Section 21-410 - Permit required; exceptions; classifications of permits(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall obtain a permit with a Grade A or a manufactured grade classification from the Secretary before that person may: (1) Bring, send, or receive a milk product into this State for sale;(2) Offer a milk product for sale;(3) Give a milk product away;(4) Store a milk product; or(5) Transport a milk product.(b) A permit is required to: (2) Be a bulk milk hauler/sampler;(3) Be a certified industry dairy farm inspector;(5) Be a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer;(7) Operate a distribution station;(8) Operate a milk transportation company;(9) Operate a receiving station; or(10) Operate a transfer station.(c) A permit is not required for: (1) A milk producer who is outside the departmental inspection area if the raw milk from that milk producer is processed by a milk processor who holds a permit issued under this subtitle;(2) A bulk milk hauler/sampler who receives raw milk from outside the departmental inspection area;(3) A grocery store, restaurant, soda fountain, or similar establishment where milk products are served or sold at retail if: (i) The establishment complies with all applicable provisions of this subtitle and all applicable rules or regulations adopted under this subtitle; and(ii) The milk product is received from a permit holder; or(4) A bulk milk hauler/sampler who is transporting a sealed tanker and not producers' samples.(d) The Secretary shall designate all permits with one of the following classifications, as required by rules and regulations: