On-farm raw milk sales became legal in North Dakota in August 2023 under SB 2362. The 2025 session expanded licensing to include additional raw dairy products. No retail store or off-farm delivery pathway exists.
North Dakota legalized on-farm raw milk sales in August 2023 through Senate Bill 2362, which was signed by Governor Burgum and added a farm-direct raw milk provision to North Dakota law. The bill authorized the North Dakota State Board of Animal Health to license producers selling raw milk directly to consumers at the farm. Herd health, testing, sanitation, and labeling requirements apply under the licensing framework. Prior to SB 2362, North Dakota prohibited raw milk sales, making the 2023 legalization a significant policy shift in a state with a large agricultural sector.
North Dakota expanded its raw dairy licensing framework in 2025 through additional legislation, authorizing licensed producers to sell a broader range of raw dairy products beyond milk, including butter and cream. This made North Dakota one of the few states to explicitly license multiple raw dairy product types in statute. The raw milk market in North Dakota is relatively new and modest in scale, concentrated near population centers like Bismarck, Fargo, and Grand Forks. The state's large agricultural footprint and libertarian political culture have supported these successive expansions of farm-direct access. Off-farm delivery and retail store sales are not currently part of the licensed framework.
Latest developments and news related to raw milk in North Dakota
North Dakota's 2025 legislation expands licensed raw dairy to include butter, cream, and other products beyond raw milk, making the state's framework among the most product-inclusive in the Midwest.
Read Article →North Dakota advocates push to expand the licensed raw milk framework to include additional raw dairy products beyond milk.
Read Article →North Dakota's raw milk legalization takes effect in 2023, with a guide to finding licensed farms in the state.
Read Article →Official government documents and legal resources for North Dakota
North Dakota legislation signed in 2023 legalizing on-farm raw milk sales, with North Dakota State Board of Animal Health licensing, herd health, and testing requirements.
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