Md. Code, Health - General § 21-427
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§21–427.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless the transfer occurs on a dairy farm or in a receiving station, transfer station, or milk plant, a person may not transfer a milk product from a container or milk tank truck to another.
(b) (1) This subsection does not apply to milk for a mixed drink that requires less than 8 ounces of milk.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may not sell or serve any fluid milk product unless it:
(i) Is in the individual, original container that was sealed in the milk plant in which the milk product was pasteurized; or
(ii) Is served or sold from a bulk milk dispenser approved by the Secretary.
(3) A person may serve cream, whipped cream, or half and half from other than the original container or an approved bulk milk dispenser, if the cream, whipped cream, or half and half:
(i) Is served for consumption at the place of sale; or
(ii) Is served from an original container of not more than one-half gallon capacity or from a bulk dispenser.
(c) (1) In this subsection, “consumer container” means a container that:
(i) Contains a milk product; and
(ii) Is intended for delivery to the ultimate consumer of the milk product.
(2) A person may not store a consumer container in water.
(3) A person may not store a consumer container in ice unless the person drains the water from the melting ice properly.
(d) Except as approved by the Secretary, a person may not use or permit the use of any apparatus, equipment, utensil, or container that is intended for use in the processing and packaging of a milk product for any other purpose.
(b) (1) This subsection does not apply to milk for a mixed drink that requires less than 8 ounces of milk.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may not sell or serve any fluid milk product unless it:
(i) Is in the individual, original container that was sealed in the milk plant in which the milk product was pasteurized; or
(ii) Is served or sold from a bulk milk dispenser approved by the Secretary.
(3) A person may serve cream, whipped cream, or half and half from other than the original container or an approved bulk milk dispenser, if the cream, whipped cream, or half and half:
(i) Is served for consumption at the place of sale; or
(ii) Is served from an original container of not more than one-half gallon capacity or from a bulk dispenser.
(c) (1) In this subsection, “consumer container” means a container that:
(i) Contains a milk product; and
(ii) Is intended for delivery to the ultimate consumer of the milk product.
(2) A person may not store a consumer container in water.
(3) A person may not store a consumer container in ice unless the person drains the water from the melting ice properly.
(d) Except as approved by the Secretary, a person may not use or permit the use of any apparatus, equipment, utensil, or container that is intended for use in the processing and packaging of a milk product for any other purpose.
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