Utah Admin. Code R70-320-13 - Licensing Plant, Milk Graders, and Bulk Milk Collectors
(1) Application for License.
Applications to the department for a new or renewal license for dairy plants, milk graders, and bulk milk haulers shall contain the name and address of the applicant and other pertinent information as may be required.
(2) Plant
Inspection.
(a) Each plant shall be inspected
by a compliance officer to determine if the plant meets the requirements for
licensing.
(b) If the plant does
not meet the requirements for licensing, the plant shall be re-inspected by a
compliance officer within 30 days of the initial inspection.
(i) A period longer than 30 days may be
allowed if major changes or new equipment is required.
(ii) If after the re-inspection the plant
meets the requirements for licensing, a license shall be issued.
(iii) If after the re-inspection the plant
does not meet the requirements for licensing, it shall not be licensed, and its
authorization to handle, buy, or receive milk or to manufacture dairy products
therefrom shall be withheld until a time as the plant qualifies for a
license.
(c) The plant
will be charged for mileage spent by the department for any subsequent visits
required for certification of the plant.
(d) The compliance officer shall show the
results of each inspection on a Plant Inspection Report Form.
(e) Each completed Plant Inspection Report
Form shall be left at the plant and a copy shall be kept by the
department.
(3) Issuance
of License.
(a) Dairy Plants.
(i) The department shall license each dairy
plant that meets the requirements of this rule.
(ii) The department shall license each new
plant before the plant may buy, receive, or process any milk for the
manufacture of dairy products.
(iii) The license certification shall be
posted conspicuously at the plant.
(iv) The license shall authorize the plant to
test, buy, and receive milk for manufacturing purposes and to manufacture dairy
products therefrom, in compliance with Title 4, Chapter 3, the Utah Dairy Act
and this rule.
(b) Milk
Graders and Bulk Milk Haulers.
(i) The
department shall license milk graders and bulk milk haulers who meet the
requirements prescribed by the department.
(ii) The licenses of milk graders and bulk
milk haulers shall authorize them to grade, accept, and reject raw milk in
accordance with Section
R70-320-5.
(4) Expiration,
Suspension, and Revocation of License.
(a)
Licenses shall expire and become renewable each year the 31st of December,
unless revoked earlier, and no license shall be transferable.
(b) If at any time an inspector determines
that a licensed plant does not meet the requirements for licensing, the
inspector may allow a reasonable probationary period for the operator to bring
the plant within the requirements for licensing.
(c) If at the end of the probationary period
the plant does not meet the licensing requirements, the department may revoke
the plant license. The department may suspend or revoke licenses of bulk milk
haulers for any violation of this rule or Title 4, Chapter 3, the Utah Dairy
Act.
(d) An opportunity for a
hearing shall be provided to any licensee before suspension or revocation of
this license.
(5)
Reinstatement.
(a) If, after a period of
withholding, probation, or revocation of a plant license, the operator makes
the necessary corrections at the plant, the plant operator may apply to the
department for re-inspection and reinstatement.
(b) When the compliance officer determines
that requirements for licensing have been met, the department shall issue a
license to the plant.
(c) The
reinstatement of licenses for milk graders and bulk milk haulers that have been
suspended or revoked shall be made only after satisfying the department of
their qualifications.
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