State Maps
Legal Status of Nonpasteurized (Raw) Dairy Product Sale or Distribution, 1993-2006
As of 2006, it was not legal to sell raw dairy products in the following states*:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
* Legal status in 2006. See additional information on state-level raw milk laws.
Map Legend
- Purple = Nonpasteurized dairy product sale or distribution was permitted
- White = Nonpasteurized dairy product sale or distribution was not permitted
- Outlined = Legal status changed during the study period
Map A (1997)
Map B (1999)
Map C (2006)
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