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<blockquote data-quote="Bluestem" data-source="post: 624913" data-attributes="member: 3269"><p>Latest news on the Canadian farmer trial.</p><p></p><p>ONTARIO: Farmer testifies he didn't try to break law</p><p>29.jan.09</p><p>Peterborough Examiner</p><p>Canadian Press</p><p><a href="http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1410150" target="_blank">http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ ... ?e=1410150</a></p><p>Outlining the finer points of the cow-share program he used to distribute raw milk, dairy farmer Michael Schmidt told a court yesterday he never meant to break the law.</p><p>"My concern was not to circumvent the law. My concern was simply to work within the parameters of the statutes and acts," he said.</p><p>The 54-year-old from Durham, Ont., faces 20 charges stemming from the production, storage and distribution of raw milk. In Canada, it is illegal to distribute unpasteurized milk, which health officials consider a hazard.</p><p>But Schmidt said he's not selling raw milk. Instead, he said, he's selling teats.</p><p>That's because the cow-share program works on a "one teat per membership" basis, he said.</p><p>After paying a $300 sign-up fee, members own a portion of the cow, he added.</p><p>They pay Schmidt for a boarding service, "which includes feeding, cleaning and housing of the cows," and in return are entitled to the cows' raw milk, which Schmidt sometimes delivers, he said.</p><p>"We do not sell raw milk to the public," said Schmidt. "No one can receive milk or milk products unless they are members."</p><p>In the Crown's cross-examination, Allen Ryan, a lawyer representing the Ministry of Natural Resources, asked Schmidt: "How does a private contract exclude you from public health legislation?"</p><p>Schmidt replied that drinking windshield fluid is legal within the privacy of one's own home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluestem, post: 624913, member: 3269"] Latest news on the Canadian farmer trial. ONTARIO: Farmer testifies he didn't try to break law 29.jan.09 Peterborough Examiner Canadian Press [url=http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1410150]http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ ... ?e=1410150[/url] Outlining the finer points of the cow-share program he used to distribute raw milk, dairy farmer Michael Schmidt told a court yesterday he never meant to break the law. "My concern was not to circumvent the law. My concern was simply to work within the parameters of the statutes and acts," he said. The 54-year-old from Durham, Ont., faces 20 charges stemming from the production, storage and distribution of raw milk. In Canada, it is illegal to distribute unpasteurized milk, which health officials consider a hazard. But Schmidt said he's not selling raw milk. Instead, he said, he's selling teats. That's because the cow-share program works on a "one teat per membership" basis, he said. After paying a $300 sign-up fee, members own a portion of the cow, he added. They pay Schmidt for a boarding service, "which includes feeding, cleaning and housing of the cows," and in return are entitled to the cows' raw milk, which Schmidt sometimes delivers, he said. "We do not sell raw milk to the public," said Schmidt. "No one can receive milk or milk products unless they are members." In the Crown's cross-examination, Allen Ryan, a lawyer representing the Ministry of Natural Resources, asked Schmidt: "How does a private contract exclude you from public health legislation?" Schmidt replied that drinking windshield fluid is legal within the privacy of one's own home. [/QUOTE]
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