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Raw Milk Legal States

Raw Milk Legal States: compare 51 US states on 7 metrics.

AgricultureLaw51 states · 7 metricsUpdated May 29, 2025Original page
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Legality, On-Farm Raw Milk Sales

10 values across 51 entries

Legality, Off-Farm Raw Milk Sales

14 values across 51 entries

Legality, Raw Milk Sale for Human Consumption

7 values across 51 entries

Legality, Raw Milk Sale for Animal Consumption

11 values across 49 entries

Legality, Raw Milk Herd Share Sales

8 values across 51 entries

Legality, Raw Milk Retail Sales

6 values across 51 entries

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51 states
AlabamaIllegalIllegal
AlaskaLegal w/ annual registrationLegal w/ annual registration
ArizonaLegalLegal
ArkansasLegalLegal
CaliforniaLegalLegal
ColoradoIllegalIllegal
ConnecticutLegalIllegal, with the exception of raw milk cheese, aged over 60 days, and produced by a licensed producer
DelawareLegal with a permit from the stateLegal with a permit from the state
District of ColumbiaIllegalIllegal
FloridaIllegalIllegal
GeorgiaIllegalIllegal
HawaiiIllegalIllegal
IdahoLegal with licenseLegal w/ permit
IllinoisLegalIllegal
IndianaIllegalIllegal
IowaLegalIllegal
KansasLegal for butter, cream, and milkIllegal
KentuckyLegal for goat milk only with doctor’s prescriptionIllegal
LouisianaIllegalIllegal
MaineLegalLegal
MarylandIllegalIllegal
MassachusettsLegalIllegal
MichiganIllegalIllegal
MinnesotaLegalIllegal
MississippiLegal for goat milk onlyIllegal
MissouriLegalLegal
MontanaLegalLegal, if delivery from the farm on which the milk was produced to end consumer.
NebraskaLegalIllegal
NevadaLegalLegal
New HampshireLegal, if direct to consumerLegal, if direct to consumer, or served at a boarding house where signage clearly indicates that raw milk is served.
New JerseyIllegalIllegal
New MexicoLegalLegal
New YorkLegal with licenseIllegal
North CarolinaIllegalIllegal
North DakotaLegalLegal, at farmers markets and delivery to the consumer.
OhioIllegalIllegal
OklahomaLegalIllegal
OregonLegalIllegal
PennsylvaniaLegalLegal
Rhode IslandLegal for goat milk only with doctor’s prescriptionLegal / Goat milk only with doctor’s prescription
South CarolinaLegalLegal
South DakotaLegalLegal, if by delivery from the farm on which the milk was produced
TennesseeIllegalIllegal
TexasLegalLegal, if delivery between farm on which the milk was produced to end consumer.
UtahLegalLegal
VermontLegalLegal, but only for delivery regarding prepaid advance sales.
VirginiaIllegalIllegal
WashingtonLegalLegal / Retail only
West VirginiaLegalLegal
WisconsinIncidental onlyIllegal
WyomingLegalLegal

Quick answers

Where does this raw milk legal states data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State-by-State Review of Raw Milk Laws - Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund; State-by-State Raw Milk Laws - ProCon/Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.; Raw Milk Law Library - Get Raw Milk; Raw MIlk Laws by State - A Campaign For Real Milk.