Swordsmyth
02-07-2019, 07:36 PM
Lawmakers in two states are considering legislation that would permit or expand the distribution of raw milk — milk that has not been pasteurized — within their borders, defying the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) attempt to impose an unconstitutional ban on raw milk within the United States.
In Hawaii, where raw-milk sales are currently outlawed, four Democratic senators are sponsoring a bill (https://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB451/2019) to allow the distribution of raw milk to consumers through herd-sharing programs. In such programs, consumers pay farmers a fee for a share of either an individual animal or a herd, which in turn entitles them to receive the animals’ raw milk.
Meanwhile, four Republicans and an independent in West Virginia’s House of Delegates have introduced legislation (https://legiscan.com/WV/bill/HB2643/2019) that would expand the availability of raw milk in their state. Under a 2016 law, herd-sharing agreements are legal in West Virginia; the new bill would permit the direct sale of raw milk and raw-milk products to consumers. The bill requires raw-milk producers to be licensed and to abide by certain safety regulations. It also mandates specific information that producers must provide to consumers and grants producers immunity from lawsuits when consumers become ill from improper handling of raw milk.
More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/31429-hawaii-west-virginia-considering-further-moo-ves-toward-raw-milk-freedom
In Hawaii, where raw-milk sales are currently outlawed, four Democratic senators are sponsoring a bill (https://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB451/2019) to allow the distribution of raw milk to consumers through herd-sharing programs. In such programs, consumers pay farmers a fee for a share of either an individual animal or a herd, which in turn entitles them to receive the animals’ raw milk.
Meanwhile, four Republicans and an independent in West Virginia’s House of Delegates have introduced legislation (https://legiscan.com/WV/bill/HB2643/2019) that would expand the availability of raw milk in their state. Under a 2016 law, herd-sharing agreements are legal in West Virginia; the new bill would permit the direct sale of raw milk and raw-milk products to consumers. The bill requires raw-milk producers to be licensed and to abide by certain safety regulations. It also mandates specific information that producers must provide to consumers and grants producers immunity from lawsuits when consumers become ill from improper handling of raw milk.
More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/31429-hawaii-west-virginia-considering-further-moo-ves-toward-raw-milk-freedom