Milk, cheese, butter, yogurt & cream
All dairy products offered for sale must come from a facility licensed and inspected by the State Board of Animal Health, whether Grade A fluid milk or Manufactured Grade for cheese/butter/yogurt.
Indiana law prohibits sale and advertisement of raw milk for human consumption; the only lawful raw-milk sale is labeled explicitly “not for human consumption.”
Herdshare/cow-share arrangements operate in Indiana with no statute directly addressing them; they are not a licensed pathway and carry legal uncertainty.
| Item | Rule | Regulator |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurized milk/cheese/butter/yogurt | Grade A / Manufactured Grade license | IN Bd. of Animal Health (BOAH) |
| Raw fluid milk for people | Prohibited – sale & advertising illegal | BOAH |
| Raw milk, non-human-consumption label | Legal only with explicit label | BOAH |
| Herdshare/cow-share | No statute; unlicensed gray area | BOAH (unregulated) |
No – Indiana law prohibits selling or advertising raw milk intended for human consumption anywhere in the state.
Herdshares operate openly and are tolerated, but no Indiana statute formally authorizes or regulates them, so the legal footing is uncertain.
No – all dairy products sold in Indiana must come from a BOAH-licensed and inspected processing facility.
No – dairy products are excluded from both the Home-Based Vendor and Homestead Vendor cottage laws.