CHAPTER 3. Butter [37101. - 37292.]

Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 37101–37292 · 22 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 37101–37104 · 4 sections

   • § 37101 As used in this chapter: (a) “Package” includes cartons, wrappers, or other containers which are used for the sale of butter to the retail trade. (b) When…
   • § 37102 All scoring of butter shall be in the manner which is specified in the regulations which are adopted by the director.
   • § 37103 Quality designations shall be affixed on the package in a manner and fashion which is prescribed in the regulations which are adopted by the director.
   • § 37104 Notwithstanding Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code, butter purchased from a licensed milk products plant or retail location that is…
2. ARTICLE 2. Butter Grades §§ 37131–37134 · 4 sections

   • § 37131 All butter which is sold or distributed in package form, including such butter which is received from out-of-state points, shall be classified into grades…
   • § 37132 First quality butter is butter which scores not less than 92. The minimum requirements for first quality butter are as follows: (a) It shall be fresh, sweet…
   • § 37133 Second quality butter is butter which scores below 92, but not less than 90. The minimum requirements for second quality butter are as follows: (a) It shall be…
   • § 37134 Butter which scores less than 90 shall not be sold or served to consumers. Such butter when sold shall be in bulk packages which contain not less than 30…
3. ARTICLE 3. Butter Standards §§ 37161–37164 · 4 sections

   • § 37161 Butter is the product made by gathering the fat or fresh or ripened milk or cream into a mass, which also contains a small portion of other milk constituents.
   • § 37162 Butter shall be clean and nonrancid and shall contain not less than 80 percent of milk fat.
   • § 37163 Butter may contain salt or a harmless coloring matter.
   • § 37164 Butter flavored with spices, condiments, garlic, chives, herbs, or other flavoring may be sold in whipped or solid form, provided the product meets the…
4. ARTICLE 4. Retail Packages §§ 37191–37192 · 2 sections

   • § 37191 Butter which is sold to the retail trade shall be labeled with the name and address of the manufacturer, the wholesale distributor, or the retailer. The…
   • § 37192 Butter which is sold to the retail trade shall be labeled with the words “pasteurized” or “raw,” as the case may be.
5. ARTICLE 5. Bulk Packages §§ 37221–37224 · 4 sections

   • § 37221 Butter which is received in this state by brokers, jobbers, and other persons that receive butter in cubes, tubs, firkins, or other bulk packages shall be…
   • § 37222 The markings shall remain on the packages until the butter which is contained in the packages is cut and wrapped for the retail trade.
   • § 37223 The name of any city, county, or other geographical designation, or any word which may be pronounced the same as any city, county, or other geographical…
   • § 37224 This article does not prohibit the use of a trademark or brand which has a geographical name if it was copyrighted or registered in the office of the Secretary…
6. ARTICLE 6. Imported Butter §§ 37261–37262 · 2 sections

   • § 37261 Every person that sells, consigns, ships, or presents to any other person any butter that has been shipped or imported into this state from any place outside…
   • § 37262 Violation of this article is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars…
7. ARTICLE 7. Renovated Butter §§ 37291–37292 · 2 sections

   • § 37291 Renovated butter is the product made from impure or rancid butter reduced, for the purpose of cleansing and renovating, to a liquid state by melting and…
   • § 37292 It is unlawful for any person to sell any renovated butter unless there is printed upon the label of each and every package, or other container in which such…