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Utah law already allows the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk under certain conditions, and this bill rewrites those rules in significant detail. Licensed raw milk producers must obtain a state permit, test each batch for bacteria and coliform levels before sale, cool milk to specific temperatures quickly after milking, label containers with a safety warning and a sell-by date no more than nine days after production, and ensure their animals are disease-free. The bill also spells out when the state agriculture department must suspend a permit or issue a cease-and-desist order — including when a producer is linked to a foodborne illness outbreak — and requires genome sequencing confirmation before a producer's name can be publicly disclosed in connection with an outbreak. Two exemptions reduce these requirements: farm producers who sell only on-site with basic labeling and monthly self-testing can skip the full permitting process, and producers making 500 gallons or fewer of raw milk per month face no permit or compliance requirements at all.