37-301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature of the state of Idaho that the public interest requires that all dairy products produced, distributed, offered for sale or sold in Idaho meet minimum standards of sanitary condition, quality, identity, classification and grade. To accomplish this purpose, the director […]
37-302. INSPECTIONS. (1) It shall be the duty of the director of the department of agriculture to cause to be visited as frequently as it may deem necessary all dairies supplying dealers and consumers with milk, and inspect the same to ascertain and certify sanitary conditions and milk quality. A copy of the inspection report […]
37-303. STANDARDS AND RULES. (1) The director of the department of agriculture is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules as may be necessary or desirable to establish standards and to carry out its functions and the intent and purposes of this chapter. (2) All milk or cream utilized in the manufacture of dairy […]
37-304. PERMIT ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION. (1) The director or the director’s authorized agent shall issue a permit authorizing the sale of milk for human consumption to all dairy farms that meet the standards and requirements of this chapter, and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (2) The director or his agent may issue a permit […]
37-305. ENFORCEMENT. The director of the department of agriculture may bring civil actions to enjoin violations of this chapter or rules promulgated to implement the provisions of this chapter. History: [37-305, added 2014, ch. 275, sec. 5, p. 688.]
37-306. DEPARTMENT TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES. The department of agriculture is hereby authorized to advise and assist and to cooperate with the federal government or any of its agencies, other departments, agencies and institutions of this state, counties, school districts, and municipalities and other public and private welfare agencies, in the exercise of any […]
37-307. MILK HAULERS AND TANKS — DEFINITIONS. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions are adopted: (1) "Milk hauler" means the operator of a transportation tank and may be an employee or the owner of the equipment. (2) "Farm tank" means a tank used to cool, store or […]
37-308. STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION TANKS. The following standards are hereby adopted relating to transportation tanks: (1) The transportation tank and accessories in the milk handling operation shall comply with the requirements of the 3A sanitary standards symbol administrative council, 3A standards for transportation tanks existing at the time of the passage of this act. (2) […]
37-309. STANDARDS FOR MILK HAULERS. The following standards are hereby adopted relating to milk haulers and to the operation of transportation tanks: (1) All milk haulers must possess a permit issued by the state department of agriculture. All milk haulers shall be subject to such examination and abilities as the department of agriculture may prescribe […]
37-310. STANDARDS FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF MILK SAMPLES. The following standards are hereby adopted relating to quality control of milk samples taken from tanks: (1) As often as is deemed necessary, the department of agriculture may take samples for analysis from each farm tank or each transportation tank. (2) All milk samples taken from farm […]
37-311. REPORTS OF VOLUMES PURCHASED. All milk processors, cooperatives and organizations that procure milk from Idaho dairy farms or process milk received from other states shall, by the twentieth day of the following month in which the milk was produced or processed, provide a full and accurate account of the amount of milk purchased and […]
37-312. BUTTER AND WHEY BUTTER — DEFINITIONS AND QUALITIES. Butter is the product made by gathering the fat of fresh or ripened milk or cream into a mass, which also contains a small portion of other milk constituents, with or without salt or a harmless coloring matter. Butter shall be clean and non-rancid and shall […]
37-313. BUTTER GRADES. The grades of butter shall comply with the United States department of agriculture’s 1989 "Standards for Grades of Butter." "Undergrade" butter is butter scoring less than 90 under this standard. It is hereby declared to be unlawful to sell, or offer for sale any butter within the state of Idaho unless the […]
37-314. IMPROPERLY GRADED BUTTER. Butter that fails to meet the grade labeled on the butter container may be rejected. Butter that has been rejected due to failure to meet the standard may be relabeled, regraded or reprocessed if authorized by the department of agriculture. History: [(37-314) 37-332b, added 1955, ch. 258, sec. 2, p. 598; […]
37-315. ADVERTISING SUBSTITUTES FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make use of the words milk, cream, butter, cheese, creamery, dairy, churn, cow, the name of any dairy breed or any pictorial representation of any of these terms in connection with the sale, offering for sale or advertisement […]
37-316. FOOD PRODUCTS MADE TO RESEMBLE DAIRY PRODUCTS — DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 37-315 and 37-318, Idaho Code: (1) "Dairy product" includes: (a) Milk, skim milk, milk fat, cream, sour cream, lowfat milk and nonfat milk used in fluid, concentrated or dry form. (b) Cheese. All varieties including asiago, blue, brick, caciocavallo, cheddar, colby, […]
37-317. QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS MADE TO RESEMBLE DAIRY PRODUCTS. Quality standards (e.g., bacteria, coliform, etc.) for food products made to resemble dairy products shall be at least the equivalent of the established quality standards of the dairy product resembled. History: [(37-317) 37-334d, added 1987, ch. 7, sec. 5, p. 10; am. and redesig. […]
37-318. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS MADE TO RESEMBLE DAIRY PRODUCTS. (1) It is unlawful to engage in the manufacture of food products resembling dairy products, unless a license for the current calendar year for each separate plant or place used for such business is issued by the director of the Idaho department […]
37-319. PENALTY — ENFORCEMENT. (1) Any person, firm or corporation, violating the provisions of sections 37-315 through 37-318, Idaho Code, or any part or provision of any of said sections, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding […]
