Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 136 - OFFICIAL STATE OF MAINE GRADES AND STANDARDS FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FOR USE WITH THE STATE OF MAINE QUALITY TRADEMARK
Section 001-136-III - LICENSING REQUIREMENT
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
An applicant must meet the criteria outlined below in order to obtain a State of Maine Quality Trademark license for milk or milk products:
A. An applicant must obtain an original affidavit executed within the preceding six months from each milk producer and other milk plants from whom the applicant regularly purchases or intends to purchase milk or milk products. All affidavits must be in compliance with the requirements of Section VI of this rule.
B. An applicant must provide the Department with an affidavit setting forth the current list of milk producers and other milk plants from whom the applicant regularly purchases or intends to purchase milk stating that the milk producers and milkplants have furnished affidavits in compliance with Section VI of this rule. An applicant who owns or operates a dairy farm where sales of milk produced on the farm are made directly to consumers shall also provide the Department with an affidavit in the form prescribed for producers by Section VI of this rule. The affidavit of an applicant shall also contain a statement that the applicant believes that the milk the applicant has or will purchase or produce is from cows not treated with rBST.
C. An applicant who has previously held a license under these rules or is a licensed user who is applying for a renewal of an existing license must have substantially complied with the requirements of this rule while exercising the privileges of the license.
D. An applicant must obtain written consent from each milk producer from whom the applicant regularly purchases or intends to purchase milk or milk products allowing the Department to draw blood from the milking herd, examine milk production records, inspect medicine storage places, and review such business records as are reasonably necessary to verify compliance with this rule.
E. An applicant must provide the Department with an affidavit attesting to the fact that all milk offered for sale to the public in containers bearing the "State of Maine Trademark" consists entirely of "fresh milk".
