Michigan Laws 288.675 – Purchasing milk for resale or manufacture into another product; payment to producer; manner and dates; violation; issuance of check
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 288.675
- Department: means the Michigan department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 288.572
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of 1 or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other dairy animals. See Michigan Laws 288.574
- Person: means an individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, cooperative, association, firm, trustee, educational institution, state or local government unit, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 288.576
- Producer: means a person who owns or operates a dairy farm and sells or distributes milk produced on that farm including a person who markets milk on behalf of a producer pursuant to a marketing agreement. See Michigan Laws 288.576
(1) A person purchasing milk for resale or manufacture into another product shall pay the producer in a manner and on dates as mutually agreed to by the producers, the dairy plant, and the department. The department shall revoke or deny a license issued under this act for a violation of this subsection.
(2) A dairy plant that produces manufactured dairy products shall not issue a check to the producer unless the name of the person issuing the check is noted on the check.