bison are species that are foods under FDA’s jurisdiction. A facility
that processes rabbit, deer, elk, or bison, as well as meat or poultry products under USDA
jurisdiction, would not be exempt from registration because it is not regulated exclusively,
throughout the entire facility, by USDA (21 CFR 1.226(g)).
