N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 257-a: Transportation and storage of milk

§ 257-a. Transportation and storage of milk. 1. Any vehicle

transporting pasteurized milk for retail sale in the same container

shall be transported in a vehicle capable of maintaining milk at a

temperature of at least forty-five degrees fahrenheit or cooler.

2. It shall be unlawful for milk excluding UHT/aseptic packaged milk

and milk products to be shipped or stored in the same enclosed

refrigerated compartment which contains any hazardous or toxic

chemicals, or solid waste. "Toxic and hazardous chemicals" shall not

mean common household products normally sold in grocery stores and

supermarkets or those products normally provided to commercial

establishments by a food service company, that are packaged and handled

in a manner which avoids contamination of milk or milk products. "Solid

waste" shall not mean any packaging that is approved for reuse such as

returnable milk bottles.

3. It shall be the responsibility of any milk dealer who sells milk or

dairy products intended for resale to another distributor to obtain

certification from such distributor that the requirements for proper

refrigeration transportation as provided in this section are met.

4. The commissioner may exempt persons who purchase or handle milk in

a total quantity not exceeding twenty gallons per day from the

requirements of this section.