Montana § 81-22-201 - License Required To Operate Manufactured Dairy Products Plant
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 81-22-201 — License Required To Operate Manufactured Dairy Products Plant, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 81-22-201. License Required To Operate Manufactured Dairy Products Plant
License required to operate manufactured dairy products plant. (1) It is unlawful for any person to operate a manufactured dairy products plant, concentrated, condensed, or evaporated milk and/or cream plant, milk and cream buying station, creamery, dairy producing milk for manufacturing purposes, water ice manufacturing plant, cheese plant including cottage cheese, and cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt, or frozen dessert manufacturing plant without first obtaining a license from the department. (2) Any manufactured dairy products plant or dairy which undergoes a change of ownership must be considered a new plant or dairy for relicensing purposes, provided that changes of ownership may not be construed to include changes of stockholders. (3) A small dairy selling milk or cream as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2, is exempt from the licensing requirements of this section.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 81-22-201 ("License Required To Operate Manufactured Dairy Products Plant") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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