House Bill 1048 has been proposed to legalize off-farm raw milk sales in Arkansas. Currently, raw milk is legal for sale but cannot be sold off the farm. This bill would give customers the option to purchase raw milk from cows, goats, and sheep from markets and grocery stores.
This bill has been introduced, but no future events are presently scheduled.
HB1048 – 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.
SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 20-59-248(b), concerning the incidental sale or advertising of raw goat milk, raw sheep milk, and whole milk that has not been pasteurized directly to consumers at the farm, is amended to read as follows:
(b) This subchapter does not prohibit incidental sales of raw goat milk, raw sheep milk, and whole milk that has not been pasteurized directly to consumers
at the farm where the milk is producedor preclude the advertising of incidental sales of goat milk, sheep milk, and whole milk that has not been pasteurized.
KARK: Bill filed in Arkansas to allow off-farm sales of raw milk
