Food Freedom

Hawaii Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

Under the proposed law, milk producers could legally sell raw milk and raw milk products directly to consumers subject to rules adopted by an oversight board. Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 10 milk-bearing cows, The law would also implement labeling standards for raw milk.

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Iowa Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales

The legislation would allow a raw milk producer to process, market, and distribute raw milk and raw milk products directly to a consumer from the dairy. SF315 also creates regulatory guidelines for the sale of raw milk and raw milk products.

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Idaho Senate Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales in the State

the Idaho Senate passed a bill that would lift some restrictions on herd share agreements for the distribution of raw milk in the state. Passage into law would take a small step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in practice and effect.

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Minnesota Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales Despite Federal Prohibition Scheme

The legislation would allow registered producers with fewer than 12 mature cows, or 60 mature goats or sheep, to sell raw milk and raw milk products directly to the consumer from a home, a community event or farmers’ market, a retail store, to a restaurant to be served to customers, or through a donation to a community event.

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Washington Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales, Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

The legislation would exempt small farms and places where raw milk is not advertised as for sale, from a list of regulations applying to other raw milk sales – as long as they meet specific sanitary requirements. Consumers would be allowed to purchase raw milk directly from the farm, without being subject to the larger market regulatory process.

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Hawaii Bill Would Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

Under the proposed law, milk producers could legally sell raw milk and raw milk products directly to consumers subject to rules adopted by an oversight board. Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 10 milk-bearing cows, The law would also implement labeling standards for raw milk.

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Wyoming Senate Passes Bill to Expand Food Freedom, Undermine the Federal Regulatory Scheme

On Wednesday, the Wyoming Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would further increase food freedom in the state and potentially alleviate some of the recent price inflation on eggs and dairy.

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Missouri Freedom to Farm Act Takes on both State and Federal Regulations on Farming and Ranching

Titled the Freedom to Farm Act, the legislation would limit government regulation of farming and ranching in Missouri. The bill includes provisions addressing federal regulations.

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North Dakota Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales in the State

A bill filed in the North Dakota House would expand on the limited raw milk legalization in the state. Passage would take a step toward nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect.

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Mississippi Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales in the State

Provisions in the bill would legalize the sale of raw cow and goat milk and products made from them on the farm direct to the consumer and at farmer's markets. Sellers would be required to clearly mark such products with a warning label.

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