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Litigation

The Unconstitutional Chicken Ordinance

By D Laninga | June 4, 2025

In October of 2024, one of our members reached out for help with a zoning notice she’d received from her Michigan city. The notice claimed she’d been raising chickens without a permit, violating the city’s chicken ordinance. The notice called for Kathy to remove her chickens from her property.   The thing is, Kathy had a […]

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A Win for Michigan Right to Farm!

By Suzanne Sisk | March 7, 2025

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is pleased to announce an important win on behalf of  Michigan Right-to-Farm and FTCLDF members Cottonwood Farm/Morningstar Ventures, LLC.  In an ongoing legal battle, the Michigan Appellate Court ruled in favor of Morningstar Ventures, LLC that the case is entitled to a Right-to-Farm defense. The matter involves a Washtenaw County farm, […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Litigation This article is related to: attorney, chickens, court, food freedom, food laws, food rights, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, goats, litigation, livestock, Michigan, poultry, Right to Farm

UPDATE: USDA-APHIS Order Unlikely to Include Federal Testing of Raw Milk for Human Consumption; State Testing Still May Occur

By Alexia Kulwiec | December 10, 2024

FTCLDF reported on the December 6, 2024 that USDA APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) issued and order that would apply to raw milk producers providing wholesome, raw milk for human consumption. It is now the understanding of FTCLDF that USDA APHIS will NOT be testing raw milk provided directly to consumers, or intended […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Federal News, Food Rights News, Litigation, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: avian flu, dairy, dairy cattle, h1n1, milk, raw milk, testing, USDA

USDA Announces Testing of Raw Milk

By Alexia Kulwiec | December 9, 2024

  On December 6, 2024, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) announced a new rule authorizing testing of raw milk for the H5N1 virus. The order specifies: “Upon request from APHIS any person responsible for a dairy farm, bulk milk transporter, bulk milk transfer station, or dairy processing facility that sends or […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Federal News, Food Rights News, Litigation, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: avian flu, dairy, dairy cattle, h1n1, milk, raw milk, testing, USDA

Farm-to-Consumer Signs onto the LOCAL Foods Act to Benefit On-Farm Slaughter

By Suzanne Sisk | October 7, 2024

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is one of dozens of organizations, and more than 600 signatories from across the country to support a petition by Rural Vermont to improve the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). Currently, FMIA only allows farmers to raise, slaughter, and butcher their animals without inspection for their personal use, not sold to […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Food Rights News, Litigation, Press Room, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: commercial kitchen, cottage food, food freedom, food law, food laws, food rights, food safety, foodborne illness, litigation, Maine

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