{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-11d-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-11D-2","heading":"Application of article.","body":"(a) In order for cheese production to fall within the exemption created in section two of this article, all of the following criteria must apply:\n(1) The cheese must be manufactured at a home or farm-based site using either raw milk from West Virginia cows, production of which is regulated by the Department of Agriculture, or commercially pasteurized cow's milk;\n(2) The cheese products must be aged at least sixty days;\n(3) The cheese products must be sold directly to the consumer at the production site or marketed in local restaurants or local small businesses not engaged in interstate commerce: Provided, That for the purposes of this article, acceptance of a national credit card shall not be construed as engaging in interstate commerce.\n(b) The exemptions contained in this article are not applicable to:\n(1) Persons and businesses manufacturing more than five thousand pounds of cheese products per year;\n(2) Cheese products sold to the ultimate consumer outside the borders of the state;\n(3) Cheese products marketed by mail or on the Internet; or\n(4) Cheese products the sale or manufacture of which is governed by applicable federal law.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 11D. TRADITIONAL CHEESE PRODUCTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-11D-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:16Z","sha256":"ac495bc5a74568b1f5018b71d551d12e010f1443fb80f47875ce78911fd74d6f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-11d-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-11d-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}