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testing and labeling of raw milk sold in the state.
• The South Dakota Department of Agriculture says the regulations are necessary to ensure safety. Raw milk producers and customers say the product is already safe and the new rules would impose too many restrictions.
• A legislative committee rejected the rules in August, asking department officials for more information on how they would financially affect farmers who produce raw milk for sale.
• Under the unchanged proposal, bottle labels would have to carry the warning:

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