Michigan Laws 288.494 – Declaration of imminent health hazard; findings; prohibited conduct; dairy animals classified as tuberculosis reactors
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(1) Whenever the director finds in any dairy farm, dairy plant, receiving station, transfer station, or vehicle any milk, milk product, or other product that contains any unwholesome substance or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, such milk, milk product, or other product shall be declared by the director as an imminent health hazard. The director shall condemn, destroy, or in any other manner render the same unsalable as human food.
(2) A person shall not remove a condemnation or seizure tag attached to any container of condemned milk or milk product and shall not transfer condemned milk to another container and sell or offer for sale the condemned milk for human consumption.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 288.494
- Dairy farm: means any place or premises where 1 or more dairy animals are kept for milking purposes, and from which a part or all of the milk is provided, sold, or offered for sale. See Michigan Laws 288.473
- dairy plant: means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, packaged, or prepared for distribution. See Michigan Laws 288.474
- Department: means the Michigan department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 288.473
- Director: means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 288.473
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of 1 or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other dairy animals. See Michigan Laws 288.474
- Person: means an individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, cooperative, association, firm, trustee, educational institution, state or local government unit, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 288.476
- Receiving station: means a place, premises, or establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled, stored, or cooled and is prepared for further transporting. See Michigan Laws 288.476
- Transfer station: means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or milk products are transferred directly from 1 milk tank truck to another. See Michigan Laws 288.477
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(3) Any dairy animals that are officially classified as tuberculosis reactors as defined in title 9 of the code of federal regulations and the bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate, shall be milked last or in separate equipment and the milk from these dairy animals shall not be used or sold for human or animal consumption.