SEC. 75-31-40. Incidental sales of raw goat milk.

Sections 75-31-1, 75-31-3, 75-31-5, 75-31-6, 75-31-7, 75-31-9, 75-31-11, 75-31-13, 75-31-15, 75-31-17, 75-31-19, 75-31-21, 75-31-23, 75-31-25, 75-31-27, 75-31-29, 75-31-31, 75-31-33, 75-31-35, 75-31-37, 75-31-39, 75-31-40, 75-31-41, 75-31-43, 75-31-45, 75-31-47, 75-31-49, 75-31-51, 75-31-53, 75-31-55, 75-31-57, 75-31-59, 75-31-61 and 75-31-63, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provide for the regulation of milk and milk products by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, are repealed.

(1) Incidental sales of raw goat milk shall be legal provided that:

(a) The milk is sold directly to the consumer on the premises where the milk is produced;

(b) No more than nine (9) producing goats are located on the premises where the milk is produced;

(c) The person selling the milk does not advertise the milk for sale; and

(d) The following conditions, which apply to the milking of goats involved in legal incidental sales of raw goat milk, are satisfied:

(i) The milking takes place in a clean environment on a cement or comparable floor;

(ii) The milking place is enclosed by a wall and/or a screen to prevent insects from entering the milking area;

(iii) A fly strap is located in the milking area; and

(iv) Sterile containers are used in the milking process and for storage.

(2) It shall not be unlawful to store raw goat milk in a separate sterile place from pasteurized goat milk;

(3) The Cooperative Extension Service at Alcorn State University shall publish and make available literature on the requirements of this section, and other related milk-goat maintenance, explaining the recommended care of milk goats and the process of goat milk production and other related subjects.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the term "incidental sales" means sales from a farm where not more than nine (9) goats are producing milk.

SOURCES: Laws, 1996, ch. 340, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1996; Repealed by Laws 1999, Ch. 439, Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 1999.