Hamzah Slaughter House, LLC

Hamzah Slaughter House, LLC operates at 15680 Clear Springs Road in Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, under USDA FSIS establishment number M10805. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection dated April 24, 2024. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small, and its reported slaughter volume category is 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle and sheep and lamb. The plant reports halal slaughter and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale. The establishment's website gives hours of Monday to Sunday, 9am to 3pm, and directs questions to a text line at (240) 818-2900 or to info@hamzahslaughterhouse.com. The FSIS directory lists the phone number as (301) 223-8651, while the website lists 240-818-2900.

The website on file is limited to name, address, contact information, and hours. Details such as pricing, booking lead times, cut and wrap options, retail sales, and shipping are not stated in the sources on file. A secondary directory listing describes the business as offering halal meat products, but the establishment's own site does not describe a product line.

The federal record lists cattle and sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a farmer or household can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Halal slaughter is reported to FSIS. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill day schedules, hanging weight fees, minimums, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant directly to confirm what it is handling; the website lists a text line at (240) 818-2900 and the FSIS directory lists (301) 223-8651.

Hamzah Slaughter House, LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The establishment is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing, and reports halal slaughter. Its website lists hours of Monday to Sunday, 9am to 3pm, and a contact address at 15680 Clear Spring Road in Williamsport. Whether there is a retail counter, whether halves and quarters or bundles are sold, and whether delivery, shipping, or online ordering are available are not stated in the sources on file. Note that any meat produced under the custom-exempt path is marked Not for Sale and can only be returned to the animal's owner.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.