S.D. Admin. R. 12:81:06:02
Before any raw milk may be sold for human consumption, the producer shall complete an educational course and successfully pass an examination prescribed by the secretary.
Before any raw milk may be sold for human consumption, the producer shall submit or cause an official raw milk sample to be submitted to an accredited laboratory for testing at the producer's expense for somatic cell count, drug residue, and bacteria. This sample shall be taken from the commingled raw milk supply such as the dairy farm bulk tank, if the farm is using a bulk tank to store the farm's milk supply prior to packaging. The results shall be provided to the department. All such preliminary samples must be taken using the milk sampling procedures in Appendix B of the PMO. Testing the raw milk for somatic cell count, drug residue, and bacteria shall be conducted monthly at the producer's expense, and the results shall be provided to the department.
Before any raw milk may be sold for human consumption, the department shall collect an official raw milk sample in the consumer container which will be submitted to an accredited laboratory approved by the department for testing for bacteria, coliform bacteria, pathogenic bacteria (Salmonella, Listeria Monocytogenes, Campylobacter spp., and shigatoxin producing, E. Coli), and antibiotic residue. All such preliminary samples must be taken using the milk sampling procedures in Appendix B of the PMO. The testing of the raw milk for bacteria, coliform bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, and drug residue shall be conducted monthly at the department's expense, and the results shall be provided to the department and the producer.
Before any raw milk may be sold for human consumption, a producer with a private water supply used in the milking operation shall submit or cause an official water sample to be submitted to an accredited or United States Environmental Protection Agency certified laboratory approved by the department for testing at the producer's expense for coliform bacteria. The results shall be provided to the department. All such preliminary samples must be taken using the water sampling methods adopted in Appendix G of the PMO and test negative for coliform bacteria. The private water supply must be tested at a minimum of once every three years or immediately after any repairs have been made to the private water supply. The testing must be conducted at the producer's expense and the test results must be provided to the department.
No milk may be sold for human consumption if laboratory test results for raw milk samples exceed the standards for milk in § 12:81:07:02.
S.D. Admin. R. 12:81:06:02
General Authority: SDCL 39-6-9(5), 39-6-9(11), 39-6-9(12), 40-32-18(2), 40-32-18(3), 40-32-18(5), 40-32-18(6).
Law Implemented: SDCL 39-6-1(6), 39-6-9, 40-32-1, 40-32-22, 40-32-23.