ERIC VIMONT v. CHRISTIAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Questing to sell and distribute raw milk from any Christian County.location of his choosing, Eric Vimont cited Missouri’s constitutional right to farm (Mo. Const, art. I, § 35) in seeking judicial relief from Respondent’s order to abate such activity. He lost on summary judgment and appeals. We affirm. 1

Background

RSMo § 192.300 empowers county commissions and boards of county health centers to promulgate orders and ordinances to enhance public health and combat disease, provided such enactments do not conflict with state rules or regulations. Citing this statutory authority, the Christian…