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AR HB1048

Bill

Status

Passed

2/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cameron Cooper

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Expands permitted sales locations for raw goat milk, raw sheep milk, and unpasteurized whole milk beyond on-farm sales to include farmer's markets and direct delivery from the farm

  • Confirms that advertising of incidental sales of these unpasteurized milk products remains permitted under state law

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 20-59-248(b) to clarify that raw milk sales are not restricted solely to the farm where the milk is produced

  • Approved on February 20, 2025, as Act 125 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning The Incidental Sale Of Goat Milk, Sheep Milk, And Whole Milk That Has Not Been Pasteurized; And To Clarify That The Incidental Sale Of Raw Milk Is Not Limited To A Sale On The Farm.

Last Action

Notification that HB1048 is now Act 125

2/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development2/3/2025
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development1/13/2025

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