Wyoming Raw Milk Laws & Regulations

Wyoming's Food Freedom Act gives raw milk some of the widest legal reach in the United States. Producers sell without permits, licences or inspections, and since 2020 they can reach customers indirectly, including through grocery and retail outlets, which very few states allow.

Is raw milk legal in Wyoming?

Yes, expansively. The Wyoming Food Freedom Act, passed in 2015, permits direct producer-to-consumer sales of homemade and farm foods without permits, inspection or licensing, applying to in-state transactions. Raw milk and raw dairy products are covered.

How the law widened

Two amendments did the heavy lifting. House Bill 84 (2020) opened indirect sales, allowing Food Freedom products to move through grocery stores and other retail locations rather than only hand to hand. Senate File 102 (2023) then explicitly added dairy products to the goods any person may sell under the Act, defined a designated agent in statute for the first time so a producer can lawfully sell through a third party, and barred the Wyoming Department of Agriculture from imposing food and health inspection standards more stringent than the USDA's. The combined effect is that Wyoming raw milk can reach a shelf.

Where to buy

Raw milk and raw dairy are available direct from producers, through designated agents, and at participating grocery and retail outlets across the state, with supply around Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Sheridan, Cody and the agricultural Big Horn and Platte valleys. Because no permit is required, producers range from single-family homesteads to established small dairies. Purchases are for home consumption and stay within Wyoming. A committee bill considered in 2026 would extend the Act's reach to restaurants and coffee shops, which would open a further channel. For the federal framework, see the United States raw milk laws overview.