Michigan Laws 288.611 – Investigations; inspections
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 288.611
- 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 288.572
- Director: means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 288.572
- Distributor: means a person other than a producer or processor who offers for sale, holds for sale, or sells at wholesale milk or dairy products. See Michigan Laws 288.572
- 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 288.574
- Milk tank truck: means both a bulk milk pickup tanker and a milk transport tank. See Michigan Laws 288.574
- Receiving station: means any place, premise, or establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled, stored, or cooled and is prepared for further transporting. See Michigan Laws 288.576
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Transfer station: means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or dairy products are transferred directly from 1 milk tank truck to another. See Michigan Laws 288.577
The director shall foster and encourage the dairy industry of the state and, for that purpose, shall investigate the general conditions of the dairy farms, dairy plants, single service manufacturers, receiving stations, transfer stations, bulk milk haulers/samplers, can milk trucks, milk tank trucks, milk tank truck cleaning facilities, and distributors with full power to enter upon any premises for such investigation, with the object of improving the quality and creating and maintaining uniformity of the dairy products of the state. If determined necessary by the director, he or she may cause instruction to be given in any dairy farm, dairy plant, single service manufacturer, receiving station, transfer station, and distributor or in any locality in this state, in order to secure the proper feeding and care of dairy animals, the proper maintenance and sanitation of milk handling equipment, the proper maintenance of milk production facilities, the proper maintenance of milk processing facilities, the proper maintenance of single service facilities, the proper handling and storage of milk, dairy products, or single service containers, or the practical operation of any plant producing dairy products or single service containers for dairy products. In order to secure a uniform and standard quality of dairy products in the state, the director shall furnish a sufficient number of competent and qualified inspectors for that purpose as provided for in this act.