> The jury’s verdict sets a major precedent in distinguishing between those producing and selling food to the public and those producing and distributing food through a private contractual arrangement (e.g., agreement with a food buyers club).<p>No. Jury verdicts don't set precedent. Juries don't rule on questions of law.<p>A finding by a judge that, <i>as a matter of law</i>, what he was accused of doing doesn't need a retail license (or whatever) would have set such a precedent. But that's not what happened: if it had, you wouldn't need a jury to decide whether, <i>as a matter of fact</i>, he did what he was accused of.<p>A jury finding that someone didn't commit murder doesn't set a precedent that murder is legal.