Montana § 81-21-102 Licensing Of Milk Plants And Dairies Selling Milk Or Cream For Public Consumption

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§ 81-21-102 — Licensing Of Milk Plants And Dairies Selling Milk Or Cream For Public Consumption

Montana·Title 81 LIVESTOCK·Ch. 21 DAIRY PRODUCTS·Part 1 Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption

81-21-102 . Licensing of milk plants and dairies selling milk or cream for public consumption.

(1)Except for a small dairy, it is unlawful for the following businesses to operate in this state without first obtaining a license from the department:

(a)a dairy selling milk or cream for public consumption in the form in which it is originally produced;

(b)a condensed, evaporated, or powdered milk plant;

(c)a fluid milk plant.

(2)A license expires on December 31 of the year issued. The department may, following the procedures in the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, deny, suspend, or revoke a license when it determines that a person to whom the license is issued has failed to comply with the rules of the department or has failed to conduct the person's establishment in a sanitary mann

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81-21-102 . Licensing of milk plants and dairies selling milk or cream for public consumption. (1) Except for a small dairy, it is unlawful for the following businesses to operate in this state without first obtaining a license from the department:
(a) a dairy selling milk or cream for public consumption in the form in which it is originally produced;
(b) a condensed, evaporated, or powdered milk plant;
(c) a fluid milk plant.
(2) A license expires on December 31 of the year issued. The department may, following the procedures in the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, deny, suspend, or revoke a license when it determines that a person to whom the license is issued has failed to comply with the rules of the department or has failed to conduct the person's establishment in a sanitary manner. All license fees collected must be deposited into the general fund.
(3) The department may issue a restraining order prohibiting a dairy from selling or giving away milk or cream not produced or handled under the laws of this state or the rules of the department. It is unlawful for a dairy, while restrained, to sell or give away for public consumption milk or cream produced or handled by the dairy, and it is also unlawful for a dairy products manufacturing plant, milk plant, or cream station to purchase or use the cream or milk from a dairy while the dairy is restrained.
(4) The department shall establish license fees for the following facilities:
(a) a condensed, evaporated, or powdered milk factory;
(b) a fluid milk plant; and
(c) a dairy.
(5) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 23, Ch. 262, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3282, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 35, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 170, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 3282, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 382, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-232(part); amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 444, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2702, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 320, L. 2021.

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