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MA Gen L ch 94 § 16h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 16h - Temporary Receipt of Milk From Unregistered Dairy Farms

Section 16H. Whenever the quantity of fresh milk available from registered dairy farms is, for each of three consecutive months, less than one hundred and thirty per cent of the quantity disposed of by licensed milk dealers as fluid milk within the commonwealth, the commissioner shall have the authority to approve the temporary receipt, by any licensed milk dealer applying therefor, of milk produced on unregistered dairy farms in such areas as he may approve; provided, that such milk shall not otherwise be exempted from compliance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to section thirteen; and provided, further, that the commissioner may authorize the inspection and registration of such farms under the provisions section sixteen C as may be necessary to assure a continued supply of fresh milk in the commonwealth at a level which shall not be less than one hundred and thirty per cent of the quantity of fluid milk disposed of within the commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the commissioner, for reasons involving the public health, from authorizing the temporary receipt from unregistered farms for such periods and in such volume as he may determine to be necessary.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 16i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 16i - Penalties for Violations of Secs. 16 to 16f

Section 16I. Any person violating any provision of sections sixteen to sixteen F, inclusive, shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars; and for any subsequent offence shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 16j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 16j - Establishment of Rules and Regulations by Boards of Health of Cities and Towns for Handling and Sale of Milk

Section 16J. Boards of health of cities and towns may establish, amend or repeal rules and regulations for the handling and sale of milk within said cities and towns; provided, that such rules and regulations shall be consistent with those established pursuant to sections twelve and thirteen.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 16k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 16k - Inspection and Approval of Milk Plants and Receiving Stations, etc.; Permits; Expiration

Section 16K. The commissioner may inspect milk plants and receiving stations, wherever located, and pasteurization plants outside the commonwealth, shipping milk into or within the commonwealth and, if the same be found to be in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section thirteen, may approve them and may issue a permit showing such approval. Every such permit shall expire on June thirtieth following its issue, and may be suspended or revoked for the failure of the establishment to which it was issued to comply with rules and regulations relating thereto or for a violation, by such establishment, of any law relating to milk intended for sale within the commonwealth. Upon the application of any city or town, the commissioner may delegate to the inspector of milk thereof his authority to inspect milk plants, receiving stations and pasteurization plants from which milk is shipped to such city or town, and submit inspection reports to him, which reports shall form the basis of his issuance of such permits. A pasteurization plant located outside the commonwealth shall pay a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for such a permit and each renewal thereof, but permits and renewals thereof shall be issued to milk plants and receiving stations without cost. If any city or town to the milk inspector of which the power of inspection is delegated under any provision of this section fails to enforce rules and regulations adopted pursuant to said section thirteen then in force, said delegation of authority shall forthwith terminate.  Renewal by the commissioner of any permit issued under the provisions of this section may be based upon the inspection reports made by the duly authorized agency of the state in which such permittee is located provided, that the commissioner shall have the authority to evaluate, by random inspection or other investigation, the adequacy of such inspection and to suspend or revoke a permit determined to have been so renewed on the basis of inadequate or otherwise unsatisfactory inspection by said agency.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 16l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 16l - Sale of Milk From Plant or Station Not Inspected and Approved or to Which Permit Not Issued

Section 16L. Whoever sells, exchanges or delivers, or has in his possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver, milk shipped into the commonwealth from a milk plant, receiving station or pasteurization plant which has not been inspected and approved, or to which a permit has not been issued as provided in section sixteen K, shall be punished for a first offence by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, for a second offence by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of five thousand dollars and by imprisonment for not less than six months. This section shall not apply to any sale, exchange or delivery of milk brought into the commonwealth under a temporary permit issued under section sixteen H.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 17a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 17a - Combinations of Fats or Oils With Milk, Cream or Skimmed Milk; Penalty

Section 17A. No person himself or by his servant or agent shall, for the purposes of sale or exchange, add any fat or oil other than milk fat to, or blend or compound the same with, any milk, cream or skimmed milk, whether or not condensed, evaporated, concentrated, powdered, dried or desiccated, so that the resulting product is in imitation or semblance of milk, cream or skimmed milk whether or not condensed, evaporated, concentrated, powdered, dried or desiccated, nor shall any person himself or by his servant or agent sell, exchange or deliver, or have in possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver, or expose or offer for sale or exchange, any milk, cream or skimmed milk in any of the aforesaid forms to which has been so added or with which has been so blended or compounded any fat or oil other than milk fat. No person himself or by his servant or agent shall sell, exchange or deliver, or have in his possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver, or expose, or offer for sale or exchange, as pure milk, any milk, cream, or skimmed milk in any of the aforesaid forms to which has been added or with which has been blended or compounded any milk fat. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by the penalties prescribed by section twenty-four.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 18 - Sale of Milk of Less Fat Content Than Stated on Label, etc.; Penalty

Section 18. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exposes for sale, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, milk labelled as to its fat content which, upon analysis, is found to contain less milk fat than is stated upon the label, cap or tag, and whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exposes for sale or exchange, or delivers milk not wholly produced in the commonwealth in containers bearing, upon a label, cap, tag, or otherwise, words indicating that such milk was produced in the commonwealth, and whoever in any manner represents that milk not wholly produced in the commonwealth was wholly produced therein, shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 20 - Sale of Below Standard Milk; Penalty

Section 20. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exchanges or delivers, or has in his custody or possession with intent so to do, milk not conforming to the Massachusetts standard shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months; provided, that it shall not constitute a violation of this section for a producer of milk operating a dairy farm registered under section sixteen C to sell, or deliver in exchange or otherwise, to a dealer registered under section sixteen F natural cow's milk produced on such dairy farm and not conforming to the state standard, or for such a producer to have in his custody or possession any such milk with intent to sell, or deliver in exchange or otherwise, such milk to such a dealer, or for such a dealer to have in his custody or possession such milk, obtained as aforesaid from such a producer, with intent to blend such milk with other natural cow's milk for the purpose of making the blend conform to said standard.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 25 - Accuracy of Measuring Utensils or Devices Used in Determining Milk-Fat or Other Component Content of Milk or Cream for Inspection or Payment; Prior Testing and Verification; Fee

Section 25. No person shall use any bottle, pipette, graduate or any other measuring utensil or device in the determination, by any testing method approved under section twenty-seven, of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling until such utensil or device has been tested and verified for accuracy by or under supervision of the director. Prior to use in any such determination, each such utensil or device shall be submitted to the director or his agent for the required testing and verification and shall, subsequent to test, be clearly and permanently marked as accurate or inaccurate, and none bearing the latter designation shall be used in any such determination. A fee not to exceed the actual cost of such testing and verification shall be payable to the director.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 26 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 26 - Annual Inspection of Mechanical or Other Equipment Used in Testing for Milk-Fat or Other Component Content of Milk or Cream; Seal; Fee; Condemnation; Additional Inspection Cost

Section 26. Mechanical or other equipment intended for use in any testing method approved under section twenty-seven for the determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for purposes of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling shall be inspected for accuracy of operation prior to initial use in such determination and at least once in each year thereafter by the director or his agent and, if approved, shall be so identified by seal showing the date of inspection. The user or owner of such equipment shall pay to the director a fee not to exceed the actual cost of each such initial and subsequent annual inspection. The director or his agent may condemn any testing equipment which in his judgment, upon inspection, is not in condition to produce accurate results. Upon condemnation, no such equipment shall be used in such determination until it has been corrected to the satisfaction of the director or his agent and approved by him. The actual cost of any additional inspection necessary to such approval shall also be paid to the director.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 27 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 27 - Testing Method and Equipment for Determination of Milk-Fat or Other Component Content of Milk or Cream; Approval; Certificate of Competency for Operators; Requirements; Fee

Section 27. No testing method shall be used for the determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling unless it has been jointly approved by the director and the chief of the bureau of milk marketing created under the provisions of section six of chapter twenty and duly regulated under the provisions of section twenty-nine A. No person shall operate any mechanical equipment for such determination unless he has first obtained from the director or his agent a certificate indicating that he is competent in such operation and has thereafter been licensed under the provisions of section twenty-eight. The fee for such a certificate of competency shall be set by and be payable to the director. The director shall establish such requirements with respect to the application for and granting of said certificates as he deems appropriate. A copy of each such certificate shall be furnished to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing created under the provisions of section six of chapter twenty.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 27a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 27a - Persons Receiving Raw Milk at Dairy Farms; Determining Basis for Payment; Necessity of Certificate of Competency; Requirements; Fee

Section 27A. Except as provided in section twenty-eight A with respect to emergency licensing, no person in determining the basis for payment in buying or selling shall measure, sample or accept raw milk at a dairy farm for inclusion in a bulk tank truck unless he has first obtained from the director or his agent a certificate indicating that he is competent in such operations and thereafter has been licensed under the provisions of section twenty-eight A. The fee for such a certificate of competency shall be set by and be payable to the director. The director shall establish such requirements with respect to the application for and granting of said certificates as he deems appropriate. A copy of each such certificate shall be furnished to the said chief of the bureau of milk marketing.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 28 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 28 - License to Operate Mechanical Equipment for Determination of Milk-Fat or Other Component Content of Milk or Cream; Issuance to Persons Certified Under Sec. 27; Revocation or Suspension; Reinstatement; Fees

Section 28. Said chief of the bureau of milk marketing or his agent shall, upon application on a form provided by him, issue a license to operate to any person holding a certificate of competency obtained as provided in section twenty-seven and dated within thirty days of the date of application. The license fee shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven payable to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing. Said chief may revoke or suspend such license at any time for violation of any of the provisions of sections twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, or of the rules and regulations made thereunder, and may reinstate such license upon his determination that the cause for revocation or suspension has been removed. An additional fee to be determined under the provisions of said section three B of said chapter seven shall be paid to said chief of the bureau of milk marketing for reinstatement of a license which has been revoked. Names of licensees and notice of any suspension, revocation or reinstatement shall be furnished to the director.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 28a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 28a - License to Receive Raw Milk at Dairy Farms; Issuance to Persons Certified Under Sec. 27a; Temporary or Emergency License; Revocation or Suspension; Reinstatement; Fees

Section 28A. Said chief of the bureau of milk marketing or his agent shall, upon application on a form provided by him, issue a license to receive raw milk at dairy farms to any person holding a certificate of competency obtained as provided in section twenty-seven A and dated within thirty days of the date of application. He may also, without prior evidence of competency and upon application by telephone or otherwise, issue such a license on a temporary basis not to exceed thirty days; provided, however, that he deems such action to be required because of emergency conditions to assure the uninterrupted collection of raw milk from dairy farms. No temporary license shall be renewed or extended except upon submission by the licensee of a certificate of competency obtained as hereinabove provided. The license fee in either case shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of said section three B of said chapter seven payable to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing. Said chief may at any time revoke or suspend a license issued under this section for violation of any of the provisions of sections twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, or of the rules and regulations made thereunder, and may reinstate such license upon his determination that the cause for revocation or suspension has been removed. An additional fee to be determined also under the provisions of said section three B of said chapter seven shall be paid to the chief of milk marketing for reinstatement of a license which has been revoked. Names of licensees and notice of any suspension, revocation or reinstatement shall be furnished to the director.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 29 - Continued Supervision of Licensed and Certified Persons; Dissemination of Technical Information; Additional Evidence of Competency; Inspection; Report of Violations; Amendment of Rules and Regulations

Section 29. The director shall be responsible for timely dissemination of information to all persons licensed by him under prior provisions of earlier law or certified by him under the provisions of either section twenty-seven or section twenty-seven A with respect to technical developments and improved procedural methods pertinent to their operations and may, in his discretion, require additional evidence of competency for continued licensing or certification. He or his agent may enter upon any premises, including bulk tank trucks, where samples of milk or cream are taken, stored or tested in order to inspect any utensil, device or equipment used in making tests or to ascertain the continuing competency of any person so licensed or certified, and shall report to the said chief of the bureau of milk marketing any violation observed by him of the provisions of sections twenty-five through twenty-eight A or of the rules and regulations issued under the provisions of section twenty-nine A. He shall also be represented at any hearing held as provided in section twenty-nine A and shall enter testimony thereat with respect to such proposals for amendment of rules and regulations as may be under consideration.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 29a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 29a - Rules and Regulations Governing Tests for Determining Milk-Fat or Other Component Content of Milk or Cream and Procedures for Receiving Raw Milk at Dairy Farms

Section 29A. Said chief of the bureau of milk marketing shall, after reasonable notice to all interested parties and a hearing, prescribe, and may from time to time in like manner modify or amend, rules and regulations to govern the methods and frequency of making tests for determining the milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for purposes of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling and to govern the procedures for determining the proper basis for payment by the measuring, sampling and accepting of raw milk at dairy farms for inclusion in bulk tank trucks.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 30 - Enforcement of Secs. 25 to 31; Inspection; Violations; Prosecutions; Application to Educational and Informational Service to Dairy Farmers

Section 30. The said chief of the bureau of milk marketing and his agents shall enforce sections twenty-five through thirty-one, inclusive, and the rules and regulations made thereunder, and may prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any person violating any provision thereof. The said chief of the bureau of milk marketing or his agents shall enter upon any premises, including bulk tank trucks, where samples of milk or cream are taken, stored or tested for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling in order to determine whether said sections, rules and regulations are being properly observed. Said sections, rules and regulations shall not be construed to apply to any person determining milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream solely in connection with an educational and informational service to dairy farmers, provided that the director or his agent shall, with respect to any such person, be responsible for carrying out the provisions of sections twenty-five and twenty-six and for issuing certificates of competency as provided in sections twenty-seven and twenty-seven A.