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 21-425 – Standards for and Labeling of Condensed Milk, Condensed Skimmed Milk, and Dry Milk Solids
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Condensed milk” includes sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. (3) “Condensed skimmed milk” includes sweetened condensed skimmed milk and evaporated skimmed milk. (4) “Dry milk solids” includes dry buttermilk, dry cream, dry whole milk, and nonfat dry milk solids. (b) (1) Condensed milk: (i) Shall be manufactured from pure and […]
Section 21-426 – Grade a Milk Product Dating
(a) In this section, “sell-by period” means the length of time a Grade A milk product may be kept for sale. (b) (1) After a public hearing, the Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that establish a method for conspicuously marking, on the Grade A milk product container, the last date on which the product may be sold. […]
Section 21-427 – Handling of Milk Products
(a) Unless the transfer occurs on a dairy farm or in a receiving station, transfer station, or milk plant, a person may not transfer a milk product from a container or milk tank truck to another. (b) (1) This subsection does not apply to milk for a mixed drink that requires less than 8 ounces of milk. (2) Except […]
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 […]