Massachusetts
Raw Milk Laws & Regulations
- Retail Sale of Raw Milk Allowed?
- No
- Other Sale of Raw Milk Allowed
- Yes (on-farm sales only)
- Citations:
- MGLA 94 ยง 13. 330 MA ADC 27.01 et seq.
- Requirements:
- Bacterial limits < 20K/mL, Coliform < 10/mL. 330 MA ADC 27.06. Containers must be conspicuously labeled as raw and carry required warning text. Containers must be sold within 5 days of filling. Sign must be posted conspicuously in raw milk sale area. 330 MA ADC 27.08.
Raw Milk Bills & Related Legislation
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Bill: HB717
In addition to currently allowed on-farm raw milk sales, allows farmers to sell raw milk directly to consumers off the farm under a contract
- Status:
- Pending: Joint Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Bill: HB782
Allows cow-shares in allowed on-farm raw milk sales
- Status:
- Pending: Joint Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Bill: HB 1995
Would allow a licensed dairy to deliver raw milk off the farm
- Status:
- Passed Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture; In house Ways and Means Committee
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Bill: HB 3273
Would legalize cowshares
- Status:
- In Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
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