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 21-415 – Issuance of Permit
(a) The Secretary shall issue the appropriate permit to any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle for that permit. (b) A separate permit shall be issued for each place of operation that meets the requirements of this subtitle.
Section 21-416 – Scope of Permits
(a) While it is effective, a bobtailer permit authorizes the holder, on a Grade A milk route that the holder operates or controls, to distribute Grade A pasteurized milk products that the holder purchased from a Grade A distributor or a Grade A milk processor. (b) While it is effective, a certified industry dairy farm inspector permit […]
Section 21-416.1 – Farmstead Cheese Program
(a) The Secretary may establish a farmstead cheese program after the Secretary: (1) Adopts regulations to implement the program; and (2) Issues a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit to a qualified applicant. (b) Subject to the availability of sufficient inspection and testing staff, equipment, and other resources, the Secretary may issue milk processor – farmstead cheese producer […]
Section 21-417 – Term, Renewal, and Nontransferability of Permits
(a) (1) Except for a milk producer permit, a permit expires on the first anniversary of its effective date, unless the permit is renewed for a 1–year term as provided in this section. (2) A milk producer permit does not expire. (b) Except for a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit, before the permit expires, its holder may […]
Section 21-418 – Suspension and Revocation of Permits
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 21-419 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall suspend a permit issued under this subtitle if: (1) The holder of the permit has obtained the permit fraudulently or deceptively; (2) The holder of the permit has violated this subtitle or a rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle; (3) A violation of […]
Section 21-419 – Hearings
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle and in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Secretary denies an application for a permit or takes any action under § 21–418 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary. (b) Except as otherwise […]
Section 21-422 – Standards for Milk
(a) The raw milk that a milk producer sells shall be raw milk that: (1) Is obtained by the complete milking of a healthy cow or goat; (2) Is unadulterated, whole, and unadjusted; and (3) Is practically free of colostrum. (b) The pasteurized milk products that a distributor, bobtailer, or milk processor sells shall: (1) Be pasteurized; and (2) Meet all definitions […]
Section 21-424 – Labeling of Milk Products Generally
(a) After the milk product has been processed, each milk product shall be labeled with: (1) The description of that milk product under this subtitle or the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and (2) Any other information that the Secretary requires by rule or regulation. (b) (1) This subsection does not apply to human breast milk. (2) A person […]