The Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) requires continuous inspections for poultry processing. Inspections may be federal inspection or state inspection. There are currently twenty-nine states with their own poultry inspection programs, which include:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming