law change: removing raw milk rep from WA Dairy Commission??

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I *might* be misunderstanding this proposed WA Senate Bill 6284, but it looks to me on first reading as if by removing the position of "producer dealer", that they are targeting farmers who are licensed to sell Grade A retail raw milk from being on this committee that exists to advise the head of Food Safety. Actually, not just RAW milk farmstead producers, but also this would exclude ANY farmstead producer of fluid milk and therefore pasteurized farmstead producer-dealers would also be excluded. Leaving it potentially a committee of producers under contract to a mega processor such as Darigold. There is a public meeting on January 17 in Olympia.

Debbie Higgins Rainhaven Grade A Goat DairyRaw Milk & Aged Raw Milk Cheeses RainhavenGoatDairy @ hotmail.comwww.Rainhaven.com

Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:41:47 -0800From: list-responder@...Subject: Agenda Update; Agriculture & Rural Economic Development-(waleg-senate-ared)To: WALEG-SENATE-ARED@...

Z-0881.1 is now SB 6284.

Agriculture & Rural Economic Development* - 1/17/2008 3:30 pm

Senate Full CommitteeSenate Hearing Rm 3J.A. Cherberg BuildingOlympia, WAREVISED 1/11/2008 1:39 PMWork Session:

Update on activities of pesticide program - Department of Agriculture.

Report on Levels of Non-nutritive Substances in Fertilizers - Department of Agriculture.Public Hearing:

SB 6194 - Regulating fertilizers. (if referred to committee)

SB 6284 - Modifying provisions relating to the dairy products commission. (if referred to committee)

SB 6242 - Addressing pesticide registration and license fees. (if referred to committee)Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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