Section 345 IAC 8-3-2 - Grade A milk production and storageAuthority: IC 15-17-3-21; IC 15-18-1-14
Affected: IC 15-18-1-18
Sec. 2.
The following are required to hold a Grade A dairy farm permit:
(1) Milk that is produced or processed must meet the chemical, bacteriological, and temperature standards in Section 7 and Table 1 of the PMO adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule.(2) The farm must meet the sanitation, construction, operation, and other standards in the provisions of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule, including the following:(A) Section 7, "Standards for Grade "A" Raw Milk For Pasteurization, Ultra-Pasteurization, or Aseptic Processing and Packaging", Items 1r through 19r.(B) Appendix C, "Dairy Farm Construction Standards; Milk Production".(C) Appendix D, "Standards for Water Sources".(D) Appendix F, "Sanitization".(E) A farm utilizing an automatic milking installation (AMI) must comply with Appendix Q.(3) The animals on the farm must meet the animal health requirements in IC 15-18-1-18 and Section 8 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule.(4) The "administrative procedures" set forth in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule shall be followed in implementing the standards required in this section.(5) Before: (D) parlors; regulated under this rule are constructed or extensively altered, construction plans shall be submitted to the state veterinarian for written approval before work is begun.(6) Raw milk for pasteurization shall not be stored:(A) on a dairy farm for more than forty-eight (48) hours; however, sheep and goat milk may be stored on a dairy farm for up to seven (7) days in accordance with the procedures in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance; and(B) outside a farm bulk milk tank.(7) Agitation and refrigeration of all farm bulk milk cooling and holding tanks shall be automatically controlled with automatic controls that will maintain mixed milk temperature between thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit and forty-five (45) degrees Fahrenheit and an interval timer that will activate agitation of the milk for a minimum period of two (2) minutes in every sixty (60) minute interval.(8) A farm's milkhouse bulk tank may only be used for collection and storage of raw milk for pasteurization. A farm's milkhouse bulk tank may be converted to a raw milk storage vessel holding commingled raw milk for pasteurization as follows: (A) Once the final milking has been completed and before processing, a bulk tank sample of the farm's milk supply must be collected by a permitted hauler/sampler for quality and drug residue testing.(B) The collected sample must be tested and meet the Grade A quality and drug residue standards.(C) Raw milk from other bulk tank units (BTU) may only be commingled after milk quality and drug residue samples have been collected and the milk from each BTU meets Grade A standards.(D) Before untested milk may be added to the milkhouse bulk tank, the bulk tank must be emptied, cleaned, and sanitized in accordance with the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). Untested milk shall not be added or commingled with tested milk in the farm milkhouse bulk tank.(9) Ungraded milk shall not be: (A) stored in the permitted bulk tank with milk for graded purposes; or(B) harvested using common equipment unless: (i) it is harvested after all graded milk; and(ii) the equipment is completely washed prior to subsequent milkings. Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 8-3-2; emergency rule filed Jan 27, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 1224, eff Feb 1, 1994; filed Apr 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.: 21 IR 3355; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Sep 27, 2002, 2:40 p.m.: 26 IR 341; filed Jul 18, 2005, 1:00 p.m.: 28 IR 3565; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; filed Sep 11, 2012, 2:35 p.m.: 20121010-IR-345120107FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health ( 410 IAC 8-14-8.2) to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health ( 345 IAC 8-3-2) by P.L. 138-1996, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1996.Filed 12/4/2014, 1:59 p.m.: 20141224-IR-345140199FRAFiled 12/7/2016, 9:26 a.m.: 20170104-IR-345160222FRAFiled 2/23/2021, 1:10 p.m.: 20210324-IR-345200476FRANOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 8-14-8.2) to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health ( 345 IAC 8-3-2) by P.L. 137-1996, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1996.