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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 12. As used in this act:
(a) “Dairy animal” means any domesticated lactating mammal, including a cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, or other hooved mammal, which is managed and milked to obtain milk for human consumption.
(b) “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.
(c) “Dairy plant” or “milk plant” means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or dairy products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, packaged, or prepared for distribution.
(d) “Dairy product”, “manufactured dairy product”, or “milk product” means products that include, but are not limited to, evaporated milk, condensed skim milk, condensed milk, condensed buttermilk, condensed milk solids, concentrate milk, nonfat dry milk, dry milk, dry cream, dry whey, dry buttermilk, butter, buttermilk, cheese, cheese products, ice cream, sherbet, frozen desserts, dairy confections, or novelties, related dairy products with butter fat or milk solids substitutions, filtered milk components, infant formula manufactured with dairy ingredients, whey, whey cream, and other products for human consumption not regulated under the grade A milk law of 2001 or as determined appropriate by the director.
(e) “Department” means the Michigan department of agriculture.
(f) “Director” means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designee.
(g) “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. A distributor's facilities include warehousing, refrigerated storage, and refrigerated distribution vehicles.
(h) “Dry milk product” means a product resulting from the drying of milk or a dairy product.
(i) “Dryer” means equipment that dries milk or a dairy product.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 288. Dairy Industry § 288.572 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-288-dairy-industry/mi-comp-laws-288-572/
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