WAGNER & WILSON BILL TO AID NEW JERSEY FARMERS BY ALLOWING FOR SALE OF RAW MILK ADVANCED BY ASSEMBLY PANEL

(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly members Connie Wagner and Gilbert 'Whip" Wilson to aid New Jersey farmers by allowing for the sale of raw milk was released Thursday by an Assembly panel.

"Currently hundreds of families are crossing our border into other states to purchase raw milk at farms and 'drop sites' just outside New Jersey," said Wagner (D-Bergen). "I believe that this is a consumer choice issue, a dairy farm revitalization bill, a jobs creation bill, and an open space bill all rolled into one piece of legislation."

"Families in New Jersey who prefer raw milk should not have to go to another state to buy it," said Wilson (D-Camden/Gloucester). "This bill would give consumers the choice to purchase raw milk right here in New Jersey, and would provide a welcome boost of revenue to New Jersey dairy farmers and our economy."

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