Title 39 — FOOD AND DRUGS

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Department," the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources; (2) "Grade A milk," milk produced in accordance with the standards set forth in regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority granted in § 39-6-9 and that is not subject to…

The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources may, for the purpose of assuring the people of this state a continuous and adequate supply of wholesome and nutritious fluid milk or milk products labeled Grade A, permit the entry of such milk or milk products into this state a…

The secretary of agriculture and natural resources shall provide an adequate inspection force of trained and qualified persons for the inspection of milk, milk products, and the premises and plants where milk and milk products are produced, handled, and processed. Such inspectors…

Each processor shall provide adequate and continuous field service to assist the producers who sell their milk to the processor's plant and to supervise the operations within the processing plant to attain and maintain compliance with Grade A requirements. Source: SL 1955, ch 67 …

Any person performing the field service for a Grade A processor of milk or milk products shall first obtain a permit therefor from the secretary of agriculture and natural resources by application on a form provided by the secretary. The secretary shall determine that the applica…

The permit issued to a person performing field service for a Grade A processor shall not be transferable and may be revoked for due cause after the holder of the permit has been given an opportunity for a hearing, in which the holder of the permit shall be given a notice in writi…

A permit issued pursuant to § 39-6-10 may be suspended by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources or his duly qualified agent or agents upon failure by the holder of the permit to comply with any of the terms of state law and regulation or for interference with inspect…

No permit shall be revoked prior to the hearing provided in § 39-6-15 , but a permit may be suspended prior to such time and said suspension shall be in full force and effect until the hearing at which time the secretary of agriculture and natural resources shall make his final d…

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor to sell bottled, cartoned, or dispenser milk for human consumption other than Grade A milk or raw milk for human consumption from a producer who meets the requirements of §

It is a violation for any person to sell, offer, or expose for sale, any milk or milk products labeled Grade A, unless the milk or milk products have been produced and processed in accordance with the requirements of §§ 39-6-9 to 39-6-16 , inclusive, and the rules promulgated by …

Raw milk for human consumption may be secured or purchased for personal use by any consumer at the place or farm where the milk is produced and the milk may be delivered directly to the consumer by the producer. No raw milk for human consumption may be purchased at a farmers' mar…

Any producer of milk who is selling raw milk for human consumption directly to the consumer shall obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of § 40-32-4 and a permit pursuant to the provisions of §

The secretary of agriculture and natural resources may promulgate rules for Grade A milk and milk products, manufacturing grade milk, and raw milk for human consumption, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , relative to: (1) Standards for adulterated or misbranded milk; (2) Permits to produ…