SECTIONS 34621-34628 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 34621-34628

34621. Every restaurant, school, hospital, soda fountain, or other
place where food or drink is served to the public, which sells milk,
cream, ice cream, ice milk, buttermilk, or any combination of them
for consumption on the premises, upon emptying any container of such
a product, which container is to be returned to the milk distributor
or manufacturer, shall rinse and drain the container, unless it is a
glass container.

34622. Every container of milk, cream, or any product of milk or
cream which is delivered to the consumer by any retailer or
distributor and which is to be returned to such retailer or
distributor shall be rinsed and drained before it is returned.

34623. Every container, except a single service container, of any
kind in which milk or any product of milk is kept, stored,
transported, or delivered, shall be sound, smooth, free from rust or
open seams, and at all times kept in a condition which shall permit
thorough cleansing of all surfaces with which the milk or its
products come in contact.

34624. Any container, including any ice cream cabinet, which is
commonly used or intended for the reception, storage, or delivery of
milk, cream, or any product of milk or cream shall be used
exclusively for the storage and use of milk and milk products. It
shall not be used for any other purpose.

34625. Any empty container which is delivered to any producer,
manufacturer, retailer, or distributor for the reception of milk or
any product of milk shall be kept in a clean, sanitary, and sterile
condition. It shall not be used for any other purpose.

34626. Every receptacle, except a single service container, which
is used to contain market milk, skim milk, buttermilk, or cultured
buttermilk for sale or disposal to the retail trade, shall be
properly washed and sterilized on the premises where it is filled, in
a separate room which is designed and equipped for such washing and
sterilizing.

34627. A single service container shall be made of sanitary
material, in a sanitary manner, and shall be kept in a sanitary
condition free from contamination until it is actually filled with
milk, skim milk, buttermilk, or cultured buttermilk.

34628. Market milk, skim milk, buttermilk, or cultured buttermilk
for sale or disposal to the retail trade shall not be transferred
from one receptacle to another upon any highway, any street or
sidewalk, or upon any vehicle or in any place except a milk room as
specified in Section 34591 or in a place where such product is served
for consumption on the premises.