Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 490 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING GRADE "A" MILK › Section 2VAC5-490-30 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. No person may
				produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or store in the
				Commonwealth, or bring, send, or receive into the Commonwealth, any milk, milk
				product, or condensed and dry milk product for use in the commercial
				preparation of grade A pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, aseptically processed
				and packaged, or retort processed after packaging milk or milk product unless
				the person possesses a grade A permit from the state regulatory agency. Nothing
				in this chapter shall be deemed to require a person who is a broker, agent, or
				distributor's representative to have a grade A permit if the person buys
				condensed and dry milk product for, or sells condensed and dry milk product to,
				a milk plant that has a valid grade A permit from any state.
B. Only a person who complies with the
				requirements of this chapter shall be entitled to receive and retain a grade A
				permit. Permits shall not be transferable with respect to persons or locations.
				Each person whose name appears on a grade A permit shall be at least 18 years
				of age. Each person requesting a grade A permit shall provide the state
				regulatory agency with the following information:
1. The name of the person to whom the permit
				is to be issued;
2. If the person
				is requesting a permit for a partnership, corporation, firm, trustee, or
				institution, the person shall provide the articles of incorporation,
				partnership agreement, trust document, or other document identifying the names,
				titles, and mailing addresses of all responsible officials for the partnership,
				corporation, firm, trustee, or institution;
3. The address of the facility being
				permitted, including the street and number, city, state, and zip code.
				Addresses containing post office box designations shall not be
				permitted;
4. The trade name the
				permit holder will use if the permit holder will not be trading in the name to
				which the grade A permit is issued;
5. The name, mailing address, and telephone
				number for one responsible person designated by the grade A permit holder to
				receive all sample reports and official correspondence from the state
				regulatory agency;
6. If the permit
				application is for a grade A dairy farm, the name of the milk marketing
				organization or milk marketing cooperative to which the permit holder belongs
				or the buyer of its milk;
7. The
				names and phones numbers of responsible persons to contact at the grade A dairy
				farm or plant;
8. If the permit
				application is for a grade A dairy farm, the name, address, and telephone
				number of the owner of the dairy farm;
9. The printed name, signature, title, and
				date signed for each person whose name appears on the permit;
10. The printed name, signature, title, and
				date signed by the most responsible official for the partnership, corporation,
				firm, trustee, or institution if the permit is to be issued in the name of a
				partnership, corporation, company, firm, trustee, or institution; and
11. If the permit application is for a grade
				A plant permit, the plant code embossed or printed on packages of milk, milk
				product, condensed milk, condensed milk product, dry milk, or dry milk product
				packaged by the plant to identify the plant in lieu of printing the plant's
				name and address on the packages of milk, milk product, condensed milk,
				condensed milk product, dry milk, or dry milk product, if one has been
				assigned.