§ 34265 Milk Sample Retention Rules

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If you test milk or cream, you must keep a sample of it for a certain time after testing.
•The person buying, selling, or receiving the milk must give a good place to store these samples.
•The storage place must be approved by the department.

Example

A dairy farmer sells milk to a store. The milk is tested for quality.

The person who tested the milk must keep a sample of it for a while. The store or farmer must provide a good spot to keep this sample, and the government must say the spot is okay.

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§ 34265 Milk Sample Retention Rules

The licensed tester shall retain an unmodified sample of any milk, cream, or fluid derivative of milk or cream which is tested by him for a period of time which is specified in regulations adopted by the director after tests of milk or cream have been made. The purchaser, receiver, or seller of milk or cream or fluid derivative of milk or cream shall provide a suitable place where the samples which are retained by the tester may be kept. Such place shall be acceptable to the department. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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licensed tester unmodified sample milk cream fluid derivative regulations director purchaser receiver seller suitable place department

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 34265.

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