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MO SB841
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2012
Primary Sponsor
Luann Ridgeway
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AI Summary
- Repeals and rewrites sections 196.540 and 196.935 of Missouri law relating to raw milk sales and regulation
- Allows individuals to purchase raw milk or cream directly from a farm for personal use
- Permits persons to sell up to 100 gallons of raw milk or cream per day at farmer's markets, defined as public marketplaces where farmers sell agricultural or horticultural products directly to consumers
- Maintains existing state milk board authority to regulate manufacturing milk, dairy farms, and dairy plants through inspection, certification, and licensing
- Exempts raw milk sales under the new provisions from regulations governing graded fluid milk products that normally must be pasteurized
Legislative Description
Allows farmers to sell up to 100 gallons of raw milk or cream per day at farmers markets
Last Action
Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee
3/28/2012
Committee Referrals
Agriculture, Food Production And Outdoor Resources3/1/2012
Full Bill Text
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