Section 02.04.05.330 - BACTERIAL ESTIMATE CLASSIFICATIONA laboratory examination to determine the bacterial estimate shall be made on each Producer's milk at least once each month at irregular intervals. Samples shall be analyzed at a laboratory approved by the Department.
01.Methods of Testing. Milk shall be tested for bacterial estimate by using testing methods approved by USDA or the Department:02.Bacterial Estimate Procedures. Whenever the bacterial estimate indicates the presence of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) bacteria per milliliter, the following procedures shall be applied:a. The Producer will be notified with a warning of the excessive bacterial estimate.b. Whenever two (2) of the last four (4) consecutive bacterial estimates exceed two hundred thousand (200,000) per milliliter, the Department shall be notified and a written warning notice given to the Producer. The notice is in effect so long as two (2) of the last four (4) consecutive samples exceed two hundred thousand (200,000) per milliliter.c. An additional sample will be taken between three (3) days and twenty one (21) days after the date of the written notice. Subsequent milkings shall be excluded from the market until the bacterial estimate of the sample is less than two hundred thousand (200,000) per milliliter. The Producer will be fully reinstated when three (3) out of four (4) consecutive bacterial estimate test do not exceed two hundred thousand (200,000) per milliliter.Idaho Admin. Code r. 02.04.05.330