Using milk producer affidavits to substantiate claims that a dairy product is free of synthetic bovine growth hormone

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection from promulgating a rule that limits the duration that a signed, sworn, and notarized affidavit from a milk producer may be used to substantiate a claim that a dairy product does not contain synthetic bovine growth hormone.

Current law authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules that allow a dairy product to be labeled as not containing synthetic bovine growth hormone. Using this authority, DATCP has promulgated rules requiring a person who receives raw milk from a milk producer, sells the milk or a dairy product made from the milk, and claims that the milk or dairy product does not contain synthetic bovine growth hormone to substantiate that claim by obtaining each year a signed, sworn, and notarized affidavit from the milk producer certifying that the milk producer does not use synthetic bovine growth hormone in the production of milk shipped to the person.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its authors⁠. 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

19 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.