SB2071

Garfield County Conservative Coalition Awaiting review of version 6

No public reasoning provided.

Moms For Liberty Oklahoma Awaiting review of version 6

SB 2071 shifts the regulatory and financial burden onto small farm operations without clear public benefit. By expanding who is regulated under the milk law and increasing fees, it creates a system that benefits larger, commercially scaled producers and puts smaller, family-based farms at a competitive disadvantage. This structure makes it harder for local, small-scale producers to remain viable unless they “pay to play” under a heavier regulatory regime.

Patriots Awakened Awaiting review of version 6

A bad bill. More government overreach and bureaucracy!

Save Oklahoma Farms And Ranches Awaiting review of version 6

This is an updated version of Senator Jech and Representative Nick Archers previous retaliatory legislation targeting the only donkey dairy in the state, and is the new version of the bill Senator Murdock ran last session targeting the Oklahoma Donkey Dairy for using constitutionally protected freedom of speech (SB 1080 which specified donkey milk.) The law in Oklahoma currently regulates raw cow and goat milk under the (egregious) Oklahoma Milk Products Act. This bill changes the words to "hooved mammals" in order to include the only Donkey Dairy in the USA under the Oklahoma Milk Products Act. The Oklahoma Milk Products act limits sales of raw milk, and takes away freedom of speech to advertise a legal product (raw milk.) Additionally, this bill originally doubled the "Fees" collected on all milk products, which hurts farmers and the costs will be passed on to consumers on a basic grocery item (milk) at a time when Oklahomans are struggling to pay for groceries. Furthermore, HR 8374 "The Interstate Milk Freedom Act" proposed in Congress will allow the interstate sale of raw milk. When it is enacted, the state of Oklahoma will be putting raw milk farms at a disadvantage in the USA by limiting their sales of raw milk per month and prohitibing them from their constitutional right to freedom of speech (advertising their legal product) under current regulations of the Oklahoma Milk Products Act. UPDATE 4/8/2026 In light of the information below, I am asking for your “no” vote on SB 2071 when it is heard in the oversight committee and on the house floor. SB 2071, is a bill that will change the language of our state to "hooved mammals" instead of "cow and goat" and in so doing, take away our freedom of speech to advertise our raw donkey milk, and give ODAFF the authority to promulgate additional "rules" such as limiting our sales per month. (Current ODAFF rules limit raw cow and goat milk to 200 and 100 gallons per month in sales.) The narrative we have been provided as the reason for this bill is that Oklahoma needs the words “hooved mammals” in statute or we will lose our Grade A status. This is the same thing they told us 3 years ago when they ran this bill and it was vetoed by Governor Stitt, and killed by the house author, Representative Archer, when it was brought back to the floor. I researched this issue further and found the 25 states who do not have "hooved mammal" language and yet have maintained their USDA grade A status (below). This information leads me to question the motive and the narrative being provided for the reasons behind SB 2071, especially now that the additional tax has been removed from the bill, which makes this bill a de facto duplicate as that of Senator Murdock’s SB 1080, an unconstitutional special interest bill that Senator Murdock admitted was because he was “pissed at” me and wanted to “hit” me “with his big government stick.” If the Oklahoma Legislature’s intent with this bill is to protect our dairy industry, then this bill should be amended to Below are 25 states (including Wisconsin, “America’s Dairyland”) who, per my research, do not have “hooved mammal” designated in state statute. 1.ALABAMA: 2025 Code of Alabama Title 2 - Agriculture. Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products. MILK. The fresh, clean lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, properly fed and kept. https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-2/chapter-13/article-1/section-2-13-1/ 2.ALASKA: 18 AAC 32.010.Purpose and applicability of 18 AAC 32.010 - 18 AAC 32.060.(a)The purpose of 18 AAC 32.010 - 18 AAC 32.060 is to safeguard public health and safety by ensuring that milk and milk products from a cow, goat, or sheep, that are to be sold as part of commerce and intended for human consumption, are manufactured, sold, and delivered in a safe and wholesome condition. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://dec.alaska.gov/media/yvllzuy0/18-aac-32.pdf 3.ARKANSAS "Raw milk" means goat milk, sheep milk, and whole milk that 1 has not been pasteurized; “Whole milk” means the lacteal secretion obtained 8 by the complete milking of one (1) or more healthy cows, properly fed and 9 kept... chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FACT698.pdf 4.COLORADO "Dairy farm" means the place or premises on which one or more lactating hooved animals are kept and from which a part or all of the milk produced thereon is delivered, sold, or offered for sale to a dairy plant for manufacturing purposes."Goat milk" means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, which is obtained by the complete milking of healthy goats.. (10) "Milk" means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, which is obtained by the complete milking of healthy cows. 5.Georgia: "Dairy Farm" is any place, premises where one or more cows or other lactating non human species are kept, and from which a part of all of the milk or milk products is provided, sold, or offered for sale to a milk plant, transfer station, receiving station or licensed facility. 6.Hawaii: "Milk" is the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows; 7.IDAHO: The term "processor" means any individual…that produces, purchases, obtains or uses milk or cream for his or its own consumption. The term "producer" means any person, firm or corporation who owns or controls one (1) or more cows, goats, sheep or water buffalo, a part or all of the milk from which is sold or offered for sale to a processor. 8.IOWA: 1. “Dairy animal” means a cow, goat, or sheep that is actively producing milk. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code//195.pdf 9.KENTUCKY: ) "Dairy farm" means a place where one (1) or more milking cows or goats are kept for milking purposes, and from which a part or all of the milk produced is delivered, sold, or offered for sale to a dairy, plant, receiving station or transfer station. https://regulations.justia.com/states/kentucky/title-902/chapter-50/010/ 10.Maine: Dairy or dairy farm."Dairy or dairy farm" means any place or premises where one or more cows, goats or sheep are kept and from which milk or milk products are provided, sold or offered for sale. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7ch601.pdf 11.Massachusetts: The term ''milk'' shall mean the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows or goats. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94/Section12#:~:text=Section%2012%3A%20Milk%20and%20cream%2C,more%20healthy%20cows%20or%20goats. 12.Mississippi: "Milk" means any class of cow's milk produced in the state; https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-69/chapter-35/section-69-35-5/ 13.Missouri: "Dairy farm" means any place or premises where one or more cows or goats are kept, and from which a part or all of the milk or milk products are provided; 14.New Jersey: Dairy farm" means any place or premises where one or more dairy animals are kept, a part or all of the milk from which is sold, offered for sale or delivered to any person. 15.New Mexico: New Mexico law (Statutes Chapter 25-7A-2), milk is defined as the whole, clean, lacteal secretion from healthy cows or goats. 16.North Carolina; Milk. - The lacteal secretion practically free from colostrum obtained by the milking of one or more cows. https://law.justia.com/codes/north-carolina/2024/chapter-106/article-68b/section-106-816-2/ 17.Oklahoma: cows and goats 18.Oregon: Definition of Milk: Defines "Milk" as the lacteal secretion of cows, sheep, and goats. 19.Rhode Island: Key definitions within the code define "Milk" as a lacteal secretion from healthy cows 20.Texas: Dairy farm--Any place or premises where one or more cows or goats are kept, and from which a part or all of the milk or milk products is provided, sold, or offered for sale to a milk plant or transfer station. https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/texas/25-Tex-Admin-Code-SS-217-1 21.Utah: "Milk" and "milk for manufacturing purposes" mean the normal lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows 22.Vermont: “Milk,” unless preceded or succeeded by an explanatory term, means the pure lacteal secretion of dairy cattle. Milk from other dairy livestock listed in this subdivision shall be preceded by the common name for the type of livestock that produced the milk. Such milk may be standardized by the addition of pure, fresh skim milk or cream as defined by regulation. (A) “Cows’ milk” is the colostrum-free, pure, lacteal product of healthy cattle …(B) “Goats’ milk” is the colostrum-free, pure, lacteal product of healthy goats …(C) “Sheep's milk” is the colostrum-free, pure, lacteal product of healthy sheep...(D) “Water buffalo's milk” is the colostrum-free, pure, lacteal product of healthy water buffalo… 23.West Virginia: "Milk products" means milk…from a cow or goat. 24.Wisconsin: “Dairy farm” means any place where one or more cows, sheep or goats are kept for the production of milk. 25.Wyoming: "Milk" means the lacteal secretion… obtained by the complete milking of one (1) or more healthy cows or goats;

Save Our Farms And Ranches Awaiting review of version 6

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