00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 22                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to shared animal ownership; and relating to the sharing and sale of                                    
02 raw milk and raw milk products."                                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 17.20 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05            Sec. 17.20.015. Shared ownership of milk-producing animals; raw milk.                                      
06       (a) An individual who has an ownership interest in a milk-producing animal may pay                                
07       or reimburse another individual owner of the animal the costs incurred to                                         
08                 (1)  board, milk, and care for the animal; and                                                          
09                 (2)  share raw milk and raw milk products produced from the milk with                                   
10       other owners of the animal.                                                                                       
11            (b)  A part owner of a shared milk-producing animal may share raw milk or a                                  
12       raw milk product produced from the milk of the animal only                                                        
13                 (1)  with another owner of the animal who has provided the part owner                                   
14       with at least two means of contacting the other owner in the event of a foodborne                                 

01       illness;                                                                                                          
02                 (2)  if the raw milk or raw milk product is produced exclusively by the                                 
03       owners of the animal; and                                                                                         
04                 (3)  if the raw milk or raw milk product is provided directly from one                                  
05       owner to another owner.                                                                                           
06            (c)  A person may not sell raw milk or a raw milk product.                                                   
07            (d)  The department may not restrict or impose a requirement on the sharing or                               
08       transfer of raw milk or a raw milk product between the owners of a milk-producing                                 
09       animal that is in addition to the provisions of this section.                                                     
10            (e)  In this section,                                                                                        
11                 (1)  "raw milk" means milk that is not pasteurized;                                                     
12                 (2)  "raw milk product" means raw milk or a product or byproduct of                                     
13       raw milk.