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Retail Butcher Shop Licence - Victoria

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to operate a butcher shop. A retail butcher shop is a facility that sells meat or poultry for human consumption.

This licence also enables you to sell less than 50 tonnes of meat through wholesale sales each year from a retail shop.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

There are additional requirements if you want to manufacture smallgoods or age beef.

Use the contact details for information about eligibility requirements.

Duration

Up to 1 year

Expiry

31 December

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Application fees:

  • meat and / or poultry only - $195.00
  • meat / poultry and smallgoods - $392.00.

Fees for 2025-26
General Licence All

Annual fees:

  • meat and / or poultry only - $389.00
  • meat / poultry and smallgoods - $783.00.

Fees for 2025-26

Forms

Act(s) name

Meat Industry Act 1993 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Meat Industry Regulations 2025 Victoria

Administering agency

PrimeSafe

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.