Amish farmer Amos Miller of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has been licensed to proceed his farming operations following a protracted authorized battle with state and federal authorities over the sale of uncooked milk and different unpasteurized dairy merchandise.
The Pennsylvania Division of Agriculture (PDA) initiated authorized motion towards Miller, alleging violations of state meals security legal guidelines because of the sale of uncooked milk with out the requisite permits.
The Gateway Pundit reported earlier this 12 months that a number of authorities officers stormed right into a constructing on Amos Miller’s Lancaster County natural farm and performed an unlawful hours-long raid with out discover, ultimately leaving with a number of coolers containing the Amish farmer’s property.
The Lancaster Patriot reported the ‘search’ was carried out by the Pennsylvania Division of Agriculture staff with three Pennsylvania State policemen aiding them.
PDA claimed within the affidavit that Miller failed to file purposes from the Pennsylvania Division of Agriculture “for registration, licensing, or allowing underneath the pertinent Retail Meals Facility Security Act, Meals Security Act, or Milk Sanitation Legal guidelines.”
The Lancaster Patriot obtained footage of the officers executing the search at Miller’s natural farm. Within the first video, a Patriot reporter is confronted by a cop and pushed exterior as soon as they study he’s a media member.
BREAKING: Footage of search warrant being executed on Amos Miller’s natural farm operations in Lancaster County, PA. (For more information on the continued saga, go to: https://t.co/uB5pbpnlhS) pic.twitter.com/U64ft05x0F
— The Lancaster Patriot (@TheLanPatriot) January 4, 2024
Unique footage of state brokers leaving Amos Miller’s natural farm retailer, carrying off a few of his merchandise. pic.twitter.com/yVAHSmr1WH
— The Lancaster Patriot (@TheLanPatriot) January 4, 2024
A report of seized property offered to Miller revealed the officers seized 37 forms of meals, together with bitter cream, chocolate milk, ice cream, and eggnog. Additionally they took meals from a walk-in cooler door, which incorporates lots of of things and represents a good portion of Miller’s merchandise.
In March 2024, Choose Thomas Sponaugle of the Lancaster County Courtroom of Frequent Pleas issued an injunction prohibiting Miller from promoting uncooked milk merchandise to the general public with no allow.
In October 2024, Amos Miller’s legal professional, Robert Barnes, argued in Commonwealth Courtroom in Pittsburgh that the Pennsylvania farmer must be permitted to promote uncooked milk to out-of-state prospects whereas going through authorized motion from the state.
Barnes contended that Pennsylvania’s milk rules are designed to safeguard in-state shoppers, and making use of these legal guidelines to out-of-state gross sales raises constitutional issues.
On Friday, Barnes introduced on X that the court docket has allowed Miller to promote his uncooked milk merchandise to out-of-state prospects.
“Massive win at present for Meals Freedom as Commonwealth Courtroom of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court docket determination permitting Amish farmer Amos Miller to proceed to make his great meals obtainable to prospects exterior the state. Thanks to everybody who spoke out for Amos!” he wrote.
Massive win at present for #FoodFreedom as Commonwealth Courtroom of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court docket determination permitting #Amish farmer #AmosMiller to proceed to make his great meals obtainable to prospects exterior the state. Thanks to everybody who spoke out for Amos!
— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) January 4, 2025
