Please send an individual email to each member of the House Ag & Natural Resources Committee and politely ask them to support SB 45 before the hearing at 8 a.m. CT on Thursday, February 12, 2015.

To send an email to each legislator in the committee: 

• follow this link
• click on the name of a legislator
• follow the "Contact Representative..." link beside "Email"
• fill in the blanks appropriately, including something like "Please Support SB 45" for the subject, and 
• hit the "Send Message" button

 Key Provisions in SB 45, according to Dakota Rural Action: 

• Raw milk, and now cream, will continue to be legal for sale direct to the consumer in South Dakota.
• SB 45 creates a clear definition and separate set of rules for the sale of raw milk for human consumption, establishing raw milk as a clearly legal product, rather than an exemption.
• A license and permit are still required to produce and market raw milk for human consumption, and dairy farmers will still have their facilities inspected annually by the Department of Agriculture.
• A licensed and permitted raw milk producer must maintain sales records for notification in case of an issue, including contact information for their customers. These customer lists will not be subject to review by the Department of Agriculture unless there is an issue that is not addressed by the farmer.
• Sale at farmers markets or retail locations remain illegal; however, producers are able to deliver milk to existing customers or promote their products at farmers markets. In return, producers will not need to put a warning label on their bottles.