81-22-401. Grading of milk — condemnation of unsafe milk. Except for milk or cream sold as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2, milk or cream purchased for use in milk plants or for use in a manufactured dairy product in this state must be graded by licensed […]
81-22-402. Employment of grader, weigher, and sampler — revocation of operator’s license. (1) Persons receiving or purchasing milk or cream and persons collecting milk or cream on milk or cream routes shall provide a licensed grader, weigher, and sampler at each receiving station or for each route. (2) A person who knowingly employs an unlicensed person as […]
81-22-403. Plans for construction, remodeling, or relocation of manufacturing plant. (1) Before the construction, extensive remodeling, or relocation of a dairy products manufacturing plant, detailed plans must be submitted to the department for review and approval before construction, remodeling, or relocation begins. The plans must show: (a) size of rooms; (b) type of building material; (c) lighting and electrical […]
81-22-404. Removal or destruction of products in case of potential health hazards. (1) When epidemiological evidence indicates or the likelihood exists that a dairy or manufactured dairy products plant is producing, manufacturing, storing, handling, or offering for sale milk or a manufactured dairy product that is adulterated or that may be detrimental to the health or […]
81-22-405. Labeling of cheese containers. Except for a small dairy selling milk or cream as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2, it is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, or sell any cheese in any container or […]
81-22-406. Products to be kept at safe temperature. All manufactured dairy products which are handled, displayed, transported, exposed for sale, offered for sale, or sold in Montana shall be considered perishable and potentially hazardous and shall be kept at safe temperature or below; provided, however, that: (1) nothing in this requirement shall be construed as prohibiting higher […]
81-22-407. Sanitary regulation of imported products. (1) All manufactured dairy products or imitations or products made in semblance thereof, covered by this chapter, shipped into Montana for sale, display, or use must be produced under the same or equivalent sanitary regulations and requirements as govern the production of such products in Montana. (2) Unless the sanitary conditions […]
81-22-408. Manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s or retailer’s names to appear on package — use of codes and numbers permitted. (1) All manufactured dairy products sold, offered, displayed, or exposed for sale at wholesale or retail in this state, wherever manufactured, must be packaged in a protective wrapper or package and must have the manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s or […]
81-22-409. Adulterating milk or cream unlawful. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to adulterate milk or cream produced or sold for manufacturing purposes or for any manufactured dairy product to contain an adulterant. For purposes of this chapter, the presence of any antimicrobial substance, pesticide residuals, unapproved coloring, food additives, or foreign substances added […]
81-22-410. Manufacture, sale, or importation of products containing extraneous fats. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, mix, compound with, or add to milk, cream, or any manufactured dairy products or to transport into Montana any manufactured dairy product containing foreign animal fats or foreign animal or vegetable oils or products containing nonapproved ingredients […]
81-22-411. Filled dairy products unlawful — exceptions. (1) Filled dairy products resemble genuine dairy products so closely that they lend themselves readily to substitution for and confusion with such dairy products and in many cases cannot be distinguished from genuine dairy products by the ordinary consumer or ordinary laboratory procedures. The manufacture, sale, exchange, purveying, transportation, […]
81-22-412. Manufactured products to conform to standards of identity. Except for a small dairy selling milk or cream as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, display, transport, sell, or offer for sale in Montana as a manufactured dairy product […]
81-22-413. Pasteurization required. (1) All milk and cream used in the manufacture of any dairy product or products made in semblance or imitation of dairy products sold, offered for sale, purveyed, stored, displayed, or transported in Montana must be pasteurized. However, cheese held, stored, or aged for at least 60 days at not less than 35 […]
81-22-414. Pasteurization apparatus and records. (1) The department may adopt rules that it considers necessary to ensure proper control and use of all equipment used in the process of pasteurization. The department may require the operation of devices and apparatus that are needed to accurately record and indicate temperatures to which and the length of time […]
81-22-415. Pasteurization labeling. It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, exchange, or have in the person’s possession milk, cream, or a manufactured dairy product in a container or package marked or labeled or in any way designating the contents of the container or package as “pasteurized” unless it has been treated by […]
81-22-416. Milk and manufactured dairy products to conform to standards. Except for milk or cream sold as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2, all milk and cream used in manufactured dairy products, and the manufactured dairy products, must conform to the standards of purity, quality, and wholesomeness […]
81-22-417. Making or selling products in violation of chapter prohibited — penalty. It is unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation or its servant or agent to manufacture, sell, or expose or offer for sale or exchange butter or other substance or commodity defined in this chapter containing less butterfat or other ingredient than required by […]
81-22-418. Posting prices of butterfat required. All persons who buy milk or cream for manufacturing purposes shall post the current prices for butterfat or other component content of milk or cream in a conspicuous place in the factory or place of business. Such price schedule may be based upon butterfat, protein, solids, or other components of […]
81-22-419. Requirements for containers and equipment. All containers and equipment used in the manufacture, storage, holding display, and transportation of any manufactured dairy product shall be nontoxic, easily cleanable, and free from dents, cracks, crevices, rust, and any other condition which would prevent cleaning and sanitizing. History: En. Sec. 47, Ch. 413, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 3-24-134.
81-22-420. Labeling of animal or vegetable fat contents on frozen desserts. (1) Any frozen dessert made in the semblance of or in imitation of ice cream in this chapter, which contains any amount of animal fat (other than milk fat) or vegetable fat or oil (other than any such fat or oil which is naturally present […]
