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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION

     

     Introduced By: Senators Kettle, P Fogarty, Sosnowski, Morgan, and Archambault

     Date Introduced: February 15, 2017

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 21-2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-2 entitled "Milk

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Sanitation Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     21-2-6. Grade A dairy farm permit holders.

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     (a) All grade A dairy farms shall be inspected at least two (2) times each year by the

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department of health. If the grade A dairy farm is located outside of the state, the department may

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accept the inspection of some person or agency outside of the state of Rhode Island who has been

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qualified and approved by the director to make the inspection.

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     (b) Every grade A dairy farm permit holder shall be equipped with a bulk storage and

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pickup tank with suitable and adequate cooling equipment, and no grade A raw milk for

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pasteurization from grade A dairy farms shall be picked up in cans.

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     (c) No milk sold or shipped by a grade A dairy farm permit holder as grade A raw milk

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for pasteurization shall be commingled in any manner with milk or milk products of any other

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grade if it is to be sold as grade A pasteurized milk.

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     (d) The director of health shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.

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     (e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

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     (1) The production of milk, milk products, raw milk or raw milk products and the

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manufacture of cheese for personal consumption or for consumption by immediate family

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members; or

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     (2) The transfer or exchange of raw milk between persons who are parties to the same

 

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shared animal ownership agreement. For purposes of this subsection, "shared animal ownership

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agreement" means any contractual arrangement in which a person acquires ownership interest in a

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milk-producing animal, agrees to pay or reimburse another person or otherwise accept financial

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responsibility for the care and boarding of such milk-producing animal, and is entitled to receive

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a share of the raw milk produced by such milk-producing animal.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION

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     This act would permit commingling of raw milk products for certain purposes involving

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private consumption.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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