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Action Alert

Need calls to Support Raw Milk  

Legalize Direct Farm-to-Consumer Sales in Iowa  

We need your help to legalize direct farm-to-consumer sales of raw milk in Iowa!

 

HSB 585, "The Milk Bill", would legalize sales of raw milk directly from farmers to consumers.  Farmers could sell directly to consumers without being licensed by the state as long as they sold only on-farm or through delivery arrangements made directly with the consumer. 

HSB 585 would NOT allow re-selling or sales at grocery stores or farmers markets.

 

The House Judiciary Subcommittee is holding a hearing on the bill this Monday, February 13 at noon
Capitol Building in Des Moines Judiciary Room 103

If the subcommittee approves it, then it will go to the full Committee, possibly the same week. 

 

TAKE ACTION #1:

Please come to the hearing on Monday, if you can.

While you are at the Capitol, please also talk with your own Representative and Senator about HSB 585, The Milk Bill

 

TAKE ACTION #2:

Please email each of the Judiciary Committee Members listed below and urge them to vote YES on the bill.  A sample email is included after the list of Committee members.

 

TAKE ACTION #3:

Call or email your own Representative to let them know how important raw milk is to you.  Ask your Representative to do everything he or she can to help move the bill forward quickly. 

 

If you don't know who represents you, you can find out by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 515-281-3221.      
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Richard Anderson, Chair, richard.anderson@legis.state.ia.us
Chip Baltimore, Vice Chair, chip.baltimore@legis.ia.us
Mary Wolfe, Ranking Member, mary.wolfe@legis.state.ia.us
Dwayne Alons dwayne.alons@legis.state.ia.us
Ruth Ann Gains ruthann.gains@legis.state.ia.us
Julian Garrett julian.garrett@legis.state.ia.us
Chris Hagenow chris.hagenow@legis.state.ia.us
David Heaton dave.heaton@legis.state.ia.us
Jeff Kaufman jeff.kaufman@legis.state.ia.us
Vicki Lensing vicki.lensing@legis.state.ia.us
Glen Massie glen.massie@legis.state.ia.us
Jo Oldson jo.oldson@legis.state.ia.us
Rick Olson rick.olson@legis.state.ia.us
Tyler Olson tyler.olson@legis.state.ia.us
Kim Pearson kim.pearson@legis.state.ia.us
Walt Rogers walt.rogers@legis.state.ia.us
Mark Smith mark.smith@legis.state.ia.us
Kurt Swaim kurt.swaim@legis.state.ia.us
Jeremy Taylor jeremy.taylor@legis.state.ia.us
David Tjepkes david.tjepkes@legis.state.ia.us
SAMPLE EMAIL
Dear Representative ____________,

 

I urge you to vote yes on HSB 585, to legalize on-farm sales of raw milk in Iowa.  Raw milk is important to me because _______________  (include a sentence or two about why you care about raw milk).

 

I urge you to allow Iowa citizens to make their own choices about the benefits and risks of raw milk.  Please vote yes on HSB 585.

 

Thank you.
Name

About the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund:

FTCLDF is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization made up of farmers and consumers joining together and pooling resources to protect the constitutional rights of the nation's family farms and the consumers who patronize them. Annual membership is $125 for Farmers and $50 for Consumers.   

 Join FTCLDF Now!  

Visit www.farmtoconsumer.org or call 703-208-3276   

 

Quarterly and monthly membership payment plans are available. Buyers clubs, CSAs, farmers markets, etc. can join as Affiliates for as low as $5 per member; ask for details. 

Donations to the Fund are not tax-deductible. 

Iowa "Milk Bill"  

HSB 585

 

House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing  

 

Monday, Feb. 13 at Noon

Judiciary Room 103

Capitol Building

Des Moines, Iowa

Elected Officials

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State Senators

 

State Representatives

Local Contact
Read HSB 545

Contact Tom German at tagerman@netllc.net

Radio Show: Rep. Jason Schultz, the Milk Bill's sponsor, will be in studio with Jan Mickelson on WHO 1040-am on Monday at 9am.
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