Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 8 - DAIRY PRODUCTS
Rule 3 - Standards for Milk and Milk Products and Grade A Standards
Section 3-10 - Grade A milk plants standards
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21; IC 15-18-1-14
Affected: IC 15-18-1
Sec. 10.
A person operating a Grade A milk plant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Milk that is processed must meet the chemical, bacteriological, and temperature standards in Section 7 and Table 1 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule. Milk from manufacturing grade dairy farms may not be used.
(2) The milk plant must meet the sanitation, construction, operation, and other standards set forth in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in section 1 of this rule, including the following:
Closures for Milk and Milk Products".
Appendix K shall comply with the requirements of the agreement and Appendix K.
(3) Milk for pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization, or aseptic processing and packaging may be obtained only from dairy farms that hold a valid Grade A dairy farm permit issued under this article or, in the case of milk from outside the state, is a source that is listed on the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments interstate milk shippers list as meeting standards equal to or greater than the Grade A standards in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance incorporated 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 used in implementing the standards required in this section.
NOTE: Agency cited as 345 IAC 8-3-3, which was renumbered by the publisher as 345 IAC 8-3-10.