WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
ENROLLED
Committee Substitute for House Bill 4911
BY DELEGATES HORNBY, SUMMERS, CHIARELLI, THORNE,
FOSTER, DEVAULT AND DILLON
[Passed March 9, 2024; in effect ninety days from passage.]
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1 AN ACT to amend and reenact §19-1-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating
2 to raw milk; defining “raw milk”; authorizing intrastate sales of raw milk; imposing labeling
3 requirements; and authorizing rulemaking.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
§19-1-7. Sale of raw milk.
1 (a) For purposes of this section, “raw milk” means milk that has not been pasteurized as
2 specified in 21 C.F.R. §1240.61.
3 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, raw milk may be sold
4 by a seller in West Virginia to a consumer in West Virginia: Provided, That any container of raw
5 milk sold pursuant to this article shall be clearly labeled as “unpasteurized raw milk”, and shall
6 include the name and physical address of the seller, the date of production, and the following
7 warning: “Consuming unpasteurized raw milk may increase your risk of foodborne illness,
8 especially for children, elderly, immunocompromised individuals, and persons with certain
9 medical conditions”.
10 (c) The Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Health, may
11 propose rules for promulgation in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code
12 in compliance with raw milk dairy industry standards.
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The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect ninety days from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates
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President of the Senate __________
The within is ................................................ this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2024.
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Governor
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 19-1-7
Committee Substitute: 19-1-7
Enrolled Committee Substitute: 19-1-7