S.P. 802 - L.D. 2172
An Act to Provide for the Licensing, Inspection and Labeling of Farmstead Cheese
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §2901, sub-§8-D is enacted to read:
8-D. Farmstead cheese. "Farmstead cheese" means cheese that is manufactured within the State and that is produced on the same farm on which the milk is produced from milk that is heat treated but is not pasteurized.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2904-A is enacted to read:
1. Inspection. The department shall inspect the processing of farmstead cheese using the same standards used to inspect other cheeses.
2. Licensing. A producer may not sell farmstead cheese unless licensed in accordance with this section. The department shall issue a license to a farmstead cheese producer in accordance with the same standards used to issue licenses to other cheese producers.
3. Labeling. The department shall establish rules for the labeling of farmstead cheese. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
4. Sale restrictions. Farmstead cheese may only be sold from the farm where it is produced and through farm stands and farmers' markets, as defined in section 415.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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