N.H. Admin. Code § Mil 301.02

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Mil 301.02 - Installation of Milking Equipment

Plans for new or extensively remodeled cleaned-in-place milk pipeline systems on dairy farms, as required in the PMO, Section 7, item 9r, Administrative Procedures, shall be submitted to the department as follows:

(a) The plans shall be completed by the producer or installer and submitted at least 10 days prior to the proposed start date for installation, or remodeling of the system;

(b) The plans shall indicate if the intended work is a new installation or modification of an existing milking system;

(c) The plans shall include the following:

(1) The name and address of the producer;

(2) The milk company to which milk is sold;

(3) The estimated volume of milk sold daily;

(4) The number and species of animals to be milked;

(5) The name, address and telephone number of the equipment installer;

(6) The proposed installation date;

(7) The specifications of the bulk tank;

(8) The configuration of the milking system;

(9) The specifications of the vacuum system;

(10) The specifications of the pipeline;

(11) The specifications of the wash system, including the water heater;

(12) The specifications of any optional equipment such as weigh jars, automatic take-offs, digital milk weight recorders, and precoolers; and

(13) The signature of installer;

(d) Only information specific to the particular installation shall be included on the plan submission;

(e) A detailed drawing of the proposed milking system and wash system shall be included with the plan submission;

(f) Any plan that encompasses all of the information required in (b) through (e) above shall be accepted as the plan submission, including the plans that are included in the Dairy Practices Council's "Guideline for Effective Installation, Cleaning and Sanitizing of Milking Systems" (2007 Edition) and The Dairy Practices Council's "Guideline for Installation, Cleaning and Sanitizing of Tie Barn Milking Systems" (2006 Edition), available as noted in Appendix A; and

(g) All automatic milking installations (AMIs) shall provide the specific manufacturer and model of the AMI to be installed, and the name, and address of the installer.

N.H. Admin. Code § Mil 301.02

#7314, eff 7-1-00; ss by #7517, eff 6-28-01; ss by #9253-B, eff 8-30-08; ss by #10537, eff 5-1-14

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 37, Filed September 12, 2019, Proposed by #12862-B, Effective 8/29/2019, Expires 8/29/2029.