Oregon Raw Milk Laws
Brief
On-farm sales legal
Description:
On farm sales of raw cow, sheep, or goat milk are legal, while retail sales of goat and sheep milk are legal in Oregon.
News Links
Oregon raw milk farmers ordered to register as CAFOs at the request of big dairy
Get Raw Milk, 1/24/2024
Big dairy processors make a big mess, regulations make sure they clean it up. Independent raw milk farmers don't have the same environmental impact, yet they're required to jump through the same hoops - now they're fighting back.
https://getrawmilk.com/content/oregon-raw-milk-farmers-big-dairy-regulations
Legal Links
HB 2446 (2015)
Oregon Legislature, 7/17/2021
Limits the quantity of cows, goats, and sheep. Cannot advertise milk for sale. Only on-farm sales are legal.
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2015orLaw0058.pdf
ORS 621.012
OregonLaws.org, 7/17/2021
Exception for small-scale on-farm sales.
