Title 4, Title 4: Utah Agricultural Code

4-3-204. Authority to collect samples -- Receipt -- Names of distributors. (1) Samples of dairy products from each dairy farm or processing plant may be secured and examined as often as deemed necessary by the department. (2) Samples of dairy products from stores, cafes, soda fou…

4-3-205. Condemnation, embargo, denaturization of unfit milk or dairy products -- Unfit equipment. (1) The department may condemn or embargo any milk or dairy product which is adulterated, misbranded, or not produced or processed in accordance with this chapter. (2) The departmen…

4-3-206. Testing and measuring milk -- Standards prescribed -- Milk quality work in accordance with rules. (1) Milk shall be tested and measured in accordance with: the latest edition of "Association of Official Analytical Chemists"; the latest edition of "Standard Methods for Ex…

4-3-301. Permits or certificates -- Application -- Fee -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1) Application for a permit to operate a plant, manufacture butter or cheese, pasteurize milk, test milk for payment, haul milk in bulk, or for the wholesale distribution of dairy products shall be …

4-3-302. Permits and certificates -- Suspension or revocation -- Grounds. (1) The department may revoke or suspend the permit or certificate of any person who violates this chapter or any rule enacted under the authority of this chapter. (2) All or part of any permit or certifica…

4-3-401. Unlawful acts specified. It is unlawful for any person in this state to: (1) operate a plant without a permit issued by the department; (2) market milk without a certificate issued by the department; (3) manufacture butter or cheese, pasteurize milk, test milk for paymen…

4-3-402. Processors, manufacturers, or distributors -- Unlawful to give money, equipment, or fixtures to retailer or consumer -- Exceptions -- Shelf space for dairy products. (1) As used in this section: "liquid dairy product" means a milk container which contains a pint of milk …

4-3-403. Injunctions -- Bond not required -- Standing to maintain private action -- Damages authorized. (1) The commissioner is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order or injunction restraining any person from violating this ch…

4-3-501. Cow share program notification. (1) A producer who is in a cow-share program, as defined in Section, shall notify the department of the cow-share program and include in the notification: 4-3-102 the producer's name; and a valid, current address of the farm on which the m…

4-3-502. Exemption. (1) This chapter does not apply to milk or milk products produced on the farm if such milk or milk products are used by: the owner of the farm; a member of the owner's immediate family; a nonpaying guest of the owner of the farm; a participant in a cow-share p…

4-3-601. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Batch" means all the milk emptied from one bulk tank and bottled in a single day. (2) "Designated agent" means a person that under contract with a producer, without ownership interest, distributes, sells, delivers, holds, stores, o…

4-3-602. General operational requirements. (1) Except as provided in Sectionor, a producer of raw milk or a raw milk product may manufacture, distribute, sell, deliver, hold, store, or offer for sale the raw milk or raw milk product in accordance with this part. 4-3-608 4-3-609 (…

4-3-603. Prohibited counts -- Pathogens. (1) The bacterial count of raw milk or raw milk used to produce a raw milk product may not exceed 20,000 colony forming units per milliliter. If the bacterial count of raw milk or the raw milk used to produce the raw milk product exceeds 4…

4-3-604. Labeling. (1) A producer shall label the container of raw milk or a raw milk product with a label that states "raw milk" or "raw milk product" and meets the labeling requirements under 21 C.F.R. Parts 101 and 131 and rules made by the department. (2) In addition to compl…

4-3-605. Suspension of permit. (1) The department shall suspend a permit issued under Sectionif: 4-3-301 two out of four consecutive samples or two samples in a 30-day period violate standards established under Section; or 4-3-603 a producer violates this part or a rule made by t…

4-3-606. Foodborne illness outbreak -- Cease and desist. (1) Nothing in this chapter shall impede the Department of Health and Human Services or the department in an investigation of a foodborne illness outbreak. Notwithstanding Subsection, if the Department of Health and Human S…

4-3-607. Department rulemaking -- Fees -- Penalties and enforcement. (1) Rules made by the department, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, shall include rules regarding: permits; building and premises requirements; sanitation and operating…

4-3-608. Exemption for sales and deliveries from farm. (1) A producer may sell raw milk or a raw milk product if the producer complies with this section without: obtaining a permit under Section; or 4-3-301 meeting the requirements of Sectionsthrough. 4-3-602 4-3-605 (2) To be ex…

4-3-609. Exemption for small producers. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, notwithstanding the other provisions of this part, a producer may manufacture, distribute, sell, deliver, hold, store, or offer for sale raw milk or a raw milk product without obtaining a permit or comp…

4-3-610. Severability. (1) If any section, subsection, or provision of this part or the application of any section, subsection, or provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a final decision of a court with jurisdiction, the remainder of the part may not be given …