Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                        CHAPTER 123-S.F.No. 583 
           An act relating to agriculture; regulating the 
          manufacture of cultured dairy food; requiring 
          pasteurization for certain dairy products; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 32.486, subdivision 
          1, and by adding a subdivision. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 32.486, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION DEFINITIONS.] (a) The 
definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. 
    (b) "Cultured dairy food" means a dairy product other than 
a grade A cultured dairy product. 
    (c) "Minnesota farmstead cheese" means cheese manufactured 
within the state of Minnesota on the same farm on which the milk 
is produced that is used in the manufacture.  The milk used to 
manufacture Minnesota farmstead cheese must be less than 48 
hours old when used. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 32.486, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 1a.  [PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.] (a) Milk used to 
manufacture Minnesota farmstead cheese may not be more than 48 
hours old when used. 
    (b) Pasteurization is required in all facilities making 
Minnesota farmstead cheese and facilities making 70,000 pounds 
or less of cultured dairy food per year.  
     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 2 is effective August 1, 1989, except persons 
processing Minnesota farmstead cheese or cultured dairy food 
need not have pasteurization until July 1, 1991. 
    Presented to the governor May 12, 1989 
    Signed by the governor May 15, 1989, 5:38 p.m.