SB 217: Expanding Food Freedom

Libertas Institute Staff
| 30th Jan 2026

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Libertas Institute supports this bill

Staff review of this legislation finds that it aligns with our principles and should therefore be passed into law.

Senate Bill 217 by Sen. Kirk Cullimore modernizes and expands Utah’s legal framework for locally produced food, strengthening economic freedom for small producers while reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers.

The bill clarifies when and how homemade food products—including raw milk and raw milk products—qualify as “homemade food” under Utah’s Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act.

It removes a requirement that certain direct-to-sale farmers markets display specific signage, simplifies when producers and their designated representatives may sell products directly to consumers, and ensures that producers retain ownership of products sold through designated representatives unless otherwise agreed upon. Additionally, the bill exempts direct sales of homemade food products from state sales tax and eliminates outdated state regulation of raw milk by the Department of Agriculture and Food, aligning statute with modern small-farm practices.