The seven-member Clark County Commission is the target of a new lobbying campaign to open the Las Vegas market to the sale of milk that has not been pasteurized. Raw milk sales in Nevada are currently limited to counties with local raw milk commissions, and Clark County has not established
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Gov. Sandoval Vetoes Bill to Open Nevada to Raw Milk
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Thursday vetoed a bill to allow raw milk produced in rural Nye County to be distributed statewide, including the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Republican governor said his veto of Assembly Bill 209 (AB209) was prompted by the health concerns surrounding unpasteurized milk. He said the…
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Nevada Senate Committee Serves Up Raw Milk to Vegas
Gamblers in Las Vegas taking advantage of all those free drink offers might soon be ordering up a nice cold glass of raw milk. With only two dissenting votes Thursday afternoon, the Nevada Senate’s Committee on Health and Human Services gave a “do pass” recommendation to Assembly Bill (AB) 209,…
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Vegas Raw Milk Supplier Needs Some Luck in Carson City
A business plan announced a year ago for selling raw milk at retail outlets in Las Vegas and other locations around Nevada will fail unless it can surmount a critical legislative barrier on or before April 12. The plan, announced in April 2012, is for Amargosa Creamery to operate a…
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