[Sca-cooks] Virginia Dairy legislation

[Elaine Koogler]

Sandra Kisner wrote:

>
>>>       'Dairy farm' means any premises where any cow, goat, sheep, water
>>> buffalo, or other mammal (except humans) are maintained and milked 
>>> for the
>>> purpose of providing milk for manufacturing into dairy products as 
>>> defined
>>> herein and intended for human consumption.
>>>
>>> Notice they do not say  "intended to SELL for human consumption," 
>>> but merely
>>> "for human consumption."
>>
>
> The way I would read something worded this way (be glad I'm not a 
> lawyer/legislator in Virginia) is that it would be illegal to make 
> butter or cheese for my own use from animals I owned, not even 
> bringing selling into the picture.
>
> Sandra
>
My reaction precisely, which is what I stated in my letter to the 
Governor and Secretary of Agriculture.  And that is perhaps the final 
absurdity of this law...it restricts what an individual can produce for 
their own personal needs.  I guess that they figure it's along the same 
lines as not permitting us to make whiskey for our own usage.  I can 
only hope that the aim is to protect the health of Virginians...not to 
line the pockets of the large producers!

Kiri