House Bill 675 was signed into law on April 11, 2010.  The new law requires any dairy farmer operating herdshare programs to obtain a permit if that farmer has more than seven cows, fifteen sheep or fifteen goats in the herd.  

Under the new law, the owner of a share may obtain raw milk and raw milk products if there is a written contract between the owner and the farmer that provides written evidence of a bona fide ownership in the herd; the contract must also include the boarding terms for the herd, a provision that the owner is entitled to receive a share of the milk or milk products from the herd, and a notification that the milk or milk products are raw and not pasteurized.  

Any dairy farm operating a shareholder program with more than three cows, seven sheep or seven goats must comply with milk testing requirements specified in the law.  All shareholder dairies must register with the state and must test their animals each year for tuberculosis and brucellosis.  Under prior law, herdshare programs were not regulated; the law on the sale of raw milk has not changed.  Those producers obtaining a retail raw milk permit can still sell raw milk on the farm and in retail stores.