Montana Statutes
§ 50-31-201 — Department Authorized To Adopt Food Standards
Montana·Title 50 HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 31 MONTANA FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT·Part 2 Food and Bottled Water
50-31-201 . Department authorized to adopt food standards.
(1)Whenever in the judgment of the department such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the department shall adopt regulations fixing and establishing for any food or class of food a reasonable definition and standard of identity, standard of quality, and/or fill of container.
(2)In prescribing a definition and standard of identity for any food or class of food in which optional ingredients are permitted, the department shall, for the purpose of promoting honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, designate the optional ingredients which must be named on the label.
(3)The definitions and standards must conform as much as practicable to the definitions and standards promulgated un
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 9, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-709; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
Nearby Sections
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§ 50-31-101
Short Title§ 50-31-102
Applicability Of Chapter§ 50-31-103
Definitions§ 50-31-104
Department Authorized To Adopt Rules§ 50-31-105
Publication Of Information By Department§ 50-31-106
Inspections And Taking Of Samples Authorized§ 50-31-107
False Or Misleading Representations§ 50-31-108
Regulations Concerning Additives§ 50-31-109
Use Of Additives§ 50-31-111
When Labeling Requirement Complied With§ 50-31-202
When Food Adulterated§ 50-31-203
When Food Misbranded