Re: Sheep shares legal in Tennessee?

[Guest guest]

Find a local racehorse stable and ask to see what they use for

syndicating individual animals for breeding.

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-- In RawDairy , " jdtreffert " wrote:

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> Hello,

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> My questions:

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> Is there precedent for animal shares in Tennessee?

> Has there been any legal challenge?

> Does anyone have forms I could use as a model?

>

> Many thanks.

>

> Jon Treffert

> HimmelAlm Farm

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jon,

Cow, goat, and sheep boarding is indeed legal in TN. The silly thing

is that they make you call it " boarding " instead of " sharing " . They are

trying to regulate people's intent. If you are boarding the animal, then

fine, and many people can split the cost of an animal to have it boarded.

That is the exact same thing as " shares " . But the Ag. Department doesn't

want you calling it " shares " . So anyway, no big deal there. Boarding is

100% legal and I have that in writing on my website

(www.tennesseansforrawmilk.com) via a letter from the

attorney for the Ag. Department, Ms. herself. IN WRITING.

Cow, goat and sheep boarding is legal--100%. There has never been a

legal challenge to that in our state.

There are a few cow and goat shares going on right now, I have one

guy you could talk to--a farmer who consults with other farmers. He's

a great guy. I am the Weston Price Chapter Leader for the Brentwood area

close to Nashville, and I would LOVE to be able to recommend people your

way, as I get calls and emails all the time from people searching for raw

milk--of any kind.

Also if you click on " Files " here on the left column of this group, you will

see many cow/goat share contracts that you can modify to fit your

situation. The cow share operations here charge an up front fee of about

$25 to split the cost of the animal with other people. Then they get that

back if they leave the boarding arrangement and want to sell their ownership

in the animal to someone else. Basically, you give them back their deposit.

The cow shares here charge about $6 per gallon. Sheep's milk is more of a

specialty item, so I would charge more for it, but you can be the judge of

that. It's all in what the market will bear. But usually, if someone wants

raw sheep milk, they are willing to pay for it.

That's the scoop!

D.

moderator

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> Hello,

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> I had some friends over to our farm recently who tasted some fresh

> unprocessed sheep milk, feta and ricotta (made strictly from the

> whey as its done in italy) - they loved it as much as we do and

> would like to buy some. Despite our beginners status, my milking

> moms have provided us nutritious treats that best than anything I've

> ever tasted. [i have some romano, manchego, gouda and monterey jack

> aging that I am very anxious to sample.]

>

> In Tennessee, we can't (yet) legally sell anything made from

> unprocessed milk except cheese aged 60 days. We must also complete

> facilities which will pass state inspection.

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> My questions:

>

> Is there precedent for animal shares in Tennessee?

> Has there been any legal challenge?

> Does anyone have forms I could use as a model?

>

> Many thanks.

>

> Jon Treffert

> HimmelAlm Farm

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie,

It's exactly like shares, in that it only entitles people to a share in the

produce

of the animal, definitely not the whole thing. And you charge them say, $8 per

gallon for the milk of a sheep anyway, so it's not really that they are entitled

to

anything....they buy your labor of milking and that's all. They're not buying

the rights to the animal, or any say over how it's vetted, or when it's bred,

etc.

The contract would take care of technicalities like that. It's a good

question.

Definitely one you should make clear up front if you do any cow/goat/sheep

boarding.

D.

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> When people " board " an animal does this only entitle them to a portion of the

milk or all

produce from the animal in question?

> Debbie Chikousky

> Manitoba, Canada

> gdchik@...

> http://www.winnipegbeach.com/chikouskyfarms/

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