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6 V.S.A. § 2752
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2752. Refusal to purchase; hearing; Secretary's order

§ 2752. Refusal to purchase; hearing; Secretary's order|(a) A handler doing business in this State who has a contract either verbal or written with a producer residing in this State for the purchase of such producer's dairy products shall not refuse to purchase them from the producer except for violations of the sanitary regulations or standards applicable to the market in which the dairy product is sold or marketed, without being deemed guilty of unfair discrimination. In the event that the refusal is to be based upon reasons of over-supply or other reasonable grounds, the refusal shall not become operative until the purchaser has given the producer at least ninety days' notice of intention to refuse the producer's product on such grounds, which shall be particularly set forth in writing so that the producer may be fully appraised thereof.(b) If the producer desires to question the existence or validity of such grounds of refusal, he or she may do so within ninety days after receiving the notice or refusal by requesting the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets for a hearing, and the Secretary is hereby given jurisdiction to hear and determine the question. The producer shall make complaints of such contemplated refusal in writing to the Secretary, setting forth the substance of the refusal notice and requesting to be heard thereon. The Secretary shall then notify both the producer and the purchaser in writing, sent to them by registered mail, of the time and place of hearing thereon. The time of the hearing shall not be less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the date of the notice. Hearing shall be informal. Both parties shall have an opportunity to produce evidence.(c) The decision of the Secretary as to whether or not the grounds relied upon by the purchaser are reasonable in fact shall be final. Either party shall have the right to appeal any question of law to the Superior Court where the producer resides. If the Secretary, or the Superior Court on appeal therefrom, does not sustain the action of the purchaser, the purchaser shall be deemed guilty of unfair discrimination.(d) If a request for a hearing is made by a purchaser, refusal of the purchaser shall not become operative until hearing and decision in the purchaser's favor by the Secretary.(e) A contract shall exist between the producer and the purchaser, when the purchaser receives the producer's dairy product regularly and pays him the going price therefor. (1965, No. 175, § 38; amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2760
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2760. Substantial State interest

§ 2760. Substantial State interest|(a) Role of state government. The Vermont General Assembly finds, as does the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, that the states under our federal system of government have traditionally undertaken the role of overseeing milk production. The Vermont General Assembly also finds that the intent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is to rely primarily on state governments to validate rbST labeling claims regarding milk and dairy products and to ensure that such claims are truthful and not misleading.(b) State policy. It is the policy of this State:  (1) that Vermont citizens should have an opportunity to choose to consume milk or dairy products which have not had rbST used in their production ("rbST-free"), based on truthful and nonmisleading product labeling; (2) that Vermont dairy product manufacturers who want to sell rbST-free products in Vermont or out of state should be able to do so, based on a State-sanctioned process for certifying rbST-free labeling claims; (3) that the economic health and vitality of the Vermont dairy industry is critical to the health of the overall Vermont economy, which depends in part on the high reputation of Vermont farmers and their dairy products, and the associated goodwill toward other Vermont enterprises, and that this economic asset should not be jeopardized by consumer doubts about the integrity of Vermont milk or dairy products caused by false, misleading, or unverifiable rbST-free labeling claims; and (4) to support the right of Vermont dairy farmers to choose to use rbST, and of rbST manufacturers and suppliers to sell their product to Vermont dairy farmers.   (c) Substantial State interest. Therefore, the Vermont General Assembly:  (1) finds a substantial State interest in ensuring the availability of milk and dairy product labeling information that is accurate and nonmisleading, and in which Vermont and out-of-state consumers can place their confidence; and (2) seeks to serve this interest through this subchapter by:  (A) authorizing a program of voluntary labeling of milk and dairy products which have not had rbST used in their production; and (B) providing for the verification of claims that rbST has not been used in the production of milk or dairy products offered for sale in Vermont; but (C) without unduly intruding into the businesses of Vermont dairy farmers who choose to use rbST, or of rbST manufacturers or suppliers who choose to sell their product to Vermont dairy farmers. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998.)
6 V.S.A. § 2761
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2761. Definitions

§ 2761. Definitions|For the purpose of this subchapter:  (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2) "Milk and dairy products" means cow's milk as defined by section 2672 of this title, and butter, cheese, cream, buttermilk, powdered milk, infant formula, ice cream, yogurt, and other dairy products identified by rule by the Secretary. (3) "Milk handler" or "handler" means the collector and transporter of milk and the processor or manufacturer of milk or dairy products for sale within or outside the State of Vermont, and as otherwise defined by section 2672 of this title. (4) "Milk producer" or "producer" means the party who owns or controls one or more cows and offers for sale the milk produced by the cows, and as otherwise defined by section 2672 of this title. (5) "rbST" means recombinant bovine somatotropin, a recombinant bovine growth hormone used with lactating dairy cows to increase the production of marketable milk, which is also known as rbGH. (6) "rbST supplier" or "supplier" means any party, including a manufacturer, distributor, or other intermediary, who sells or freely distributes rbST. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2762
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2762. Producer affidavit; voluntary labeling

§ 2762. Producer affidavit; voluntary labeling|A milk handler may claim in the label on a container or package of milk, or of a dairy product offered for retail sale in Vermont, or in a written display at the point of sale of such milk or dairy product, that the milk or dairy product is derived from cows not treated with rbST, provided that:  (1) Producer affidavit. Each milk producer supplying the handler with milk to be so identified shall, by affidavit, notify the handler that milk sold to the handler is from cows which are not, and have not been within 90 days prior to the notification, treated with rbST, and swears that he or she will notify his or her handler at least 90 days before using rbST in the production of milk by such cows. (2) Handler affidavit.  (A) The milk handler shall, by affidavit, notify the Secretary of the handler's practices adopted to assure that milk from cows not treated with rbST is kept separate from other milk throughout the collection, transportation, and processing steps until the finished milk or dairy product is in final packaged form in a labeled container, and swears that he or she will notify the Secretary at least 90 days before ceasing use of such practices. (B) A milk handler supplying another milk handler with milk to be identified shall, by affidavit, notify the receiving handler that milk sold to the handler is from producers in compliance with subdivision (1) of this section.  (3) Context statement. The label or point-of-sale display shall contain a clear and conspicuous statement such as, "the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not found a significant difference to exist between milk derived from rbST-treated and non-rbST-treated cows", or such other truthful and nonmisleading statement conveying reasons, other than safety and quality, for choosing to use milk or dairy products which have not had rbST used in their production. (4) Advertisement; point-of-sale display. A handler whose affidavit claims:  (A) That all milk or dairy products marketed under a given brand name are derived from cows not treated with rbST, may state in an advertisement or in a point-of- sale display that the entire line of milk or dairy products with this brand name is derived from cows not treated with rbST. (B) That some milk or dairy products marketed under a given brand name are derived from cows not treated with rbST, but makes no such claim regarding other milk or dairy products with this brand name, shall in any advertisement of rbST free milk or dairy product, or in a point-of-sale display, identify the specific milk or dairy product or products with this brand name derived from cows not treated with rbST. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2763
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2763. Secretary's verification

§ 2763. Secretary's verification|(a) The Secretary is authorized to conduct random inspections of dairy farm operations to determine whether evidence exists that rbST is or has been used in the production of milk, which may include inspection of a milking herd, historical milk production records, and medicine storage places. If an inspection finds evidence contradicting the claim of a producer made under section 2762 of this title, the Secretary shall immediately so notify the Attorney General and the handler concerned.(b) The Secretary is authorized to investigate when he or she deems appropriate, and the Secretary shall at least annually review, the business operations of any milk handler who claims pursuant to this subchapter that rbST has not been used in the production of milk or dairy products offered for retail sale in Vermont, for the purpose of verifying such claims. An investigation or an annual review may be made, if the Secretary deems appropriate, of claims of non-rbST use in the production in other states or countries of milk or dairy products offered for retail sale in Vermont, pursuant to section 2767 of this title. An investigation or a review may include the examination of a milk handler's collection, transportation, processing, or manufacturing equipment, methods, and historical records, including records of milk pickups and deliveries.(c) The Secretary is authorized to confirm a producer's claim of non-rbST use pursuant to subdivision 2762(1) of this title:  (1) in conjunction with the random inspection of dairy farm operations pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; (2) upon the written request of a handler regarding specific producers supplying milk to the handler; or (3) when the Secretary has reason to suspect that a specific producer has made a false affidavit.   (d) Any supplier of rbST doing business or wishing to do business in Vermont shall register with the Secretary. In the event the Secretary is investigating a producer's claim of non-rbST use pursuant to subdivision 2762(1) of this title, a supplier shall when requested by the Secretary make available to the Secretary records of business transactions with the producer under investigation by the Secretary.(e) If the Secretary determines that the claims of a milk handler of non-rbST use pursuant to section 2762 of this title cannot be verified, the Secretary shall immediately so notify the Attorney General and the handler concerned. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2009, No. 33, § 13.)
6 V.S.A. § 2764
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2764. Enforcement; penalty

§ 2764. Enforcement; penalty|(a) A violation under this subchapter may give rise to a civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement action under Title 9, Title 6, or Title 13.(b) The Secretary may seek search warrants and accept assurances of discontinuance under section 1, 12, or 13, of this title or may suspend or revoke the license issued to a milk handler under this title who violates this subchapter.(c) The Attorney General or State's Attorney may prosecute civil, criminal, or administrative actions in accordance with the Civil and Criminal Rules of Procedure and the Administrative Procedure Act. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2765
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2765. Milk purchase refusal

§ 2765. Milk purchase refusal|If the Attorney General commences an enforcement action against a milk producer for a false affirmation, claim, or affidavit pursuant to this subchapter, the charge shall be a matter of public record, and a handler purchasing milk from the producer may immediately refuse to purchase and accept milk from that producer, notwithstanding the provisions of section 2752 of this title. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998.)
6 V.S.A. § 2766
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2766. Confidentiality

§ 2766. Confidentiality|Any identifying information contained in any reports, records, or other record of information regardless of format in which it is created and maintained, obtained by the Secretary, the Attorney General, or a handler pursuant to this subchapter shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, except:  (1) as necessary to enable enforcement of this subchapter; (2) as provided by section 2765 of this title; and (3) to enable the Secretary to perform his or her duties under this subchapter, which may include preparation of public information and public reports on the provisions of this subchapter and its implementation, provided that such information and reports are presented in a form which does not disclose the identity of individual persons or individual milk producers whose activities or products are the subject of the information. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2767
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2767. Reciprocity

§ 2767. Reciprocity|A person may offer for retail sale in this State milk and dairy products from other states and countries, the label of which displays the claim that rbST has not been used in the production of the milk or dairy products, if the milk or dairy products are identified by the Secretary:  (1) as from a state or country which has a law comparable to this subchapter and the milk or dairy products are labeled in compliance with the law of that state or country; or employs other methods administered by the state or country acceptable to the Secretary for verifying claims that rbST has not been used in milk production and processing; (2) as provided by a handler which employs a method acceptable to the Secretary for verifying claims that rbST has not been used in milk production and processing; or (3) as from a state or country with a law or laws precluding the use of rbST in the production of milk. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2768
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 151 - Supervision, Inspection, and Licensing of Dairy Operations|§ 2768. Rules

§ 2768. Rules|The Secretary may adopt rules to implement this subchapter. (Added 1997, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2775
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 152 - Sale of Unpasteurized (Raw) Milk|§ 2775. Limited sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk permissible

§ 2775. Limited sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk permissible|Notwithstanding section 2701 of this title, the production and sale of unpasteurized milk to a consumer for personal consumption is permitted within the State of Vermont only when produced, marketed, and sold in conformance with this chapter. (Added 2009, No. 62, § 2; amended 2011, No. 39, § 3, eff. May 19, 2011.)
6 V.S.A. § 2776
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 152 - Sale of Unpasteurized (Raw) Milk|§ 2776. Definitions

§ 2776. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Consumer" means a customer who purchases, barters for, receives delivery of, or otherwise acquires unpasteurized milk according to the requirements of this chapter. (2) "Milk" has the same meaning as set forth in section 2672 of this title. (3) "Personal consumption" means the use by a consumer of unpasteurized milk for food or to create a food product made with or from unpasteurized milk that is intended to be ingested by the consumer, members of his or her household, or any nonpaying guests. (4) "Unpasteurized milk" or "unpasteurized (raw) milk" means milk that is unprocessed. (5) "Unprocessed" means milk that has not been modified from the natural state it was in as it left the animal, other than filtering, packaging, and cooling. (6) "Community-supported agriculture organization" or "CSA organization" means a farm or group of farms each subject to regulation under the Required Agricultural Practices that as part of the business of the farm stand or CSA organization grow, raise, or produce agricultural products for consumer shareholders or subscribers who pledge or contract to buy a portion of the agricultural products of the farm or group of farms. (7) "Farm stand" means a site on a farm subject to the Required Agricultural Practices where agricultural products principally produced on the farm are sold to the public. (Added 2009, No. 62, § 2; amended 2011, No. 39, § 3, eff. May 19, 2011; 2013, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 75, § 13, eff. June 12, 2017; 2021, No. 22, § 1.)
6 V.S.A. § 2801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 153 - Standards and Purity|§ 2801. Adulteration prohibited

§ 2801. Adulteration prohibited|It is prohibited to sell, transfer, or offer for sale any adulterated dairy product which does not conform to Vermont statutes and regulations adopted thereunder. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the salvage of milk solids for human consumption under regulations adopted by the Secretary. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 14; amended 1969, No. 73, § 5, eff. April 18, 1969; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2011, No. 39, § 4, eff. May 19, 2011.)
6 V.S.A. § 2802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 153 - Standards and Purity|§ 2802. Foreign fats prohibited

§ 2802. Foreign fats prohibited|A person, firm, or corporation, by himself or herself, his or her servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another, shall not manufacture, sell, or exchange, or have in possession with intent to sell or exchange, any dairy products or any of the fluid or solid derivatives of any of them to which has been added any fat or oil other than milk fat, except chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk, which may contain the amount of fats other than milk fat normally contained in the chocolate or cocoa used in the manufacture of chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk. This section does not prohibit a fat substitute if it is approved for insertion into a dairy product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is clearly identified in the list of ingredients on the label. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 15; amended 2011, No. 39, § 4, eff. May 19, 2011.)
6 V.S.A. § 2811
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 153 - Standards and Purity|§ 2811. Marking of retail packages

§ 2811. Marking of retail packages|(a)(1) All retail packages of dairy products and fluid dairy products sold or offered for sale shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with:   (A) The true name of the product as defined by statute or regulation. (B) The true name of all ingredients in descending order of importance if it is not a single defined product. (C) The name and address of the producer or handler. (D) The net weight or volume of package contents.  (2) The Secretary may assign identifying numbers for milk plants, which may appear on the package.   (b) The following situations are exempted from the operation of subsection (a) of this section:  (1) Milk sold by a producer to a handler. (2) A producer who sells unpasteurized (raw) milk pursuant to chapter 152 of this title. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 3; amended 1969, No. 73, § 6, eff. April 18, 1969; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2011, No. 39, § 4, eff. May 19, 2011.)
6 V.S.A. § 2812
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 153 - Standards and Purity|§ 2812. False, misleading, or fraudulent statements

§ 2812. False, misleading, or fraudulent statements|No false, misleading, or fraudulent statement shall appear on a retail package, display material, or advertising connected therewith. The words dairy, milk, cream, dairy farm, cow, and all words or pictures of similar connotation shall not be used on packages of imitation dairy products, products in semblance of dairy products, or in the display material or advertising connected therewith. (1965, No. 175, § 4.)
6 V.S.A. § 2813
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 153 - Standards and Purity|§ 2813. Testing utensils

§ 2813. Testing utensils|(a) Bottles, pipettes, or measuring glasses used by a person in determining by test the value of milk or cream received from other persons, before use, may be tested for accuracy of measurement and for accuracy of the percent scale marked thereon, by the State Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.(b) The Secretary may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states with regard to testing equipment or may accept tests conducted by other states having substantially the same tests. (1965, No. 175, § 9; amended 1967, No. 52; 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 2814
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 153 - Standards and Purity|§ 2814. Tests of sample by Secretary

§ 2814. Tests of sample by Secretary|The producers and handlers of milk and dairy products may request the Secretary to make bacteriological or chemical tests, or both, of their dairy products and water in the central testing laboratory of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. If, in the opinion of the Secretary, these tests can be made without interfering with regulatory work, the Secretary or his or her agent may perform them. A handler for whom such tests are made shall pay fees as, in the opinion of the Secretary, will cover the cost of performing the tests. (1965, No. 175, § 12; amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1999, No. 49, § 122; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)