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MT Code § 81-20-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-201. Wholesale egg dealer's and egg grader's licenses -- exemptions -- fee

  81-20-201. Wholesale egg dealer's and egg grader's licenses -- exemptions -- fee. (1) A person may not buy, sell, or deal in eggs without first obtaining a wholesale egg dealer's license from the department for each establishment at which business is conducted.   (2) The department shall establish a license fee for dealers buying eggs for resale at wholesale. All licenses must be posted in a conspicuous place in each place of business.   (3) (a) A person buying, selling, or dealing in eggs, a major portion of which are produced by the person's own fowl or in amounts less than an average of 25 cases a month over a 12-month period, is exempt from the requirements of this section.   (b) A person buying eggs for sale at retail is not required to obtain a license from the department.   (4) Wholesale and retail dealers who handle more than an average of 25 cases of eggs a month over a 12-month period and who are supplying eggs to consumers shall sell only eggs candled by or under the supervision of experienced and licensed graders.   (5) The department shall establish a fee for a grader's license. All candlers and graders shall pass an examination required by the department.   (6) A person licensed under this section shall send to the department any information or reports that the department requires.   (7) The licenses provided for in this section expire each year on the anniversary date established by rule by the board of review established in 30-16-302.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 121, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 141, L. 1977; Sec. 3-2301, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 9, Ch. 151, L. 1939; re-en. Sec. 2634.13, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 88, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 121, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 141, L. 1977; Sec. 3-2313, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2301, 3-2313; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 444, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 2001.
MT Code § 81-20-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-202. Remittance of fees

  81-20-202. Remittance of fees. All license fees shall be remitted to the department of livestock which shall deposit them in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2302.
MT Code § 81-20-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-203. Candling eggs intended for human consumption -- candling defined

  81-20-203. Candling eggs intended for human consumption -- candling defined. Every person engaged in the business of buying eggs intended for human consumption for resale shall maintain an adequate place for the proper candling and handling of the eggs by an egg grader licensed pursuant to this part or shall purchase only eggs which have already been properly candled and graded under the supervision of an egg grader licensed pursuant to this part. The term "candling" as used in this part means the careful examination, in a partially dark room or place, of the whole egg by means of a strong light.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 141, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2303.
MT Code § 81-20-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-204. Certificate of candling or packing

  81-20-204. Certificate of candling or packing. A person buying eggs for resale at retail, except persons or firms who do not buy and sell more than 25 cases of eggs per month, shall candle all eggs offered to the person that have not been candled under supervision of a licensed egg grader and shall refuse to buy eggs unfit for human food as defined in 81-20-205. Rejects must be returned to the producer, if possible, or, if requested, the candling must be done in the presence of the producer. A certificate must be placed in or on every case of eggs, if candled and graded, in a manner that permits its easy reading and must state the exact grade and size, the date of candling or other date approved by the department, and the name and address of the packer. If the eggs are not candled or graded, the certificate should state "not candled or graded", the name of the dealer, and when packed. The certificate must be printed in letters large enough to be easily read.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.5, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 141, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2305; amd. Sec. 2700, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 81-20-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-205. Egg -- when defined as unfit for human food

  81-20-205. Egg -- when defined as unfit for human food. (1) Eggs hereinafter defined shall be deemed unfit for human food:   (a) "Addled" or "white rot" means an egg that is putrid or rotten.   (b) "Adherent yolk" means an egg in which the yolk has become fastened to the shell.   (c) "Black rot" means an egg which has deteriorated to such an extent that the whole interior presents a blackened appearance.   (d) "Blood ring" means an egg in which the germ has developed to such an extent that blood is formed.   (e) "Blood spot" is a spot of blood adhering to the yolk of an egg.   (f) "Bloody white" means an egg with a general reddish appearance due to blood mixed through it and which egg may show spots of blood floating in the white.   (g) "Incubated eggs" shall include eggs which have been subjected to incubation, whether natural or artificial, for more than 48 hours, and it shall be unlawful to offer for sale incubated eggs unless branded or stamped with the word "incubated".   (h) "Meat spot" means that the egg has a speck of foreign matter adhering to the yolk or floating in the white.   (i) "Moldy" means an egg which, through improper care, has deteriorated so that mold spores have formed within the egg.   (2) An egg that is smashed or broken so that the contents are leaking is unfit for human food.   (3) Eggs which are otherwise unwholesome or adulterated as such term is defined pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and rules promulgated under authority of this part are unfit for human food.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.6, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 151, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 176, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2306.
MT Code § 81-20-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-206. Notice to purchaser of grade of eggs

  81-20-206. Notice to purchaser of grade of eggs. It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer, or expose for sale at wholesale or retail any eggs for human consumption without notifying the person purchasing or intending to purchase the eggs of the exact grade or quality and size or weight of the eggs, according to the standards prescribed by the department of livestock, by stamping or printing on the container of the eggs the grade or quality and size or weight. If the eggs are offered for sale in bulk, a placard or sign printed in letters 2 inches high must be displayed in a conspicuous place at the point where the eggs are offered or exposed for sale giving the grade, quality, size, weight, and date of grading. This part does not affect the sale of eggs by a producer when the consumer purchases the eggs at the place of production or at a farmer's market as defined in 50-50-102.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.8, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 151, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 71, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2308; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 94, L. 2013.
MT Code § 81-20-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-207. Rules to be adopted by department of livestock

  81-20-207. Rules to be adopted by department of livestock. The department of livestock shall enforce this part and adopt rules necessary for the enforcement of this part, including rules for the processing, handling, and marketing of egg products whether shell, liquid, frozen, or dried.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.10, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 176, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2310.
MT Code § 81-20-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-208. Penalties

  81-20-208. Penalties. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this part or any rules adopted pursuant to this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for the first offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $75. Upon conviction for the second or any subsequent violation of the foregoing provisions of this part the violator shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $200.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 189, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 2634.11, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 151, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 141, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2311.
MT Code § 81-20-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 20. Poultry and Eggs|Part 2. Eggs|81-20-209. Revocation of license

  81-20-209. Revocation of license. A license issued by the department under this part may be revoked by the department when the holder of the license fails to comply with the laws of this state that apply to the conduct of the business under the license. If a firm, person, or corporation whose license has been revoked by the department continues to buy, sell, or deal in eggs without a license, the firm, person, or corporation is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties provided for in 81-20-208.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 151, L. 1939; Sec. 2634.14, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2314; amd. Sec. 2701, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 81-21-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 21. Dairy Products|Part 1. Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption|81-21-101. Definitions

  81-21-101. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Fluid milk plant" means a place where milk or cream is not produced but is purchased or collected and prepared for distribution to the consumer in liquid form.   (2) "Public consumption" means the use of milk or cream by the public for any purpose.   (3) "Small dairy" means a place where no more than 5 lactating cows, 10 lactating goats, or 10 lactating sheep are kept for producing milk.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 262, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3282, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 35, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 170, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 3282, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 382, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-232(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 81-21-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 21. Dairy Products|Part 1. Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption|81-21-102. Licensing of milk plants and dairies selling milk or cream for public consumption

  81-21-102. Licensing of milk plants and dairies selling milk or cream for public consumption. (1) Except for a small dairy, it is unlawful for the following businesses to operate in this state without first obtaining a license from the department:  (a) a dairy selling milk or cream for public consumption in the form in which it is originally produced;   (b) a condensed, evaporated, or powdered milk plant;   (c) a fluid milk plant.   (2) A license expires on December 31 of the year issued. The department may, following the procedures in the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, deny, suspend, or revoke a license when it determines that a person to whom the license is issued has failed to comply with the rules of the department or has failed to conduct the person's establishment in a sanitary manner. All license fees collected must be deposited into the general fund.   (3) The department may issue a restraining order prohibiting a dairy from selling or giving away milk or cream not produced or handled under the laws of this state or the rules of the department. It is unlawful for a dairy, while restrained, to sell or give away for public consumption milk or cream produced or handled by the dairy, and it is also unlawful for a dairy products manufacturing plant, milk plant, or cream station to purchase or use the cream or milk from a dairy while the dairy is restrained.   (4) The department shall establish license fees for the following facilities:   (a) a condensed, evaporated, or powdered milk factory;   (b) a fluid milk plant; and   (c) a dairy.   (5) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 262, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3282, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 35, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 170, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 3282, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 382, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-232(part); amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 444, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2702, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 81-21-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 21. Dairy Products|Part 1. Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption|81-21-103. Exceptions of certain producers of dairy products

  81-21-103. Exceptions of certain producers of dairy products. (1) The owners or operators of small dairies, dairies, creameries, butter factories, cheese factories, or other places of business engaged in the production, storage, or transportation of dairy products are not required to procure a license from the department of public health and human services for the business of production, storage, or transportation of these food products.  (2) This section does not limit:   (a) the supervision or regulation by the department of public health and human services of the sanitary condition of a restaurant, hotel, boardinghouse, or retail market or the products sold or offered for sale at those facilities; or   (b) the duties imposed by law on the department of public health and human services to make sanitary rules for the eradication or control of an epidemic of human disease that may exist in a community.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 262, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3283, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3283, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-233(part); amd. Sec. 351, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 551, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 81-21-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 21. Dairy Products|Part 1. Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption|81-21-104. Injunctive remedies

  81-21-104. Injunctive remedies. The department may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under 81-2-102, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. When the application of other remedies has been insufficient to compel action to control, extirpate, or prevent the spread of disease or upon a showing that an animal disease emergency exists and that other remedies probably would be insufficient to compel action to control the emergency, the department may apply for and the court may grant mandatory injunctive relief.   History: En. 46-210.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 190, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-210.1.
MT Code § 81-21-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 21. Dairy Products|Part 1. Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption|81-21-105. Penalty

  81-21-105. Penalty. Any person, persons, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this chapter, or the rule or order promulgated by authority of 81-2-102, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Violations of this chapter shall be tried without undue delay in any court of competent jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 262, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3288, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3288, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-238.
MT Code § 81-21-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 21. Dairy Products|Part 1. Regulation of Dairies Selling Milk or Cream for Public Consumption|81-21-106. Civil liability

  81-21-106. Civil liability. A person, firm, or corporation which violates this part or rules or orders of the department is liable for damages sustained by a person because of the violation. The damages may be recovered by the person in a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 262, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3289, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3289, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-239.
MT Code § 81-22-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 22. Manufactured Dairy Products|Part 1. Administration|81-22-102. General authority of department

  81-22-102. General authority of department. (1) The department may regulate and establish sanitation standards for persons operating dairies producing milk for manufacturing purposes. The department may regulate and establish sanitation and quality standards for a person engaged in the processing of manufactured dairy products or of products made or sold in the semblance or imitation of dairy products in this state when those products made in semblance or imitation of dairy products are made in a manufactured dairy products plant.  (2) The department may adopt minimum standards for the production, transportation, grading, testing, use, processing, packaging, and storage of milk and cream used for manufacturing purposes and of manufactured dairy products.   (3) The department shall adopt rules and establish fees for licenses for selling or producing milk as required by 81-23-202.   (4) The department may not establish fees, rules, or standards under this chapter for small dairies selling milk or cream as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 310, L. 1974; Sec. 3-2488, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 2, Ch. 413, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 12, L. 1977; Sec. 3-2489, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2488, 3-2489; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 444, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 81-22-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 22. Manufactured Dairy Products|Part 1. Administration|81-22-103. New or amended rules -- mailing -- hearing -- judicial review

  81-22-103. New or amended rules -- mailing -- hearing -- judicial review. (1) Every new or amended rule proposed by the department under this chapter shall be mailed to each person licensed under this chapter who will be affected by the rule, at least 45 days before the date on which the rule becomes effective.   (2) On application in writing filed at least 15 days before the effective date of the proposal by a person licensed under this chapter, the department shall vacate the effective date of the proposed rule and hold a public hearing on and take evidence concerning it. Within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the department shall make written findings and conclusions and a written decision based on the hearing, determining whether the rule shall be adopted. A new or amended rule adopted following the hearing and conclusion may not take effect until 90 days after the date of the decision.   (3) The district court of the first judicial district has jurisdiction to review, modify, or set aside a decision adopting a new or amended rule under this chapter on petition made to it at any time before the effective date of the rule by a person claiming to be adversely affected by the decision.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 413, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2495.
MT Code § 81-22-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 22. Manufactured Dairy Products|Part 1. Administration|81-22-104. Enforcement of laws and rules -- violation as misdemeanor

  81-22-104. Enforcement of laws and rules -- violation as misdemeanor. (1) The department shall supervise and enforce the laws and rules which pertain to the standards of quality and sanitation of manufactured dairy products and of cream, whole milk, skimmed milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and food additives used in manufacturing dairy products.   (2) Rules adopted under this chapter have the effect of law, and violation of these rules is a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in 81-22-601 unless a specific penalty has been provided.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 413, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2493.
MT Code § 81-22-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 22. Manufactured Dairy Products|Part 1. Administration|81-22-105. Investigation of complaints and violations -- injunction

  81-22-105. Investigation of complaints and violations -- injunction. The department shall provide for periodic inspections and investigations to disclose violations of this chapter or of rules adopted under this chapter. The department shall receive and provide for the investigation of complaints and request the institution and prosecution of civil or criminal actions, or both. This chapter and the rules adopted under it may be enforced by injunction in a court having jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief. An adulterated, impure, contaminated, misbranded, condemned, or mislabeled article or product involved in a violation of this chapter or of the rules adopted under this part is subject to seizure and disposition under an order of the court.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 413, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2496.
MT Code § 81-22-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 22. Manufactured Dairy Products|Part 1. Administration|81-22-106. Names and addresses of producers furnished on request

  81-22-106. Names and addresses of producers furnished on request. The operator of any manufactured dairy products plant or grade A milk plant shall, on request of the department, furnish the department with the names and addresses of all producers from whom the plant obtains milk or cream.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 413, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-24-108.
MT Code § 81-22-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 22. Manufactured Dairy Products|Part 1. Administration|81-22-107. Use of inspections, tests, samples, etc., as evidence

  81-22-107. Use of inspections, tests, samples, etc., as evidence. All copies of inspections, written transcriptions, tests, samples of dairy products, analyses, correspondence, records of payment, trip and field reports, and photographic presentations relating to matters under this chapter may be used as evidence in any court of jurisdiction, at hearings, or as testimony of the facts disclosed.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 413, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 3-24-109.