Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1162 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/14/2025

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
HOUSE BILL 1162 	By: Gann 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to agriculture; enacting the Real 
Access to Whole Milk Act of 2025; amending sections  
2 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -413, 7-414, and 7-417, which 
relates to the Oklahoma Milk and Milk Product s Act; 
providing that it is a violation to sell milk or mil k 
products without an appropriate or valid permit; 
providing maximum number of gallons of raw milk sold 
to be considered incidental; inc reasing the number of 
gallons of goat milk sold to be considered 
incidental; requiring permit to sale; providing for 
noncodification; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be 
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: 
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Real Access to 
Whole Milk Act of 2025 ". 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     2 O.S. 2021, S ection 7-413, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 7-413. It shall be unlawful for any person to 
knowingly, willfully or recklessly:   
 
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1.  Attempt to produce, haul, process , sell or distribute milk 
or milk products without an appropriate and valid permit; 
2.  Sell, offer or expose for sale as Grade A any adulterated or 
misbranded milk or milk product; 
3.  Sell, offer, expose for sale or serve milk and milk products 
which have not been maintained at or below the temperature specified 
by the State Board of A griculture; 
4.  Dip or ladle Grade A milk and milk products; 
5.  Transfer Grade A milk and milk products at any location 
other than a permitted Grade A facility designed and equipped for 
such purpose; 
6.  Prevent, interfere or attempt to impede the Commiss ioner 
from investigating and enforcing the Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products 
Act; 
7.  Sell or serve Grade A milk and milk products from other than 
the individual container, or approved bulk dispenser, received from 
the distributor; or 
8.  Violate any provisi on of the Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products 
Act. 
SECTION 3.    AMENDATORY     2 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -414, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 7-414. A.  The provisions of the Oklahoma Milk and Milk 
Products Act shall not be construed t o:   
 
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1.  Include incidental sales of raw milk directly to consumers 
at the farm where the milk is produced , where the average monthly 
number of gallons sold does not exceed five hundred (500); 
2.  Preclude the advertising of the incidental sale of goat 
milk; and 
3.  Prohibit any farmer or producer from making cheese using 
milk or cream produced on the farm o f such farmer or producer. 
B.  For purposes of this section, incidental sales of goat milk 
are those sales where the average monthly number of gallons sold 
does not exceed one hundred (100) three hundred (300). 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY    2 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -417, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 7-417. No person shall produce, haul, process , or 
distribute, or sell ungraded raw milk or milk products or hold 
themselves out as an ungraded milk producer, hauler, processor or 
distributor unless such person possesses an appropriate and valid 
permit for the particular premises or facilities concerned.  The 
processing of permit applications and inspections shall be similar 
to the Grade A permit process. 
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
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