§ 106-261. Reports to Commissioner of Agriculture as to milk purchased and sold. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑261.  Reportsto Commissioner of Agriculture as to milk purchased and sold.

Every person, firm or corporation that purchases milk for processing ordistribution or sale, or that purchases milk for processing and distributionand sale, in North Carolina shall, not later than the twentieth of each monthfollowing the month such business is carried on, furnish information to theCommissioner of Agriculture, upon blanks to be furnished by him which will showa detailed statement of the quantities of the various classifications of milkpurchased and the class in which milk was distributed or sold. Such reportshall include all milk purchased from the producers and other sources,imported, all milk sold to consumers, sold or transferred between plants, distributors,affiliates and subsidiaries, and all milk used in the manufacture of otherdairy products; provided, however, that every person, firm or corporationengaged in purchasing milk and/or dairy products as defined in G.S. 106‑260,for  processing and manufacturing purposes only and who is not engaged indistributing and/or selling milk or milk products in fluid form, shall berequired to report only the receipts of such milk or milk products and thequantities of dairy products manufactured. Provided, further, that theprovisions of this section shall not apply to retail stores unless the same areowned, controlled or operated by milk processors and/or distributors. (1947, c. 162, s. 2; 1951, c. 1133, s. 2.)