New Jersey § 24:10-57

§ 24:10-57.

The following words as used in this act and in rules, regulations, definitions, standards

of identity or labeling requirements promulgated thereunder shall have the following

meanings: a. “ Fluid milk products ” means: (1) Milk, cream, certified milk, skim milk, skimmed milk, nonfat milk, nonfat fortified

milk, fortified skim milk, fortified skimmed milk, flavored milk, dairy drink, buttermilk,

cultured buttermilk, cultured skim milk, cultured milk, cultured sour cream, cultured

salad cream, yogurt, cultured half-and-half, Vitamin D milk, Vitamin D fluid milk

products, homogenized milk, modified milk, ice cream mix, ice milk mix and half-and-half. (2) Condensed, evaporated and concentrated milk and fluid milk products intended for

further processing, unless sterilized and packaged in hermetically sealed containers;

and (3) Any other product made by the addition of any substance to milk, or to any of

these fluid milk products, and used for similar purposes, and designated as a fluid

milk product by the department. b. “ Milk products ” means butter, butter oil, the various types of cheeses, dried milk, dried skim milk,

and any other food for human consumption made from milk or its component parts and

designated as a milk product by the department. c. “ Pasteurization ” means the process of heating and holding every particle of milk or fluid milk products

in properly operated equipment acceptable to the department at a temperature and for

such time as is specified by the department. d. “ Dairy farm ” means any place or premises where one or more dairy animals are kept, a part or

all of the milk from which is sold, offered for sale or delivered to any person. e. “Producer or milk producer” means any person who owns or controls one or more dairy

animals, a part or all of the milk from which is sold, offered for sale or delivered

to any person. f. “Distributor or milk distributor” means any person who sells, offers for sale,

or distributes any milk or fluid milk products for human consumption as such. g. “ Milk plant ” means any place, premises, or establishment, other than a frozen dessert plant,

where milk or fluid milk products are collected, handled, processed, manufactured,

stored, pasteurized, bottled, or prepared for distribution, sale or resale. This definition shall not include stores or milk depots handling retail containers

of milk or fluid milk products in original unopened containers, nor to those establishments

dispensing milk or fluid milk products for consumption on the premises or that portion

of any establishment operated as a dairy farm. h. “ Milk depot ” means any place or premises, other than a milk plant, where milk and fluid milk

products packaged in final containers are stored prior to distribution. i. “ Bulk milk hauler ” means any person, other than a person holding a milk plant permit from the department,

who purposes or collects milk in a tank truck from dairy farms for the purpose of

distribution or sale to a milk plant or milk plants other than that or those for which

he holds a permit. j. “ Department ” means the State Department of Health. k. “ Local board ” or “ local board of health ” means the board of health of any municipality or the boards, bodies or officers

in such municipality lawfully exercising any of the powers of a board of health under

the laws governing such municipality, and includes any consolidated board of health

or county board of health created and established pursuant to law.