Subject: Montana: Act Now for Increased Raw Dairy Access!

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Hi Friend,

Senate Bill 199 (SB 199), the Montana Local Food Choice Act, has passed out of the House Services Committee with a couple of amendments and is now up for a vote before the full House. This vote could happen at any time. There has been tremendous support for the bill so far; it’s important for everyone to contact their own Representative and ask them to vote YES on SB 199. To see our two previous action alerts, go to www.farmtoconsumer.org/actionalerts

SB 199 allows the unregulated sale of homemade foods from producers to informed end consumers including raw dairy products if the producer keeps no more than 5 lactating cows, 10 lactating goats, or 10 lactating sheep on the farm for the production of milk. Producers can sell poultry under the bill if they slaughter and process up to 1000 birds during a calendar year.

Producers must inform the end consumer that the homemade food they are selling has not been licensed, permitted, certified, packaged, labeled or inspected per official regulations.

Sales and delivery under SB 199 can take place at a farm, ranch, home, office, “traditional community social event” as defined by the bill or another location agreed to between the producer and the producer’s agent and the informed end consumer.

Under the bill a state or local government agency cannot require “licensure, permitting, certification, packaging, labeling, or inspection that pertains to the preparation, serving, use, consumption, delivery, or storage of homemade food or a homemade food product under this chapter.” SB 199 does not prevent a state or local health officer from inspecting a producer selling homemade food under the bill if the “officer is investigating a complaint based on an illness or an outbreak suspected to be directly related to that homemade food or homemade food product.”

Please see action steps below and share this alert with friends and family in Montana.

Alexia Kulwiec
Executive Director
TAKE ACTION

CALL and EMAIL your own Montana House Representative asking her/him to vote YES on SB 199. Calls are best so please do both. You can use any of the Talking Points below to express support for SB 199 in your own words.

House contact information is listed at the end of this email. To find your legislator, go to the Montana Legislature at www.leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup
TALKING POINTS

1. Producers in other states under laws similar to SB 199, have a great track record for food safety. Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah and Maine all have food freedom laws allowing for the unregulated sale of most foods. There has not been a single foodborne illness outbreak attributed to a producer operating under a food freedom law in any of those states. Unregulated producers have plenty of incentive to produce safe food; one illness blamed on their food can put them out of business.

2. Passage of SB 199 will keep more of the food dollar in the community enhancing the local economy.

3. SB 199 will improve food security by increasing the number of local food producers and improving self-sufficiency in food production.

4. The bill will strengthen freedom of choice by expanding food sources for consumers and by expanding the types of foods consumers will be able to obtain.

5. The bill will enable farmers and other local food producers to make a better living by expanding the types of foods they can sell and by eliminating their costs that were due to regulation.
MONTANA STATE SENATORS

Below is a list of the Montana Representatives showing the primary (and secondary) phone numbers for each compiled from the Legislator Roster posted at www.leg.mt.gov/legislator-information

To find your legislator, see TAKE ACTION section above.

ABBOTT, KIM
kim.abbott@mtleg.gov
(406) 439-8721

ANDERSON, FRED
No email listed
(406) 761-4042
(406) 868-3815

BARTEL, DAN
danbartel2@gmail.com
(406) 366-4160

BEARD, BECKY
becky4hd80@blackfoot.net
(406) 492-6590
(406) 479-3048

BEDEY, DAVID
David.Bedey@mtleg.gov
(406) 381-2059

BERGLEE, SETH
Seth.Berglee@mtleg.gov
(406) 690-9329

BERTOGLIO, MARTA
marta.bertoglio@mtleg.gov
(406) 438-1772

BINKLEY, MICHELE
michele@binkleyformontana.com
(406) 375-0291
(406) 381-8615

BISHOP, LAURIE
Laurie.Bishop@mtleg.gov
(406) 223-1122

BREWSTER, LARRY
Larry.Brewster@mtleg.gov
(406) 670-0929

BUCKLEY, ALICE
aliceformontana@gmail.com
(406) 404-0891

BUTTREY, ED
ed.buttrey@mtleg.gov
(406) 452-6460

CAFERRO, MARY
marycaferro@gmail.com
(406) 461-2384

CARLSON, JENNIFER
Jennifer.Carlson@mtleg.gov
(406) 579-2929

CURDY, WILLIS
Willis.Curdy@mtleg.gov
(406) 546-0523
(406) 728-0981

CUSTER, GERALDINE
jericuster@yahoo.com
(406) 351-1235

DOOLING, JULIE
julie.dooling@mtleg.gov
(406) 471-4125

DUNWELL, MARY ANN
maryann.dunwell@mtleg.gov
(406) 461-5358

DURAM, NEIL
Neil.Duram@mtleg.gov
(406) 471-2356

FARRIS-OLSEN, ROBERT
robformontana@gmail.com
(406) 794-4780

FERN, DAVE
fern@montanasky.net
(406) 212-0674

FIELDER, PAUL
paulfielder@blackfoot.net
(406) 210-5943

FITZGERALD, ROSS
ross.fitzgerald@mtleg.gov
(406) 467-2032
(406) 788-1443

FLEMING, FRANK
fleminglor5@gmail.com
(406) 697-9354

FRANCE, TOM
tom.france@mtleg.gov
(406) 396-5085

FRAZER, GREGORY
Gregory.Frazer@mtleg.gov
(406) 560-4707

FULLER, JOHN
John.Fuller@mtleg.gov
(406) 253-4897

FUNK, MOFFIE
Moffie.Funk@mtleg.gov
(406) 461-6785

GALLOWAY, STEVEN
galloway4mt@gmail.com
(406) 727-4963
(406) 750-4723

GALT, WYLIE
wyliegaltformt@gmail.com
(406) 220-0157

GARNER, FRANK
frankgarnerhd7@gmail.com
(406) 471-7197

GILLETTE, JANE
Jane.Gillette@mtleg.gov
(406) 444-4800

GIST, STEVE
steve.gist@mtleg.gov
(406) 231-4050

GREEF, SHARON
No email listed
(406) 370-0580

GUNDERSON, STEVE
steve.gunderson@mtleg.gov
(406) 334-4370

HAMILTON, JIM
Jim.Hamilton@mtleg.gov
(406) 570-7517

HARVEY, DEREK
derek.harvey@mtleg.gov
(406) 490-5472

HAWK, DONAVON
Donavon.Hawk@mtleg.gov
(406) 578-1233

HAYMAN, DENISE
denise.hayman@mtleg.gov
(406) 587-7229

HILL, ED
hillforhouse28@gmail.com
(406) 390-1098

HINKLE, CALEB
caleb.hinkle@mtleg.gov
No phone listed

HINKLE, JEDEDIAH
jedediah.hinkle@mtleg.gov
(406) 992-0703

HOLMLUND, KENNETH
Ken.holmlund@mtleg.gov
(406) 234-2956
(406) 951-6764

HOPKINS, MIKE
Mike.Hopkins@mtleg.gov
(406) 531-1775

JONES, LLEW
Llew.Jones@mtleg.gov
(406) 271-3104

KARJALA, JESSICA
jessica.karjala@gmail.com
(406) 672-8681
(406) 672-8681

KASSMIER, JOSH
JKASSMIER@LIVE.COM
(406) 781-5386

KEANE, JIM
No email listed
(406) 723-8378

KELKER, KATHY
Kathy.Kelker@mtleg.gov
(406) 652-6716
(406) 698-5610

KEOGH, CONNIE
Connie.Keogh@mtleg.gov
(406) 298-0985

KERNS, SCOT
Scot.Kerns@mtleg.gov
(406) 351-0154

KERR-CARPENTER, EMMA
emma.kc@mtleg.gov
(406) 894-0377

KNUDSEN, CASEY
No email listed
(406) 390-0274

KNUDSEN, RHONDA
rhonda.knudsen@mtleg.gov
(406) 489-5253

KORTUM, KELLY
kelly.kortum@mtleg.gov
(406) 404-6643

LENZ, DENNIS
Dennis.Lenz@mtleg.gov
(406) 671-7052

LER, BRANDON
lerforrichland@gmail.com
(406) 480-5687

LOGE, DENLEY
Denleylogehd14@gmail.com
(406) 649-2368
(406) 544-5220

MALONE, MARTY
dogrockranch@gmail.com
(406) 223-1302

MARLER, MARILYN
marilyn.marler@mtleg.gov
(406) 544-7189

MARSHALL, RON
ronmarshallmt87@gmail.com
(406) 579-9498

MCKAMEY, WENDY
No email listed
(406) 866-3300
(406) 868-5006

MERCER, BILL
wwmercer406@gmail.com
(406) 698-1671

MITCHELL, BRAXTON
BraxtonMMitchell@gmail.com
(406) 200-8384

MOORE, TERRY
terry.moore@mtleg.gov
(406) 671-5393

NAVE, FIONA
Fiona.nave@mtleg.gov
(406) 321-4602

NOLAND, MARK
marknolandhd10@gmail.com
(406) 253-8982

NOVAK, SARA
novak4hd77@gmail.com
(406) 691-0069

OLSEN, ANDREA
Andrea.Olsen@MTLeg.gov
(406) 543-2666

PATELIS, JIMMY
No email listed
(406) 671-9972

PHALEN, BOB
Bob.Phalen@mtleg.gov
(406) 939-1187

PUTNAM, BRIAN
brian.putnam@mtleg.gov
(406) 233-9463

READ, JOE
joeread2019mt@gmail.com
(406) 676-0200
(406) 253-1130

REGIER, AMY
Amy.Regier@mtleg.gov
(406) 253-8421

REGIER, MATT
matt.regier@mtleg.gov
(406) 253-3293

REKSTEN, LINDA
reksten4mthouse@gmail.com
(406) 471-8359
(406) 883-4454

RICCI, VINCE
Vince.Ricci@mtleg.gov
(406) 855-9153

RUNNING WOLF, TYSON
trwolves@gmail.com
(406) 845-2115

SCHILLINGER, JERRY
jerry.schillinger@mtleg.gov
(406) 974-2478

SEEKINS-CROWE, KERRI
Kerri4MT@gmail.com
(406) 208-6587

SHELDON-GALLOWAY, LOLA
lola.sheldon-galloway@mtleg.gov
(406) 750-4721
(406) 727-4963

SKEES, DEREK
Derek.Skees@mtleg.gov
(406) 212-5493

SMITH, FRANK
clairena@hughes.net
(406) 942-0615

STAFMAN, ED
Edstafman@gmail.com
(406) 640-3362

STEWART PEREGOY, SHARON
No email listed
(406) 639-2198

STROMSWOLD, MALLERIE
Mallerie.Stromswold@mtleg.gov
(406) 670-0698

SULLIVAN, KATIE
katie.sullivan@mtleg.gov
(406) 616-3914

TENENBAUM, DANNY
drtenenbaum@gmail.com
(406) 285-1460

THANE, MARK
thanehd99@gmail.com
(406) 552-3957

TREBAS, JEREMY
trebasformthouse@gmail.com
(406) 899-5445

TSCHIDA, BRAD
brad.tschida@mtleg.gov
(406) 546-4349

USHER, BARRY
barry.usher@mtleg.gov
(406) 252-2888

VINTON, SUE
sue.vinton@mtleg.gov
(406) 855-2625

WALSH, KENNETH
kenneth.walsh@mtleg.gov
(406) 684-5624
(406) 596-0418

WEATHERWAX, MARVIN
repmarvinwwaxjr@gmail.com
(406) 338-7741
(406) 845-5477

WELCH, TOM
tom.welch@mtleg.gov
(406) 683-4811
(406) 660-2988

WHITEMAN PENA, RYNALEA
pena_rynalea@yahoo.com
(406) 477-8713

WHITMAN, KATHY
Kathy.Whitman@mtleg.gov
(406) 207-4709

WINDY BOY, JONATHAN
rep32jwb@gmail.com
(406) 945-1805

ZOLNIKOV, KATIE
Katie.Zolnikov@mtleg.gov
(406) 690-1684
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