Subdivision 1.License requirement and eligibility.
A current milk marketing license is required for any milk marketer who procures more than 700,000 pounds of milk annually from Minnesota farms. Before a milk marketing license is issued, the commissioner must determine that the applicant meets the relevant licensing requirements.
Subd. 2.Application.
An applicant for a milk marketing license must apply on a form provided by the commissioner. An applicant must also submit:
(1)a report of the total milk payroll obligations that the applicant incurred during the applicant's last completed fiscal year. If the applicant has not yet operated as a milk marketer in Minnesota, the applicant shall estimate the total milk payroll obligations that the applicant will incur during the applicant's fir
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Subdivision 1.License requirement and eligibility.
A current milk marketing license is required for any milk marketer who procures more than 700,000 pounds of milk annually from Minnesota farms. Before a milk marketing license is issued, the commissioner must determine that the applicant meets the relevant licensing requirements.
Subd. 2.Application.
An applicant for a milk marketing license must apply on a form provided by the commissioner. An applicant must also submit:
(1) a report of the total milk payroll obligations that the applicant incurred during the applicant's last completed fiscal year. If the applicant has not yet operated as a milk marketer in Minnesota, the applicant shall estimate the total milk payroll obligations that the applicant will incur during the applicant's first complete fiscal year;
(2) a report of any milk payroll obligations to dairy producers that were unpaid during the applicant's last completed fiscal year and the payroll amount; and
(3) the total amount of hundredweights procured, collected, or marketed from Minnesota milk producers during the applicant's last completed fiscal year.
Subd. 3.Term of license; transferability.
A milk marketing license issued by the commissioner expires on December 31 of each year, must be renewed annually, and is not transferable.
Subd. 4.Fees and penalties.
(a) The fee for a milk marketing license is:
(1) $100 for an initial license; and
(2) $250 annually for a license renewal.
(b) The fee must be paid to the commissioner before the commissioner issues an initial or renewal license. If a person has not applied for a milk marketing license renewal before January 1, a late fee of $100 must be imposed. After January 1, 2026, any person who requires a milk marketing license and conducts activities subject to licensing within 365 days prior to obtaining a milk marketing license must pay a penalty of $250 to receive the person's initial license.
Subd. 5.License requirements.
An applicant for a milk marketing license must:
(1) complete monthly procurement payments under section32D.11, if applicable;
(2) provide, upon request of the commissioner, a list of dairy producers from whom the applicant collects milk;
(3) provide dairy field service as described in section32D.02, subdivision 6;
(4) submit associated farm inspection fees as required under sections32D.06and32D.08;
(5) provide, upon the request of the commissioner, a financial statement to demonstrate that sufficient financial resources are available to satisfy payroll obligations for milk that is procured or collected from Minnesota dairy producers; and
(6) satisfy all contractual payments and agreements made with any Minnesota dairy producer that maintains a permit or certification as required under section32D.05or32D.07. A person's failure to pay dairy producers in accordance with contracts may result in the revocation or suspension of the person's milk marketing license.
Subd. 6.Permit requirement.
(a) A person conducting the following activities must hold a valid milk marketing permit:
(1) any activities subject to a milk marketing license; or
(2) if the person is a Minnesota milk producer, marketing milk on the producer's own behalf.
(b) An applicant must apply for a milk marketing permit on a form provided by the commissioner. A milk marketing permit must be issued to an applicant in conjunction with the initial license issued and must contain a milk marketing permit number. An applicant for a milk marketing permit must not be required to pay a fee to the commissioner when applying. A milk marketing permit is valid if the holder of the permit maintains a current milk marketing license or continues to market the permit holder's own milk, with no renewals required.