The Legislature’s rules review committee refused to give final clearance Tuesday to broader regulations sought by the state Agriculture Department over South Dakota’s handful of dairies that generate raw milk for retail sale.
The panel voted 3-2 to send the proposed rules back because the small-business financial impact statement wasn’t adequately researched.
The next steps – whether to gather actual data and make another attempt before the panel – are up to the agency.
The rule-making process began in April and has already gone through two public hearings and a significant rewriting of the proposal to scale back the scope to raw milk only when it is offered for sale.
The original proposal would have covered all raw milk including for on-farm consumption.
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