Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2767
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2767
- 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
- Person: means individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, cooperatives, and any and all other business units or entities. See
- Secretary: means Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her authorized agent. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 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 that 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 that 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.)