Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 27.00 - Standards and Sanitation Requirements for Grade A Raw Milk
Section 27.03 - Animal Health

(1) All milk for manufacturing or processing shall be from herds which are located in an accredited free bovine tuberculosis area as determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; provided, that the herds located in an area that fails to maintain such accredited status shall have been accredited by the Department as tuberculosis free or shall have passed a full herd tuberculosis test within one year from the date of the preceding test.

(2) All milk for pastuerization shall be from herds under the cooperative State-Federal brucellosis eradication program and located in a classified brucellosis-free, or Class A state, as defined by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. If located in Class B or C states, they shall meet U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements for an individually certified herd. All brucellosis reactors disclosed on blood agglutination tests shall be separated immediately from the milking herd.

(3) For diseases other than brucellosis and tuberculosis, the Commissioner may require such physical, chemical or bacteriological tests as he or she deems necessary. The diagnosis of other diseases in dairy cattle shall be based upon the findings of a licensed veterinarian or a veterinarian in the employ of the Department. Any diseased animal disclosed by such test(s) shall be disposed of as the Department directs.