Arlie Stutzman update
Per Farm and Dairy, Arlie Stutzman got his milk licence back. Lee Ann Mizer (what an appropriate name!) says he isn't going to get any more scrutiny than any other dairy farmer. Yeah, right. But they're seeking a permanent injunction against him selling raw milk. Uh, if it's illegal, why do they need an injunction? So they can pop him for contempt of court without the niceties of a trial? Somebody with legal chops please explain this to me.
Evidently it wasn't simple entrapment; supposedly Mrs. S. said they had to be careful who they sold to. And it was a neighbor who dropped the dime. May he rot in hell. And supposedly Arlie metioned somebody else who might be selling. If so, may be r- ...eh, that's why the Amish have Jesus.
Alls well that ends (sorta) well. I don't know if it was the bad publicity, or Fred Dailey & Co. realized that it wasn't in their long-term career interests to put Ohio farmers out of business.
Comments
Posted by: Davd LeVasseur
Posted on: June 28, 2006 12:17 PM
Since I doubt Mr. Stutzman has a computer. Please pass this along to him. I ran in a like situation in Maine. What the Dairy farmer did was to sell shares in his cows like 0.1% for $2.00. The share owner then paid $2.50 maintence fee for their cow which entitled them a gallon of fresh milk since they "owned" the cow. Don't know if this would fly in Ohio but if someone checks with a lawyer in Ohio to advise Mr. Stutzman.
Terrell, Texas
Posted by: Jeffrey Quick
Posted on: June 28, 2006 02:18 PM
The problem is, in Ohio they are also cracking down on cow shares. They're still legal, but the DoA is doing fishing expeditions on one sharecow farmer's customer list.
Fred Dailey needs to get unemployed, fast. And if that requires unemploying the party of Dailey's employer, oh well...
Posted by: Jeffrey Quick
Posted on: June 29, 2006 11:41 AM
And note this:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/28/amish.rawmilk.ap/index.html
Evidently Arlie was running a cow share as well. I hope his court case goes well tomorrow.