CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Del. Scott Cadle (R-Mason) has received a letter of reprimand from the state DHHR for distributing raw milk during the legislative session earlier this month.
Some lawmakers allegedly got sick from the milk, which was handed out March 3 according to the letter. It was unclear if the cause of the sickness was the milk itself or a stomach bug that had been circulating.
The letter to Cadle stated that he wouldn’t be fined because it was a first offense, but asked him not to sell or distribute raw milk again.
According to the letter, Cadle offered raw milk to anyone who wished to try it at the end of a March 3 floor session.
A bill allowing for herd sharing agreements and the consumption of raw milk was passed during the session, and signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.