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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-410 - Permit Required; Exceptions; Classifications of Permits

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall obtain a permit with a Grade A or a manufactured grade classification from the Secretary before that person may:        (1)    Bring, send, or receive a milk product into this State for sale;        (2)    Offer a milk product for sale;        (3)    Give a milk product away;        (4)    Store a milk product; or        (5)    Transport a milk product.    (b)    A permit is required to:        (1)    Be a bobtailer;        (2)    Be a bulk milk hauler/sampler;        (3)    Be a certified industry dairy farm inspector;        (4)    Be a milk processor;        (5)    Be a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer;        (6)    Be a milk producer;        (7)    Operate a distribution station;        (8)    Operate a milk transportation company;        (9)    Operate a receiving station; or        (10)    Operate a transfer station.    (c)    A permit is not required for:        (1)    A milk producer who is outside the departmental inspection area if the raw milk from that milk producer is processed by a milk processor who holds a permit issued under this subtitle;        (2)    A bulk milk hauler/sampler who receives raw milk from outside the departmental inspection area;        (3)    A grocery store, restaurant, soda fountain, or similar establishment where milk products are served or sold at retail if:            (i)    The establishment complies with all applicable provisions of this subtitle and all applicable rules or regulations adopted under this subtitle; and            (ii)    The milk product is received from a permit holder; or        (4)    A bulk milk hauler/sampler who is transporting a sealed tanker and not producers’ samples.    (d)    The Secretary shall designate all permits with one of the following classifications, as required by rules and regulations:        (1)    Grade A milk; or        (2)    Manufactured milk.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-411 - Qualifications of Applicants

    (a)    To qualify for a permit, a person shall comply with the requirements of this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.    (b)    In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, to qualify for a certified industry dairy farm inspector permit or a bulk milk hauler/sampler permit, Grade A classification, the applicant shall meet the requirements of the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.    (c)    In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, to qualify for a certified industry dairy farm inspector permit or a bulk milk hauler/sampler permit, manufactured milk classification, the applicant shall meet the requirements of Milk for Manufacturing Purposes and Its Production and Processing: Recommended Requirements.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-412 - Applications for Permits

    An applicant for a permit shall:         (1)    Submit an application to the Secretary on the form that the Secretary provides; and        (2)    Pay to the Secretary an annual fee established by the Secretary under § 2-104 of this article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-413 - Required Inspections

    (a)    If the property of the applicant is in the departmental inspection area, before issuing a permit, the Secretary shall inspect the property, buildings, and equipment of an applicant for:        (1)    A bobtailer permit;        (2)    A distribution station permit;        (3)    A milk processor permit;        (4)    A milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit;        (5)    A milk producer permit;        (6)    A milk transportation company permit;        (7)    A receiving station permit; or        (8)    A transfer station permit.    (b)    Each inspection under this section shall be to determine whether the property, buildings, equipment, and their operation conform to the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.    (c)    To ensure continued conformity to the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle, the Secretary from time to time shall reinspect the property, buildings, and equipment of each permit holder for whom an initial inspection is required under this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-414 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-414 - Certified Industry Dairy Farm Inspectors

    (a)    The Secretary shall certify industry personnel as certified industry dairy farm inspectors.    (b)    Each certified industry dairy farm inspector shall cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle for the supervision of dairy farms.    (c)    A certified industry dairy farm inspector may inspect a dairy farm to determine whether the dairy farm complies with this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle for dairy farms.    (d)    A certified industry dairy farm inspector may not:        (1)    Take punitive action; or        (2)    Make an inspection for the issuance or reinstatement of a permit.    (e)    Each certified industry dairy farm inspector shall send to the Secretary a report of each inspection that the certified industry dairy farm inspector makes.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-415 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-415 - Issuance of Permit

    (a)    The Secretary shall issue the appropriate permit to any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle for that permit.    (b)    A separate permit shall be issued for each place of operation that meets the requirements of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-416.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-416.1 - Farmstead Cheese Program

    (a)    The Secretary may establish a farmstead cheese program after the Secretary:        (1)    Adopts regulations to implement the program; and        (2)    Issues a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit to a qualified applicant.    (b)    Subject to the availability of sufficient inspection and testing staff, equipment, and other resources, the Secretary may issue milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permits under the program.    (c)    To qualify for a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit the applicant shall meet any requirements established by the Department by regulation.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-417 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-417 - Term, Renewal, and Nontransferability of Permits

    (a)    (1)    Except for a milk producer permit, a permit expires on the first anniversary of its effective date, unless the permit is renewed for a 1–year term as provided in this section.        (2)    A milk producer permit does not expire.    (b)    Except for a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit, before the permit expires, its holder may renew it for an additional 1–year term, if the holder:        (1)    Otherwise is entitled to a permit;        (2)    Pays to the Secretary a renewal fee equal to the fee for an original permit of the same type; and        (3)    Submits to the Secretary a renewal application on the form that the Secretary requires.    (c)    (1)    Except for a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit, the Secretary shall renew the permit of each applicant for renewal who meets the requirements of this section.        (2)    Subject to the ongoing availability of sufficient inspection and testing staff, equipment, and other resources, the Secretary may renew a milk processor – farmstead cheese producer permit for an additional 1–year term if the holder meets the requirements established by regulation.    (d)    A permit is not transferable.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-418 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-418 - Suspension and Revocation of Permits

    (a)    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 21-419 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall suspend a permit issued under this subtitle if:        (1)    The holder of the permit has obtained the permit fraudulently or deceptively;        (2)    The holder of the permit has violated this subtitle or a rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle;        (3)    A violation of this subtitle or a rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle exists at the place for which the permit has been issued under this subtitle;        (4)    A health hazard exists at the place for which the permit has been issued or exists as to the individual who holds the permit; or        (5)    The holder of the permit has interfered with the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary’s duties.    (b)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, before suspending a permit, the Secretary shall give to the holder of the permit notice of intent to suspend.        (2)    The notice shall:            (i)    Specify with particularity the condition or violation that the Secretary believes to justify the suspension; and            (ii)    State that the holder has an opportunity to correct the condition or violation before a time that is:                1.    At least 48 hours after the holder receives the notice of intent to suspend; and                2.    Agreed on by the parties or set by the Secretary.    (c)    The Secretary is not required to give notice of intent to suspend a permit if:        (1)    The violation creates an imminent hazard to public health; or        (2)    The holder of the permit has willfully refused to permit an authorized inspection.    (d)    If a permit has been suspended more than once, the Secretary may revoke the permit.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-419 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part II - Permit Process|Section 21-419 - Hearings

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle and in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Secretary denies an application for a permit or takes any action under § 21–418 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.    (c)    (1)    Within 48 hours after the person receives notice of the Secretary’s action, a person whose permit has been suspended or who has received a notice that the Secretary intends to suspend the permit may request a hearing.        (2)    Within 72 hours after receiving the request for a hearing, the Secretary shall hold the hearing.    (d)    If after due notice the person for whom the hearing is held fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Secretary may hear and determine the matter.    (e)    A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined by the Administrative Procedure Act, may take a direct judicial appeal.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-422 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-422 - Standards for Milk

    (a)    The raw milk that a milk producer sells shall be raw milk that:        (1)    Is obtained by the complete milking of a healthy cow or goat;        (2)    Is unadulterated, whole, and unadjusted; and        (3)    Is practically free of colostrum.    (b)    The pasteurized milk products that a distributor, bobtailer, or milk processor sells shall:        (1)    Be pasteurized; and        (2)    Meet all definitions and standards of identity established by federal law and regulation.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-424 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-424 - Labeling of Milk Products Generally

    (a)    After the milk product has been processed, each milk product shall be labeled with:        (1)    The description of that milk product under this subtitle or the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and        (2)    Any other information that the Secretary requires by rule or regulation.    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to human breast milk.        (2)    A person may not state on a label of a food product that the product is milk unless the product meets the definition of “milk” established in § 21–401 of this subtitle.    (c)    The Department shall establish and implement a plan to enforce the prohibition in subsection (b) of this section, including notice of the Department’s intent to implement a ban on all products that do not meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, including plant–based products mislabeled as milk.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-425 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-425 - Standards for and Labeling of Condensed Milk, Condensed Skimmed Milk, and Dry Milk Solids

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Condensed milk” includes sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk.        (3)    “Condensed skimmed milk” includes sweetened condensed skimmed milk and evaporated skimmed milk.        (4)    “Dry milk solids” includes dry buttermilk, dry cream, dry whole milk, and nonfat dry milk solids.    (b)    (1)    Condensed milk:            (i)    Shall be manufactured from pure and wholesome milk;            (ii)    Shall contain at least 25.5 percent milk solids and at least 7.5 percent milk fat;            (iii)    Shall contain, within the limits of good manufacturing practice, at least 25 international units of vitamin D per fluid ounce; and            (iv)    May contain any optional ingredient that is authorized under federal law.        (2)    Condensed skimmed milk:            (i)    Shall be manufactured from pure and wholesome skimmed milk;            (ii)    Shall contain at least 20 percent milk solids and not more than 0.5 percent fat;            (iii)    Shall contain, within the limits of good manufacturing practice, at least 25 international units of vitamin D per fluid ounce; and            (iv)    May contain any optional ingredient that is authorized under federal law.        (3)    Dry milk solids:            (i)    Shall be manufactured from pure and wholesome milk, skimmed milk, buttermilk, or cream; and            (ii)    May not contain any substance foreign to milk.    (c)    (1)    Each package or container in which condensed milk, condensed skimmed milk, or dry milk solids are sold or delivered shall be labeled clearly and accurately to show the exact type of product in the package.        (2)    The label shall be in letters not smaller or less distinct than any other letters on the package or container except letters used for the brand or trade name.    (d)    A person may not manufacture, sell, exchange, deliver, advertise, label, or expose for sale, under a distinctive name or otherwise, any milk product for which a standard is set under this section unless the milk product conforms to that standard.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-426 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-426 - Grade a Milk Product Dating

    (a)    In this section, “sell-by period” means the length of time a Grade A milk product may be kept for sale.    (b)    (1)    After a public hearing, the Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that establish a method for conspicuously marking, on the Grade A milk product container, the last date on which the product may be sold.        (2)    Each Grade A milk product container shall be marked as required by rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.    (c)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations that establish the sell-by period for a Grade A milk product that is cooled to, packaged, and stored at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less before it is purchased by or delivered to the ultimate consumer.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-427 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-427 - Handling of Milk Products

    (a)    Unless the transfer occurs on a dairy farm or in a receiving station, transfer station, or milk plant, a person may not transfer a milk product from a container or milk tank truck to another.    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to milk for a mixed drink that requires less than 8 ounces of milk.        (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may not sell or serve any fluid milk product unless it:            (i)    Is in the individual, original container that was sealed in the milk plant in which the milk product was pasteurized; or            (ii)    Is served or sold from a bulk milk dispenser approved by the Secretary.        (3)    A person may serve cream, whipped cream, or half and half from other than the original container or an approved bulk milk dispenser, if the cream, whipped cream, or half and half:            (i)    Is served for consumption at the place of sale; or            (ii)    Is served from an original container of not more than one-half gallon capacity or from a bulk dispenser.    (c)    (1)    In this subsection, “consumer container” means a container that:            (i)    Contains a milk product; and            (ii)    Is intended for delivery to the ultimate consumer of the milk product.        (2)    A person may not store a consumer container in water.        (3)    A person may not store a consumer container in ice unless the person drains the water from the melting ice properly.    (d)    Except as approved by the Secretary, a person may not use or permit the use of any apparatus, equipment, utensil, or container that is intended for use in the processing and packaging of a milk product for any other purpose.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-428 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-428 - Impoundment of Mishandled Milk Products; Order to Stop Sale

    (a)    (1)    The Secretary shall impound a milk product that the Secretary determines is a threat to public health.        (2)    For purposes of this subsection, a threat to public health exists if a milk product intended for consumption:            (i)    Is handled improperly;            (ii)    Is not kept at the required temperature;            (iii)    Is injurious to health if consumed; or            (iv)    Is otherwise unsafe.    (b)    If the Secretary impounds a milk product under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may issue an order to dispose of the milk product, make the milk product unusable for consumption, or impose a civil monetary penalty in accordance with the health laws and regulations of the State.    (c)    (1)    The owner of the milk product that is disposed of or otherwise made unusable under subsection (b) of this section may bring an action for damages against the Secretary.        (2)    The Secretary shall have the immunity from liability described in § 5-633 of the Courts Article in any action brought under this subsection.    (d)    (1)    An order of the Secretary that imposes a civil monetary penalty under subsection (b) of this section shall state the basis on which the order is made, the amount of the penalty, and the manner in which the amount of the penalty is calculated as specified by regulations adopted by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.        (2)    The regulations adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall provide for how the civil money penalty will be adjusted according to the volume of milk found to be unusable for consumption.        (3)    A person subject to a civil monetary penalty imposed under subsection (b) of this section may appeal the order that imposes the penalty in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.    (e)    Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section do not apply to a retail establishment.    (f)    If a retail establishment repeatedly fails to handle and maintain milk products properly, the Secretary, after due notice, may order that retail establishment to stop selling milk products until the establishment shows that it can and will handle and keep its milk products properly.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-429 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 4 - Milk Products|Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products|Section 21-429 - Sale of Grade a Milk Products From Outside Departmental Inspection Area

    (a)    If a Grade A milk product is from a place outside the departmental inspection area, a person may sell the Grade A milk product in this State if:        (1)    The person holds a permit issued under this subtitle; and        (2)    The Grade A milk product:            (i)    To the extent produced, processed, or pasteurized outside the departmental inspection area, is produced, processed, and pasteurized under requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this subtitle and of rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and            (ii)    Is from an establishment that has a current individual United States Public Health Service rating of at least 90 from a State milk sanitation rating officer who is certified by the appropriate federal authority and listed in the interstate milk shippers report published by the appropriate federal authority.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary may inspect the property, buildings, or equipment of any permit holder whose Grade A milk product has been produced, processed, or pasteurized outside the departmental inspection area.        (2)    The person inspected shall pay the cost of the inspection.        (3)    The Department shall bill and collect the cost of the inspection.    (c)    A person may not sell in this State any Grade A milk product produced by a dairy farm, milk plant, or frozen dessert manufacturer that is in a jurisdiction that does not authorize milk products or frozen desserts to be imported from this State.