Rule 40-15-5-.02 - Milk TanksAll farm milk tanks used, or to be used, under an express contract between the producer and the purchaser, and on the premises of the producer, for the commercial measurement of milk or other fluid dairy products, must meet the specifications and tolerances set forth in National Bureau of Standards HANDBOOK 44 and supplements there to, filed in the offices of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(a) Installation: It shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer or his agent or dealer or the producer to install the farm milk tank in accordance with the aforementioned specifications and to notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of such installation.(b) Calibration: It shall be the responsibility of the milk tank manufacturer to calibrate all farm milk tanks. The calibration must be made at the factory or after installation, and must meet the aforementioned specifications. The gauge rod shall be numbered or otherwise identified as a part of the specific tank, and it shall be illegal to swap or interchange gauge rod between tanks.(c) Testing: It shall be the responsibility of the Commissioner of Agriculture to test the calibration and the installation of all farm milk tanks and to apply the standard weights and measures seal of approval to all tanks, gauges, and charts as approved.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-15-5-.02
O.C.G.A. Sec. 10-2-5 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654).
Original Rule entitled "Milk Tanks" was filed on November 30, 1973; effective December 20, 1973.Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted. Filed March 1, 1984; effective March 21, 1984.