Ok, I did some quick reading to clarify what I said and give it to you in the appropriate terms.
To start a business you do just that, do business. By default it is a sole propietorship, you and the business are the same and any profit, debt, liability goes in and out of your pocket. No licensing required. You can choose a different business structure such as a Limited Liability Company, which can seperate your personal finances from the business, but by default it is a sole propietorship. You just pay the appropriate taxes at the end of the year by filing a Schedule C with your 1040.
If you choose do business under another name you will file a DBA (Doing Business As) document with the state. This just tells the government who the business belongs to.
As far as regulations go, your flock will need to be NPIP certified. That is the National Poultry Improvement Program. It coordinates and standardizes the state poultry programs. Then you just need to follow the post office shipping regulations.
Hope this helps!
-Mac
To start a business you do just that, do business. By default it is a sole propietorship, you and the business are the same and any profit, debt, liability goes in and out of your pocket. No licensing required. You can choose a different business structure such as a Limited Liability Company, which can seperate your personal finances from the business, but by default it is a sole propietorship. You just pay the appropriate taxes at the end of the year by filing a Schedule C with your 1040.
If you choose do business under another name you will file a DBA (Doing Business As) document with the state. This just tells the government who the business belongs to.
As far as regulations go, your flock will need to be NPIP certified. That is the National Poultry Improvement Program. It coordinates and standardizes the state poultry programs. Then you just need to follow the post office shipping regulations.
Hope this helps!
-Mac
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