Subdivision 1. License requirement. A person collecting milk from a dairy farm and transporting the milk by bulk pickup and not in individual containers from farm to plant must obtain a bulk milk hauler and sampler license.
Subd. 2. Application. A person desiring to secure a bulk milk hauler and sampler license must apply on a form provided by the commissioner. Before the license is issued, the commissioner shall determine that the applicant is competent and qualified.
Subd. 3. Term of license; transferability. An initial bulk milk hauler and sampler license issued by the commissioner expires on the following December 31 and is not transferable. A renewal bulk milk hauler and sampler license is not transferable, is valid for two years, and expires on December 31 of the second year.
Subd. 4. Fees and penalties. The fee for an initial or renewal bulk milk hauler and sampler license is $60. The fee shall be paid to the commissioner before the commissioner issues an initial or renewal bulk milk hauler and sampler license. If a bulk milk hauler and sampler license renewal is not applied for on or before January 1, a fee of $30 shall be imposed. A person who does not renew a bulk milk hauler and sampler license within one year following its December 31 expiration date, except those persons who do not renew the bulk milk hauler and sampler license while engaged in active military service, shall be required to prove competency and qualification under subdivision 2 before a bulk milk hauler and sampler license is issued. The commissioner may require any other person who renews a bulk milk hauler and sampler license to prove competency and qualification in the same manner.
Subd. 5. Suspension or cancellation. The commissioner is empowered to conduct enforcement action, suspend, or cancel any bulk milk hauler and sampler license pursuant to section 34A.06.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Section 32D.02 — Inspection And Enforcement; Authority And Duties.
Section 32D.03 — Bulk Milk Hauler And Sampler License.
Section 32D.04 — Milk Tank Trucks.
Section 32D.05 — Grade A Dairy Farm Permitting; Water Well Distance Requirement.
Section 32D.06 — Grade A Dairy Farm Inspection; Fees.
Section 32D.07 — Manufacturing Grade Dairy Farm Certification.
Section 32D.08 — Manufacturing Grade Dairy Farm Inspection; Fees.
Section 32D.09 — Dairy Plant Licensing And Permitting.
Section 32D.11 — Procurement Fee.
Section 32D.12 — Selected Products Fee.
Section 32D.13 — Milk Quality Standards.
Section 32D.14 — Official Producer Samples.
Section 32D.15 — Monthly Reporting.
Section 32D.17 — Laboratory Certification.
Section 32D.18 — Milk Bought By Weight; Testing Methods.
Section 32D.19 — Adulterated Dairy Products.
Section 32D.20 — Limitation On Sale.
Section 32D.21 — Cooling After Pasteurization.
Section 32D.22 — Manufacture Of Cheese; Requirements In Process.
Section 32D.23 — Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone Labeling.
Section 32D.24 — Dairy Trade Practices; Definitions.
Section 32D.25 — Duties And Powers Of Commissioner; Data Privacy.
Section 32D.26 — Sales Below Cost Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section 32D.27 — Redress For Injury Or Threatened Injury.
Section 32D.28 — Annual Suspension Of Dairy Trade Practices Act.
Section 32D.30 — Dairy Development And Profitability Enhancement.