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1994 SESSION
HB 1061 Goat milk.
Introduced by: Peter T. Way | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Goat milk. Provides an exemption from all regulations governing the production, processing and sale of grade "A" pasteurized milk for incidental sales of raw goat milk directly to consumers at the farm where the milk is produced. Incidental sales are the sales by the farm directly to the consumer, provided such sales are less than 100 gallons per month. To be eligible for the exemption, the farm cannot advertise the milk, and the herd must be certified as free of brucellosis and accredited as free of tuberculosis. Each container must be clearly labeled "Raw Goat Milk, not for resale," and identify the farm where the milk was produced. The label must contain a warning that the milk is not pasteurized and may contain organisms injurious to your health. Each consumer must be given a pamphlet describing the risks associated with consuming raw milk and including instructions on how to pasteurize milk. Producers of the milk must make quarterly reports to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on the number of gallons of milk sold. The Department is required to develop by July 1, 1995, the form and manner of the label and to develop the pamphlet consumers must receive with each purchase. Violators of the bill's provisions may be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $100. The bill's provisions expire on July 1, 1998.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/13/94 House: Floor substitute printed LD4970450 (HB1061H1)NOT AGREED TO pdf
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/02/94 House: Assigned to Agriculture sub-committee: 3
- 02/11/94 House: Reported from Agriculture (11-Y 9-N)
- 02/12/94 House: Read first time
- 02/13/94 House: Read second time
- 02/13/94 House: Motion for pending question agreed to
- 02/13/94 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/13/94 House: Floor substitute printed LD4970450 (HB1061H1)NOT AGREED TO
- 02/14/94 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 23-N)
- 02/14/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N)
- 02/14/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/16/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/08/94 Senate: Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources