It shall be unlawful for a handler of milk in this state to:
(1) Receive or buy milk from permitted producers or their agents without obtaining a license for each location where milk is received or handled;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 260.780

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) Receive milk that is paid for on the basis of weight or volume without having it sampled and weighed or measured by a licensed sampler-weigher;
(3) Manipulate weights, measurements, or tests that are to be used as a basis to purchase milk;
(4) Use false or incorrect records of weights or tests as a basis for payment;
(5) Receive milk purchased from permitted producers by a milk handler that does not have a license to handle;
(6) Use weighing, mixing, sampling, or testing equipment which is inaccurate or nonstandard;
(7) Fail to comply with administrative regulations for weighing, measuring, sampling, and testing milk issued by the director;
(8) Fail to keep records of weights and tests as required by administrative regulation or fail to make such records available for inspection by the director;
(9) Receive milk which is paid for on the basis of tests without having it tested by a licensed tester;
(10) Fail to notify the director in writing of any knowledge of an inaccurately calibrated bulk milk tank; or
(11) Hinder or obstruct any authorized person in the performance of his or her duties under KRS § 260.775 to KRS § 260.845.
Effective: January 1, 2001
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 229, sec. 10, effective January 1, 2001. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 217, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980. — Created 1960
Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 2, effective June 16, 1960.