Section 345IAC8-3-2. Grade A milk production and storage

   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:

(A) milkhouses;

(B) milking barns;

(C) stables; or

(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.

(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; filed Dec 4, 2014, 1:59 p.m.: 20141224-IR-345140199FRA) 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.