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United States Department of Agriculture 

Food Safety and Inspection 

Service 

Office ofField Operations 

Jackson District Office 

713 S Pear Orchard Rd. 

Plaza 2, Suite 402 

Ridgeland, MS 39157 

October 20, 2023 

The Butcher Barn ELECTRONIC MAIL on October 20, 2023 

Est. M47576 FEDEX TRACKING# 773810945247 

765 Anderson Road 

Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024 

circlelcattleco@gmail.com 

731-589-3548 

Attention: Mr. Jared Lee, Owner 

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION HELD IN ABEYANCE 

On October 18, 2023, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a 

Notice of Suspension to your establishment to withhold the federal marks of 

inspection and suspend the assignment of Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) at 

The Butcher Barn, Est. M47576, located at 765 Anderson Road, Dyersburg, TN. 

This action included your Slaughter Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point 

(HACCP) processes employed at your establishment. The decision to institute 

this enforcement action was in accordance with Title 9 ofthe Code ofFederal 

Regulations (CFR), Rules of Practice 500.3(b), based on the determination that 

your establishment did not handle or slaughter animals humanely. The evidence 

demonstrated failure to comply with the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 603), the Humane Methods ofSlaughter Act (HMSA) (7 U.S.C. 

1901 et seq.), and the regulato1y requirements (9 CFR Pait 313). 

Specifically, on October 18, 2023, at approximately 0805 while perfonning a 

humane handling verification task, the Superviso1y Public Health Veterinarian 

(SPHV), observed the following: a pig was loaded into the knock box with no 

head restraint available. Your employee first attempted to apply stunning 

methods with a .22 caliber handgun. The pig remained standing and conscious 

after the first attempt. Your employee made a second attempt with the .22 which 

contacted the animal, but was again ineffective, the pig remained standing. 

There was a delay as a second establishment employee left the area to a separate 

paii of the building to retrieve a .357 handgun as it was not immediately 

available. Your employee then made a third stunning attempt with the .357 

which contacted the animal but was ineffective, as the animal remained 

standing. Your employee immediately fired a fomih shot with the .357 handgun 

which effectively rendered the animal unconscious, and it remained so 

thereafter. Immediate regulato1y control action was taken by placing U.S. 

Reject/Retain tag (NO. B-45400145) on the knock box and Establishment 

Owner, Mr. Jai·ed Lee was notified ofthe non-compliance and ofthe regulato1y 

control action. 

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Jared Lee, Owner Notice of Suspension Held in Abeyance 

The Butcher Barn, Est. M47576 October 20, 2023 

On October 18, 2023, you submitted your first written response with corrective actions and 

preventive measures to meet the requirements of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. The 

Jackson District Office (JDO) analyzed your response and advised you that the proffered 

corrective actions and preventive measures were inadequate. A request for clarification and 

additional information were sent via electronic mail from the JDO to your establishment on 

October 19, 2023. On October 19, 2023, you submitted all clarification and additional 

information with written corrective actions and preventive measures to meet regulatory 

requirements. The JDO analyzed your proffered corrective actions and preventive measures and 

determined that the response adequately addressed the identified issues. 

On October 20, 2023, at approximately 8:15 AM, the FSIS JDO verbally informed you of FSIS’s 

decision to hold the suspension in abeyance. This letter is to formally inform you of this action. 

Please be advised that this suspension of inspection at your establishment will remain in 

abeyance pending verification by FSIS personnel that your proffered corrective actions and 

preventive measures have been implemented and are effective in ensuring future regulatory 

compliance. Agency personnel will begin immediate verification of your corrective actions and 

preventive measures. 

A copy of the FSIS Verification Plan (VP) will be provided to assist you in understanding the 

nature and importance of the Agency’s verification activities. The FSIS Verification Plan is 

designed to verify that your establishment fully implements the revisions to its humane handling 

of animals and other corrective actions and preventive measures stated in your October 18 and 

October 19, 2023, responses and that these revisions and corrective actions and preventive 

measures are effective in ensuring future regulatory compliance. The FSIS Verification Plan 

identifies your corrective actions, the regulatory requirement(s), and the PHIS Task under which 

FSIS officials will verify the implementation and effectiveness of your proffered action plan. 

Only FSIS can amend the verification plan and any modifications to your submitted acceptable 

corrective actions made during the abeyance period will need to be submitted in writing to FSIS 

for verification of compliance prior to implementation by your establishment. 

It is important for you to understand that FSIS has the responsibility to initiate action if your 

establishment fails to operate in accordance with the regulations, or conditions occur that do not 

comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. In these situations, FSIS personnel will take 

regulatory control of product or other appropriate action. 

Please be further advised that as a federally inspected establishment, you are expected to comply 

with the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and all 

applicable regulations and other requirements concerning the preparation, sale, and 

transportation of meat products. Failure to comply with these requirements or to effectively 

implement the measures addressed in your responses, dated October 18 and October 19, 2023, 

could result in the immediate suspension of inspection at your establishment or other appropriate 

action(s). 

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Jared Lee, Owner Notice ofSuspension Held in Abeyance 

The Butcher Barn, Est. M47576 October 20, 2023 

Ifyou have any questions, please contact Dr. Lany Davis via telephone at (601) 863-4206 or via 

electrnnic mail at lany.davis4@usda.gov. Additionally, you can contact the Jackson District 

Office at (601) 965-4312 or by fax at (601) 965-5901. 

Sincerely, 

Digitallysigned by CHERYL CHERYL HENRY 

Date: 2023.10.2009:52:47 HENRY -05'00' 

for: 

Dr. Lany Davis 

Disti·ict Manager 

Jackson Disti·ict Office 

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Jared Lee, Owner Notice ofSuspension Held in Abeyance 

The Butcher Barn, Est. M47576 October 20, 2023 

Cc: 

, Humane Handling Enforcement Coordinator 

Mr. Lany Ho1iert, OIEA Regional Director 

Dr. Lany Davis, DM 

Dr. Kennit Harvey, DDM 

Ms. Che1yl Herny , DDM 

Dr. Erin Moses DDM 

SEIAO 

, DCS 

, DVMS 

FLS 

, SPHV at Est. M47576 

, CSI at Est. M47576 

FO/Quarterly Repo1i s 

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