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6 V.S.A. § 1814
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1814. Termination of over-order price or marketing order

§ 1814. Termination of over-order price or marketing order|(a) The Commission shall terminate any regulations establishing an over-order price or Commission marketing order issued under this article whenever it finds that such order or price obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of this compact.(b) The Commission shall terminate any regulations establishing an over-order price or a Commission marketing order issued under this article whenever it finds that such termination is favored by a majority of the producers who, during a representative period determined by the Commission, have been engaged in the production of milk, the price of which is regulated by such order; but such termination shall be effective only if announced on or before such date as may be specified in such marketing agreement or order.(c) The termination or suspension of any order or provision thereof shall not be considered an order within the meaning of this article and shall require no hearing, but shall comply with the requirements for informal rulemaking prescribed by section four of the federal Administrative Procedure Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. § 553). (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1815
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1815. Records, reports, access to premises

§ 1815. Records, reports, access to premises|(a) The Commission may by rule and regulation prescribe record keeping and reporting requirements for all regulated persons. For purposes of the administration and enforcement of this compact, the Commission is authorized to examine the books and records of any regulated person relating to his or her milk business, and for that purpose, the Commission's properly designated officers, employees, or agents shall have full access during normal business hours to the premises and records of all regulated persons.(b) Information furnished to or acquired by the Commission officers, employees, or its agents pursuant to this section shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure except to the extent that the Commission deems disclosure to be necessary in any administrative or judicial proceeding involving the administration or enforcement of this compact, an over-order price, a compact marketing order, or other regulations of the Commission. The Commission may promulgate regulations further defining the confidentiality of information pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit (i) the issuance of general statements based upon the reports of a number of handlers, which do not identify the information furnished by any person, or (ii) the publication by direction of the Commission of the name of any person violating any regulation of the commission, together with a statement of the particular provisions violated by such person.(c) No officer, employee, or agent of the Commission shall intentionally disclose information, by inference or otherwise, which is made confidential pursuant to this section. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both, and shall be removed from office. The Commission shall refer any allegation of a violation of this section to the appropriate state enforcement authority or U.S. Attorney. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1816
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1816. Subpoena, hearings, and judicial review

§ 1816. Subpoena, hearings, and judicial review|(a) The Commission is hereby authorized and empowered by its members and its properly designated officers to administer oaths and issue subpoenas throughout all signatory states to compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony and the production of other evidence.(b) Any handler subject to an order may file a written petition with the Commission stating that any such order or any provision of any such order or any obligation imposed in connection therewith is not in accordance with law and praying for a modification thereof or to be exempted therefrom. He or she shall thereupon be given an opportunity for a hearing upon such petition, in accordance with regulations made by the Commission. After such hearing, the Commission shall make a ruling upon the prayer of such petition which shall be final, if in accordance with law.(c) The district courts of the United States in any district in which such handler is an inhabitant, or has his or her principal place of business, are hereby vested with jurisdiction in equity to review such ruling, provided a bill in equity for that purpose is filed within 30 days from the date of the entry of such ruling. Service of process in such proceedings may be had upon the Commission by delivering to it a copy of the bill of complaint. If the court determines that such ruling is not in accordance with law, it shall remand such proceedings to the Commission with directions either (1) to make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance with law, or (2) to take such further proceedings as, in its opinion, the law requires. The pendency of proceedings instituted pursuant to this subdivision shall not impede, hinder, or delay the Commission from obtaining relief pursuant to section 1818 of this compact. Any proceedings brought pursuant to section 1818 (except where brought by way of counterclaim in proceedings instituted pursuant to this section) shall abate whenever a final decree has been rendered in proceedings between the same parties, and covering the same subject matter, instituted pursuant to this section. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1817
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1817. Enforcement with respect to handlers

§ 1817. Enforcement with respect to handlers|(a) Any violation by a handler of the provisions of regulations establishing an over-order price or a Commission marketing order, or other regulations adopted pursuant to this compact shall:  (1) Constitute a violation of the laws of each of the signatory states. Such violation shall render the violator subject to a civil penalty in an amount as may be prescribed by the laws of each of the participating states, recoverable in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. (2) Constitute grounds for the revocation of license or permit to engage in the milk business under the applicable laws of the participating states.   (b) With respect to handlers, the Commission shall enforce the provisions of this compact, regulations establishing an over-order price, a Commission marketing order, or other regulations adopted hereunder by:  (1) Commencing an action for legal or equitable relief brought in the name of the Commission in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction; or (2) With the agreement of the appropriate state agency of a participating state, by referral to the state agency for enforcement by judicial or administrative remedy.   (c) With respect to handlers, the Commission may bring an action for injunction to enforce the provisions of this compact or the order or regulations adopted thereunder without being compelled to allege or prove that an adequate remedy of law does not exist. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1818
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1818. Finance of start-up and regular costs

§ 1818. Finance of start-up and regular costs|(a) To provide for its start-up costs, the Commission may borrow money pursuant to its general power under section 1806 of this compact, subdivision (d)(4). In order to finance the costs of administration and enforcement of this compact, including payback of start-up costs, the Commission is hereby empowered to collect an assessment from each handler who purchases milk from producers within the region. If imposed, this assessment shall be collected on a monthly basis for up to one year from the date the Commission convenes, in an amount not to exceed one-tenth of one percent of the applicable federal market order blend price per hundredweight of milk purchased from producers during the period of the assessment. The initial assessment may apply to the projected purchases of handlers for the two-month period following the date the Commission convenes. In addition, if regulations establishing an over-order price or a compact marketing order are adopted, they may include an assessment for the specific purpose of their administration. These regulations shall provide for establishment of a reserve for the Commission's ongoing operating expenses.(b) The Commission shall not pledge the credit of any participating state or of the United States. Notes issued by the Commission and all other financial obligations incurred by it, shall be its sole responsibility and no participating state or the United States shall be liable therefor. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1819
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1819. Audit and accounts

§ 1819. Audit and accounts|(a) The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements, which shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its rules. In addition, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.(b) The accounts of the Commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the participating states and by any persons authorized by the Commission.(c) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent Commission compliance with laws relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any participating state or of the United States. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1820
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1820. Entry into force; additional members

§ 1820. Entry into force; additional members|The compact shall enter into force effective when enacted into law by any three states of the group of states composed of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, and when the consent of Congress has been obtained. This compact shall also be open to states which are contiguous to any of the named states and open to states which are contiguous to participating states. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1821. Withdrawal from compact

§ 1821. Withdrawal from compact|Any participating state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until one year after notice in writing of the withdrawal is given to the Commission and the governors of all other participating states. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to a party state prior to the time of such withdrawal. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1822. Severability

§ 1822. Severability|If any part or provision of this compact is adjudged invalid by any court, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this compact. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 1823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 141 - Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing|§ 1823. Secretary: delegation from State of Vermont

§ 1823. Secretary: delegation from State of Vermont|(a) The delegation from the State of Vermont to the Commission established by section 1804 of this title shall consist of five voting members appointed by the Governor, plus the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets who shall be a nonvoting member. Three of the voting members shall be milk producers, one of whom is not a director or officer of any organization which handles or processes dairy products. A fourth voting member shall be a milk handler. The fifth voting member shall be a representative of the public who has resided in the State for at least five years and who has no financial interest in the dairy business other than as a consumer of milk and milk products. Appointed members shall be appointed for staggered three-year terms. Initial appointments may be for less than three-year terms. A delegation member may seek reappointment for two additional terms. The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall be a nonvoting member, ex officio. The appointed members shall elect a chair of the Board from among themselves.(b) The members of the delegation, other than the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, shall receive per diem compensation and expenses in accordance with 32 V.S.A. § 1010.(c) The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall provide administrative work as directed by the Board. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2671
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2671. Purpose

§ 2671. Purpose|(a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont to protect and promote the public interest by:  (1) Insuring the citizens of this State and the general public an adequate supply of pure fresh milk and other dairy products of constantly improving quality. (2) Establishing such appropriate dairy laws, regulations, and administrative procedures, as will protect the public health and welfare. (3) Improving the economy of the State and the welfare of dairy farmers and milk handlers by improving the competitive position of the dairy industry and increasing the consumption of milk and other dairy products. (4) Securing uniformity in dairy standards, labeling, and sanitary procedures, and developing milk markets by cooperating and coordinating with the appropriate dairy agencies of other states and the federal government to the extent consistent with the interest of the State of Vermont.   (b) It is essential, in order to assure the continued production of milk and its handling and distribution, that prices to producers be such as to return reasonable cost of production and at the same time assure an adequate supply of milk and dairy products to consumers at reasonable prices; and to these ends it is essential that consumers and others be adequately informed as to the dietary needs and advantages of milk and dairy products and as to the economics resulting from the use of milk and dairy products, and to command for milk and dairy products consumer attention and demand consistent with their importance and value. It is further declared that continued decline in the consumption of fluid milk and some other dairy products will jeopardize the production of adequate supplies of milk and dairy products because of increasing surpluses necessarily returning less to producers; and that continued adequate supplies of milk and dairy products is a matter of vital concern as affecting the health and general welfare of the people of this State. It is therefore declared to be the legislative intent and policy of the State:  (1) to enable milk producers and others in the dairy industry, with the aid of the State, to more effectively promote the consumption of milk and dairy products; (2) to provide methods and means for the development of new and improved dairy products, and to promote their use; and (3) to this end, to eliminate the possible impairment of the purchasing power of the milk producers of this State and to assure an adequate supply of milk for consumers at reasonable prices. (1965, No. 175, § 1; amended 1979, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1981, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 22, 1982.)
6 V.S.A. § 2673
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2673. Appointment of Secretary of State for service of process

§ 2673. Appointment of Secretary of State for service of process|Before a license is issued under the provisions of this subchapter, the handler, if a nonresident or a foreign corporation, shall, in writing, appoint the Secretary of State its attorney upon whom service of legal process in any action or proceeding against it may be made with the same validity as if made upon the handler. The provisions of 9 V.S.A. § 4209 and 4210 shall apply to such handler. (1965, No. 175, § 20.)
6 V.S.A. § 2674
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2674. Records and reports- Handlers

§ 2674. Records and reports- Handlers|(a) On or before March 1 of each year, all handlers shall send the Secretary a full and accurate report of the amount of business done during the preceding year, together with such other statistical information as the Secretary may require. Failure to file requested information shall be grounds for suspension of license. If the handler purchases milk from a Vermont farm, a cooperative representing a Vermont farm, or a marketing service owned by a cooperative, the handler, in addition to any other information required by the Secretary, shall provide the following information:  (1) the source or sources of milk purchased by the handler, and the monthly quantity purchased for each of the past 12 months; (2) a sworn balance sheet showing assets and liabilities and a profit and loss statement as of the end of the handler's preceding fiscal year, and such other information regarding its financial condition as the Secretary may require; and (3) a statement as to when all Vermont producers will be paid in part and in full, provided that payment shall be made as agreed upon but not later than the 25th day of the following month.   (b) A milk handler that is licensed under this chapter and that withdraws more than 57,600 gallons of groundwater per day averaged over any 30-consecutive-day period shall annually report estimated water use to the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall share information reported under this section with the Agency of Natural Resources. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 21; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2007, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. June 9, 2008; 2013, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
6 V.S.A. § 2675
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2675. Distributors

§ 2675. Distributors|All distributors in any market specified by the Commission as one in which it is in the public interest to regulate the supply, production, and quality of milk, shall keep such records and make such reports as the Commission may reasonably require. All other distributors shall keep such records and make such reports as the Commission may reasonably require to keep it informed at all times as to the adequacy of such supply, production, and quality of milk. Any member of the Commission or its representative shall have access to and may enter and examine, at all reasonable hours, all places where milk is produced, handled, distributed, or sold, and examine all books and records kept. (1965, No. 175, § 49; amended 1991, No. 17, § 8(a), eff. April 4, 1991.)
6 V.S.A. § 2676
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2676. Title to milk in tank truck; costs of hauling

§ 2676. Title to milk in tank truck; costs of hauling|(a) When milk is sampled, measured, and transferred from a farm tank to a tank truck, the milk collector shall be deemed to be the agent of the buyer and title to the milk shall be deemed to pass to the buyer at the time of such transfer.(b)(1) In this section, "hauling costs" means stop charges, hauling charges, fuel surcharges, and any other costs incurred to transport cows' milk from a farm to the buyer.  (2) Notwithstanding subsection 2925(d) of this title, hauling costs shall be paid by the buyer and shall not be charged back to the selling producer, either directly or indirectly. No additional charges shall be made, and no costs may be shifted from other benefits the producer receives to contravene the purpose of this subsection. No funds shall be transferred away from the producer in paid producer differentials or premiums the producer would receive but for this subsection. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 35; amended 2009, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
6 V.S.A. § 2677
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2677. Fluid dairy products for livestock feed

§ 2677. Fluid dairy products for livestock feed|A milk plant or handler shall not dispense or deliver fluid dairy products other than whey for livestock feed including poultry except under regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary. (1965, No. 175, § 36; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2011, No. 39, § 1, eff. May 19, 2011.)
6 V.S.A. § 2678
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2678. Penalties

§ 2678. Penalties|Any handler, producer, or other person who violates any of the provisions of this part or the regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be fined not less than $25.00 or more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (1965, No. 175, § 75.)
6 V.S.A. § 2679
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2679. Administrative penalties

§ 2679. Administrative penalties|Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter may be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
6 V.S.A. § 2680
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2680. Labeling milk as fresh

§ 2680. Labeling milk as fresh|Milk shall not be labeled as "fresh milk," "Vermont fresh milk," or "northeastern fresh milk" unless the milk meets the definitions in section 2672 of this chapter. (Added 2007, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 22, 2008.)
6 V.S.A. § 2681
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2681. Additives

§ 2681. Additives|The Secretary may, in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, adopt a list of food grade additives which may be added to milk. The additives used in milk sold in retail packages shall be conspicuously stated in descending order of volume on the label of the package in a manner approved by the Secretary. (Added 2011, No. 39, § 1, eff. May 19, 2011; amended 2015, No. 23, § 75.)