§ 21-2-23. Director empowered to make regulations.
(a) The director of health is authorized to promulgate any regulations that are necessary
to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, which shall include, but not
be limited to, providing for:
(1)standards of identity, labeling requirements, maintaining
standards for milk and milk products sold or offered for sale in final package forms;
(2)standards for the production, transportation, receiving, handling, storage, processing,
distributions, and sale of raw milk for pasteurization and products of raw milk, including
all pertinent sanitary standards and uniform minimum requirement f
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§ 21-2-23. Director empowered to make regulations.
(a) The director of health is authorized to promulgate any regulations that are necessary
to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, which shall include, but not
be limited to, providing for: (1) standards of identity, labeling requirements, maintaining
standards for milk and milk products sold or offered for sale in final package forms;
(2) standards for the production, transportation, receiving, handling, storage, processing,
distributions, and sale of raw milk for pasteurization and products of raw milk, including
all pertinent sanitary standards and uniform minimum requirement for inspection of
dairy farms, milk plants and receiving stations; and may in like manner amend, modify
or repeal those rules and regulations which shall be consistent with the provisions
of the Grade "A� Pasteurized Milk Ordinance 1978 recommendations of the U.S. Public
Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, 1983 Revisions, which shall become upon
the passage of this act the rules and regulations under this chapter in accordance
with § 21-2-2(10).
(b) The adoption and amendment of regulations in the future shall be in accordance with
chapter 35 of title 42; provided, that amendments to the Grade "A� Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by
the interstate milk shippers conference shall become a part of the regulations under
this chapter. Provided, that a person adversely affected by any regulation may, within
thirty (30) days, file with the director, in writing, those objections to a regulation
automatically adopted which stays the effect of the regulation. If no substantial
objections are received and no hearing is requested within thirty (30) days after
publication of a notice of the adoption of a regulation, it shall be effective as
of the date it was adopted by the interstate milk shippers conference. When automatic
adoption is stayed by a timely objection, the director, after notice, shall conduct
a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42. The director of health is authorized to adopt any other regulations for milk and
other related products that he or she deems necessary in accordance with authority
granted under this chapter, chapters 27 and 31 of this title and § 23-1-18(5).
(c) The director shall publish a notice of the adoption in a newspaper having general
circulation throughout the state.