Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.561
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "manufacturing milk law of 2001".
Michigan Compiled Laws — MANUFACTURING MILK LAW OF 2001 (Act 267 of 2001)
Michigan · statute · 267 of 2001, Mich. Comp. Laws · 72 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.570
Definitions; A.
As used in this act: (a) "Adulterated" means food or milk products to which any of the following apply: (i) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health except that, if the substance is not an added substance, the food or milk product is not considered adulterated i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.571
Definitions; B, C.
As used in this act: (a) "Bulk milk hauler/sampler" means any person who collects official samples and may transport raw milk from a farm and/or raw milk products to or from a dairy plant, receiving station, or transfer station and has in his or her possession a license or permit to sample such products. (b) "Bulk milk…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.572
Definitions; D.
As used in this act: (a) "Dairy animal" means any domesticated lactating mammal, including a cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, or other hooved mammal, which is managed and milked to obtain milk for human consumption. (b) "Dairy farm" means any place or premises where 1 or more dairy animals are kept for milking purposes…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.573
Definitions; F to L.
As used in this act: (a) "Farm tank" means the farm bulk milk tank, milk tank truck, or silo used for the storage or cooling of milk, or both, before pickup and transport from the farm. (b) "Federal act" means the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 USC 301 to 321, 331 to 360dd, 360hh to 376, and 378 to 399. (c) "…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.574
Definitions; M.
As used in this act: (a) "Milk" means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of 1 or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other dairy animals. (b) "Milk buyer" means any milk producer, milk producer marketing organization, dairy plant, receiving station, transfer station…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.575
Definitions; M.
As used in this act: (a) "Misbranded" means food to which any of the following apply: (i) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (ii) It is offered for sale under the name of another food. (iii) It is an imitation of another food unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word "…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.576
Definitions; O to R.
As used in this act: (a) "Offering for sale" means selling, offering to sell, holding for sale, preparing for sale, trading, bartering, offering as a gift as an inducement for sale of, and advertising for sale in any media. (b) "Other security" means a mutually acceptable producer security agreement, acceptable to the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.577
Definitions; S to W.
As used in this act: (a) "Sample transfer instrument" means any of the following: (i) Individually wrapped, sterile, single-service sampling tubes. (ii) Stainless steel metal dippers, with long handles having capacities of 10 ml. or greater. (iii) Sampling devices approved by the director. (b) "Sanitary standards" mean…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.590
Other standards or requirements; inspection reports; out-of-state milk products.
(1) A political subdivision of the state shall not impose any different standards or requirements for manufacturing milk and manufacturing milk products than those provided for in this act and shall not prohibit the sale of dairy products if they have been produced and processed as manufacturing milk under supervision…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.592
Effective date.
This act takes effect 30 days after the date of enactment.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.610
Administration of act; rules; incorporation by reference.
(1) The department shall administer this act and may promulgate rules for its implementation and enforcement, or adopt revisions of standards adopted by reference in this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. (2) The following standards are incorporated by reference: (a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.611
Investigations; inspections.
The director shall foster and encourage the dairy industry of the state and, for that purpose, shall investigate the general conditions of the dairy farms, dairy plants, single service manufacturers, receiving stations, transfer stations, bulk milk haulers/samplers, can milk trucks, milk tank trucks, milk tank truck cl…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.630
Prohibited acts; standards; compliance.
(1) A person shall not directly, through an agent, or on behalf of another person sell or offer for sale, furnish, or possess or control with intent to sell or offer for sale, or furnish an unsanitary, adulterated, or misbranded milk or dairy product to a person or a processor. (2) Dairy products made or sold in Michig…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.631
Testing frequency for dairy products; testing dairy farm water supplies.
(1) All dairy products shall be tested at a minimum frequency of 4 out of every 6 months, or as determined by the director. (2) Except when the water supply is required to be tested annually as provided in section 130(9)(h), well water samples for dairy farms shall be tested a minimum of once every 3 years and found to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.650
Inspecting, sampling, and investigating conditions; authority of director and department.
(1) The director, after proper identification, is authorized and shall have the power to enter all dairy farms, dairy plants, single service manufacturing facilities, milk tank truck cleaning facilities, receiving stations, transfer stations, dairy product distribution facilities, vehicles used to transport milk and mi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.651
Seizure of milk, dairy products, or equipment; findings; condemnation or destruction; removal of tag or transfer to another container prohibited.
(1) The director may seize or hold for investigation any milk, dairy product, or equipment which the director may have reason to believe constitutes or may be contributing to an imminent or substantial health hazard or is in violation of this act. Seized milk, dairy products, or equipment shall not be disposed of until…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.652
Access to markets for milk and dairy products; certificate of free sale; application; fees; "certificate of free sale" defined.
(1) To facilitate continued access to markets for milk and dairy products, the department may do 1 or both of the following: (a) At the request of a processor or based upon records voluntarily supplied by a processor, inspect, audit, or certify a dairy plant where milk or dairy products are processed, pasteurized, or a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.670
License or permit.
(1) A person shall not do any of the following without being licensed under this act or the grade A milk law of 2001: (a) Produce milk that is offered for sale. (b) Collect milk samples for regulatory purposes. (c) Operate a milk transportation company that owns or operates a can milk truck. (d) Process, label, or sell…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.670a
Receipt of completed application for initial or renewal license; issuance of license within certain time period; "completed application" defined.
(1) The department shall issue an initial or renewal license or permit for regulated activities described in section 110 other than a manufacturing grade dairy farm or a bulk milk hauler/sampler, not later than 90 days after the applicant files a completed application. Receipt of the application is considered the date…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.670b
"Pasteurized milk ordinance" defined; license to conduct certified industry manufacturing farm inspections; license fee; inspections; authorization by director.
(1) As used in this section, "pasteurized milk ordinance" means that term as defined in section 6 of the grade A milk law, MCL 288.476. (2) Each certified industry manufacturing farm inspector shall pay a 3-year license fee of $150.00 for a license to conduct certified industry manufacturing farm inspections. License r…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.671
Milk products manufactured at retail food establishments; exemption.
Milk products manufactured at retail food establishments licensed under the food law of 2000 are exempt from this act if both of the following conditions are met: (a) All ingredients contained in these products comply with the requirements of the food law of 2000. (b) The milk products manufactured are not sold wholesa…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.672
Unlicensed dairy plant or previously denied license dairy plant; application for license; investigation of sanitary conditions.
Upon receipt of an application for licensure by an unlicensed dairy plant or for a dairy plant previously denied a license under this act, the department shall investigate the sanitary conditions of the dairy plant or place of business. The director shall issue a license under this act upon determining that the sanitar…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.673
Noncompliance with act or rule; revocation or suspension of license or permit; administrative fine; notice; findings; operation of business or activity; reinstatement.
(1) The director may revoke or suspend the license or permit of a licensee or permittee issued under this act or impose an administrative fine under section 125 for failure to comply with the requirements of this act or a rule promulgated under this act. A license or permit may be revoked or suspended according to the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.674
Summary suspension of license or permit; findings; compliance and reinstatement; order.
(1) The director may summarily suspend a license or permit issued under this act upon determining that the licensee or permittee had done 1 or more of the following: (a) Offered for sale or sold milk or dairy products from diseased animals, or otherwise considered abnormal, that has been incorporated with milk or dairy…
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