Oklahoma Raises Raw Milk Sales Cap, Legalizes Advertising, Still No Off-Farm Sales
Oklahoma producers can now sell significantly more raw milk each month and openly advertise those sales after Senate Bill 2028 was signed into law on May 4, 2026. A companion measure that would have allowed raw milk to move beyond farm gates to farmers markets, feed stores, and similar venues never advanced past its first committee referral, leaving the state’s on-farm-only framework intact for off-premises sales.
What SB 2028 Changes
A full breakdown of the bill’s provisions was published when SB 2028 cleared the legislature. In brief: the law raises the on-farm incidental sales cap from 100 gallons per month to 1,500 gallons, permits producers to openly advertise raw milk sales, clarifies that on-farm raw milk cheese production is allowed, and requires state-issued warning labels on all raw milk containers. Oklahoma’s prohibition on off-premises retail sales remains in place. The bill carried an emergency clause and took effect immediately upon signing rather than on a delayed effective date.
The advertising change is significant on its own. Oklahoma Administrative Code § 35:37-13-8, the ODAFF rule governing incidental milk sales, stated explicitly: “Except for incidental sales of raw milk from goats, incidental sales of raw milk shall not be advertised to the public in any manner.” Goat milk producers had held advertising rights under both the administrative rule and the underlying statute since 2014, but cow milk producers operated under a flat prohibition. SB 2028 removes that prohibition and extends advertising rights to all raw milk.
The Off-Farm Bill That Did Not Advance
A separate measure filed in the same session aimed to go further. Senate Bill 2107, introduced by Sen. Nathan Dahm, would have allowed farmers to transport and sell ungraded raw milk off their own premises at venues such as farmers markets, provided they registered with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and disclosed to buyers that the product was not licensed, regulated, or inspected by the state. SB 2107 would also have raised the incidental sales threshold for goat milk from 100 to 300 gallons per month.
The bill received its first reading on February 2, 2026, and was referred the following day to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee, where it remained without further action. No committee vote was recorded, and the bill did not advance to the floor before the session concluded.
A House companion effort also circulated during the session. Rep. Hardin’s House Bill 3056 would have allowed on-farm delivery, feed store sales, and farmers market sales of raw milk from cows, goats, and sheep. That bill cleared the House Agriculture Committee in late February but stalled before reaching a full floor vote.
The effect of both failures is that raw milk sales in Oklahoma remain legally confined to on-farm, direct-to-consumer transactions. Anyone wishing to purchase raw milk in the state must go to the farm where it was produced.
Background on Oklahoma’s Raw Milk Framework
Oklahoma has long permitted on-farm raw milk sales under its incidental sales exemption in the Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act. The statute carved out a category of transactions small enough to fall outside the full licensing and inspection requirements that govern commercial dairy operations. What it never specified, at least for cow milk, was how many gallons constituted “incidental.”
That ambiguity created uncertainty for producers who wanted to grow their direct-sales operations without running into regulatory risk. SB 2028 resolves that uncertainty with a concrete ceiling and, by adding advertising rights, gives farms a straightforward way to reach potential customers they could not previously market to directly.
Oklahoma producers now operate under a higher monthly sales cap with explicit advertising rights, and the boundary at the farm gate holds.
For current Oklahoma raw milk regulations and producer listings, see the Oklahoma raw milk laws and the Oklahoma raw milk farm directory.
