A mother with her two children was harassed to the point of tears by four inspectors from the City of Austin Health Department and Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), for organizing a group of customers picking up raw milk.

The milk came from a licensed, inspected dairy located two hours away from Austin, and the customers had hired a courier to bring it to them at a private home. It had already been paid for. This fully legitimate arrangement nonetheless served as the pretext for a shameful abuse of power.

The Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance describes the incident:

"The inspectors proceeded to tell the customers that they could not take possession of the milk, ignoring protests that they had already paid for that milk. The inspectors also ignored the statement from the courier that he had a signed agreement with the customers making him their agent – and instead falsely wrote on the inspection report that the courier worked for the farmer.