Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2742
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2742
- Dairy farm: is a ny place or premises where one or more cows, dairy goats, dairy sheep, or water buffalo are kept and where a part or all of the milk from the animals is sold or offered for sale. See
- handler: is a person, firm, unincorporated association, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, assembling, packaging, or processing milk or other dairy products for sale within the State of Vermont or outside the State. See
- Secretary: means Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her authorized agent. See
§ 2742. Dairy farms
Before a dairy farm may sell or offer for sale milk to a handler, and at least once a year thereafter, the Secretary shall inspect or cause to be inspected all dairy farms as to their premises, equipment, dairy animals, procedures, and sanitation conditions. He or she may enter into reciprocal agreements with or accept the inspection reports of appropriate dairy sanitation agencies of other states, municipalities, or the federal government in lieu of inspection by the Secretary, provided their standards and administration are substantially equal to the standards established by the Secretary under the provisions of this part. All milk producers shall comply with all state-federal-cooperative livestock disease control or eradication programs. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 6; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)