(a) A manufacturer must pay to the commissioner a fee for fluid milk processed and milk used in the manufacture of fluid milk products sold for retail sale in Minnesota in an amount not less than five cents and not more than nine cents per hundredweight as set by the commissioner's order. No change within any 12-month period may be in excess of one cent per hundredweight.
(b) A processor must report quantities of milk processed under paragraph (a) on forms provided by the commissioner. Processor fees must be paid monthly. The commissioner may require the production of records as necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.
(c) The commissioner may create within the department a dairy consulting program to provide assistance to dairy producers who are experiencing problems meeting the sanitation and quality requirements of the dairy laws and rules. The commissioner may use money appropriated from the dairy services account to pay for the program authorized in this paragraph.
2017 c 88 art 3 s 17
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.