N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-25-44
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4.1-25-44. Test sample disputes
Official statutory text
4.1-25-44. Test sample disputes
If the buyer and seller do not agree upon a sample of milk as provided in section 4.1-25-43,
the party selling or offering for sale that milk may require that the buyer or prospective buyer to
forward the sample taken to the department in compliance with section 4.1-25-27. Each sample
so forwarded must include an affidavit from the buyer or prospective buyer, stating that the
sample was taken in compliance with the provisions of section 4.1-25-27, and the statement
must contain all information required in section 4.1-25-43, except that the signature of the seller
is not required. Each sample must be tested and reported on as prescribed in section 4.1-25-43,
and the percentage of butterfat determined and reported constitutes the "official butterfat test"
and is the basis on which final settlement must be made.
If the buyer and seller do not agree upon a sample of milk as provided in section 4.1-25-43,
the party selling or offering for sale that milk may require that the buyer or prospective buyer to
forward the sample taken to the department in compliance with section 4.1-25-27. Each sample
so forwarded must include an affidavit from the buyer or prospective buyer, stating that the
sample was taken in compliance with the provisions of section 4.1-25-27, and the statement
must contain all information required in section 4.1-25-43, except that the signature of the seller
is not required. Each sample must be tested and reported on as prescribed in section 4.1-25-43,
and the percentage of butterfat determined and reported constitutes the "official butterfat test"
and is the basis on which final settlement must be made.
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