34621-34628
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.