Local Rules for Local Food

[Melissa]

Check out this article:

http://healthimpactnews.com/2011/thi...dom-ordinance/

Local areas are trying to circumvent federal and state laws that prohibit people from purchasing items like raw milk and locally slaughtered meat allowing people freedom of choise.

This could get interesting!

[Maggie]

Looks like every town should be passing this type of a law. Good info.~

[Timberline]

Good idea and good intentions. But wouldn't the state and fed agencies be able to say something to the effect of "we outrank you, therefor your little ordinance is invalid"? Something similar to how Arizona was treated by the feds for wanting its own laws to deal with illegals? I wonder what their plan is to deal with that scenario.

[michiganfarmer]

Originally Posted by Chalk Creek

Good idea and good intentions. But wouldn't the state and fed agencies be able to say something to the effect of "we outrank you, therefor your little ordinance is invalid"? Something similar to how Arizona was treated by the feds for wanting its own laws to deal with illegals? I wonder what their plan is to deal with that scenario.

some people are arguing that the 10th amendment says the feds only have power over interstate commerce, and have zero authority over what states choose to do inside thier own borders. Medical marijuana and gun laws are being re written in some states to this affect.

I think its the 10th

[Melissa]

That is what I was wondering, which laws take precedent and are those the laws we WANT to take precedent?

[oregon woodsmok]

State and federal law certainly take precedent.

However, most likely they won't spend the $ to move in unless there is some sort of problem. So the towns might be OK until someone gets sick from raw milk or meat slaughtered in a non-inspected slaughter house. At that point, the authorities will come down like a ton of bricks and probably write lots of more onerous laws about selling food and apply them to everybody, not just the town that tried to go it on their own.

[Mike in Ohio]

The Supreme Court ruled on the extent that the Federal government can invoke the commerce clause - Wickard v. Filburn. This is a "classic case" that is brought up in about any class talking about Constitutional law. Try googling on that. Filburn was growing his own wheat for his own consumption.

Mike

[pcwerk]

I'm all for this but ten bucks says it will somehow be deemed
"unconstitutional". Too anti-corporate and thats who rules.
Reminds me of the time we passed a "dolphin-free tuna" law
and it was also deemed unconstitutional. WE the People are
no longer in charge of our country...

[stormwalker]

I just want to go home!
We bought milk from one neighbor, eggs from another, and meat from Stolzfus!