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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 15Pt. 1Ch. 10Art. 4§ 34591 Milk Container Sales Requirements

§ 34591 Milk Container Sales Requirements

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§ 34591 Milk Container Sales Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •You can't sell milk or milk products to stores unless they are in approved bottles or containers.
  • •The bottles must be filled and sealed in a special clean room that meets rules.
  • •The bottle caps must cover the whole top of the bottle.
  • •Single-use containers must follow health rules set by the government.

Example

A small dairy farm wants to sell bottles of milk to local grocery stores.

The farm must fill and seal the milk in approved bottles inside a clean milkroom. The caps must cover the entire top of the bottle. If they don’t follow these rules, they can’t sell the milk.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 34591 Milk Container Sales Requirements

Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any market milk, skim milk, flavored milk, flavored dairy drink, buttermilk, or cultured buttermilk to the retail trade, unless the product is contained in a standard milk bottle or in a single service container which has been mechanically filled and capped or sealed in a milkroom which is properly designed and equipped as approved by the director. The pouring lip of standard milk bottles used to package market milk and milk products sold at retail shall be covered at the time of capping or closure to at least its largest diameter by the cap or cover. A single service container shall meet the specifications of the United States Public Health Service Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Recommendations. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 203, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

market milkskim milkflavored milkflavored dairy drinkbuttermilkcultured buttermilkstandard milk bottlesingle service containermilkroomUnited States Public Health Service Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Recommendations

Related Statutes

  • § 34626 Milk Container Sterilization Requirements
  • § 34627 Milk Container Sanitation Rules
  • § 34628 Milk Transfer Restrictions
  • § 34593 Milk Dispensing Requirements
  • § 34592 Milk Service Container Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 34591.
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