Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Butcher License in Jamaica Kingston and St. Andrew, you should submit your application to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). Please view the KSAMC contact information through this link:Link
2. Visit the KSAMC office and obtain the application form for Butcher License.
3. Complete the form in three copies and have it endorsed by an inspector of the local police
4. Then prepare the required documents and attach them to the application form
5. Go to the KSAMC premises and pay the application fee at the cashier and obtain the proof of payment
6. After payment, submit the complete application including the payment slip to the KSAMC official at the service desk
7. The official will verify your application and issue an acknowledgment receipt for receiving the application
8. It will then be forwarded to KSA public health department for processing
9. Then public health department will contact you and schedule a date to inspect your site of operation in conjunction with the local police
10. Upon the health inspection, the department will present your application and the inspection report to the Public Health Committee meeting for the committee’s consideration and approval
11. If approved, you will be contacted by the health department and required to collect the license at the corporation’s office

• Application form
• Three passport-sized photographs taken not more than three (3) months before application and certified with a Justice of the Peace (J.P)
• Payment receipt

Kingstonand St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC)
Address: 24 Church Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Phone: (876) 967-0585 / 967 4195
Email:customerservice@ksamc.gov.jm
Contact details:Link

Local Authority of Jamaica
Address: 85 Hagley Park Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica
Phone:(876) 754-0992-9, (876) 618-1104-8
Email:Communications@Mlge.Gov.Jm
Contact details:Link

• All butchers in Jamaica are eligible to obtain a Butchers License

• The application Cost is $3,000 - $1,500 for the three application forms and another $1,500 for the actual licence.

• The license is valid for the period indicated on it and it is subjected to renewal

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time will take between one to six months to be completed

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Names
• Address
• Contact details
• Declaration
• Signature and date

• This license proves that you are permitted to slaughter animals as a certified butcher

Enter other informations which might help.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

KSAMC: Link

More information which might help people.