Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-22-.14
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 80-1-22-.14 - Rules For Purchasing And Testing Milk And Cream(1) Any person or firm desiring to open a cream station, milk station, receiving station, shipping station, creamery, cheese factory, ice cream factory or condensory for the purpose of purchasing cream or milk on butterfat basis shall, two weeks prior to the opening of any of the above named establishments, notify the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in writing of the location and the names and addresses of the operator and tester who will be in charge of the testing and the establishment.(2) All milk plants, milk stations, ice cream plants, creameries, cheese plants, and condensories that practice composite testing are required to take samples of each shipment of milk which the composite test represents. All plants or stations which practice composite testing shall test at least once every seven days, provided, however, if cheese plants and condensories are equipped with refrigeration facilities and milk samples are kept below a constant temperature of 45° F, and properly preserved, such establishments shall be required to test only once every 15 days, provided further, that such samples shall not be kept out of refrigeration for a period exceeding 20 minutes at any one time.(3) Each lot of cream or milk delivered to be purchased on butterfat basis shall be accurately sampled by thoroughly mixing and then taking out carefully a representative portion for the test. In case of milk where composite testing is done, the portion representing each lot sampled shall be used in making up the composite sample for the butterfat test.(4) All licensed receiving stations conducted for the purpose of the purchase of butterfat, either in the form of cream or milk, shall keep a permanent record available at all times, to the agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, which records are for checking purposes and shall show the percentage of butterfat obtained by the analysis of the purchaser on all samples representing lots of cream or milk purchased, as well as the total weight of the product represented by the sample.(5) Licensed milk and cream testers shall report daily the percentage of butterfat obtained in each test on regular forms furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Industries of milk and cream for the purpose of purchasing the milk or cream on butterfat basis to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.(6) It shall be the duty of testers of milk or cream to post in a conspicuous place frequented daily by patrons a copy of all tests reported to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and the day the tests are made. These shall remain posted until an agent of the Commissioner shall authorize the removal of same.(7) It shall be the duty of the tester to see that the percentage of butterfat obtained by him is the figure for the percentage of butterfat used and recorded on a permanent record for the payment of the milk or cream which the sample tested represents. Author: Charles H. Barnes
Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-22-.14
Filed April 19, 1982. Reformatted: Filed March 26, 1985; June 19, 1986.Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-1-2, 2-13-2, 2-13-93.