Section 21-435 – Handling Milk by Individuals With Disease, Cuts, or Lesions Prohibited
(a) (1) An individual who has a communicable disease or is a carrier of a communicable disease may not work, in any capacity that brings that individual into contact with the production, handling, storage, or transportation of milk products, containers, equipment, or utensils, at: (i) A dairy farm; (ii) A milk plant; (iii) A receiving station; or (iv) A transfer station. […]
Section 21-436 – Milk Cans
(a) In this section, “labeled milk can” means any milk can, cream can, or case that: (1) Belongs to an owner, dealer, or shipper of milk or cream who ships the milk or cream to any place in this State; and (2) Has the name or initials of the owner, dealer, or shipper stamped, marked, or fastened on […]
Section 21-428 – Impoundment of Mishandled Milk Products; Order to Stop Sale
(a) (1) The Secretary shall impound a milk product that the Secretary determines is a threat to public health. (2) For purposes of this subsection, a threat to public health exists if a milk product intended for consumption: (i) Is handled improperly; (ii) Is not kept at the required temperature; (iii) Is injurious to health if consumed; or (iv) Is otherwise unsafe. […]
Section 21-411 – Qualifications of Applicants
(a) To qualify for a permit, a person shall comply with the requirements of this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle. (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, to qualify for a certified industry dairy farm inspector permit or a bulk milk hauler/sampler permit, Grade A classification, the […]
Section 21-429 – Sale of Grade a Milk Products From Outside Departmental Inspection Area
(a) If a Grade A milk product is from a place outside the departmental inspection area, a person may sell the Grade A milk product in this State if: (1) The person holds a permit issued under this subtitle; and (2) The Grade A milk product: (i) To the extent produced, processed, or pasteurized outside the departmental inspection area, […]
Section 21-412 – Applications for Permits
An applicant for a permit shall: (1) Submit an application to the Secretary on the form that the Secretary provides; and (2) Pay to the Secretary an annual fee established by the Secretary under § 2-104 of this article.
Section 21-430 – Milk Emergency; Sale of Milk Products Not Certified Grade A
(a) In this section, “milk emergency”: (1) Means a general and acute shortage of milk from Grade A dairy farms; and (2) Does not include a simple shortage of milk from Grade A dairy farms that affects only a small number of distributors. (b) (1) In a milk emergency, the Secretary may authorize the sale of a pasteurized milk product […]
Section 21-413 – Required Inspections
(a) If the property of the applicant is in the departmental inspection area, before issuing a permit, the Secretary shall inspect the property, buildings, and equipment of an applicant for: (1) A bobtailer permit; (2) A distribution station permit; (3) A milk processor permit; (4) A milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit; (5) A milk producer permit; (6) A milk transportation […]
Section 21-433 – Violation of Subtitle or Rules and Regulations Adopted Under Subtitle
A person may not violate any provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle.
Section 21-414 – Certified Industry Dairy Farm Inspectors
(a) The Secretary shall certify industry personnel as certified industry dairy farm inspectors. (b) Each certified industry dairy farm inspector shall cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle for the supervision of dairy farms. (c) A certified industry dairy farm inspector may inspect a […]