Wisconsin Senate bill introduced to legalize raw milk
Updates on Senate Bill 781
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Updates on Senate Bill 781
Read Article →New hope for direct-to-consumer raw dairy sales as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau agrees to support ag policy improvements in 2023.
Read Article →Official government documents and legal resources for Wisconsin
Note: “The sale or distribution of raw or unpasteurized milk is illegal. The law exempts the ‘incidental sale’ of raw milk directly to a consumer at the dairy farm where the milk is produced, for consumption by that consumer (or the consumer’s family or nonpaying guests). But those sales are also illegal if done as a regular business, or if they involve advertising of any kind.”
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