Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 105 - Agriculture Department
Chapter 1525 - DAIRY INDUSTRY
PRODUCERS QUALITY RECORDS FOR MILK
Part 1525.1470 - MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY RECORDS

Subpart 1. Record and contents.

Every licensed purchaser of milk shall maintain a record of all the quality tests made of milk as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 32.411 and the rules adopted by the commissioner of agriculture, for a period of at least one year from the date of the test. The record must show the name and address of the producer and the patron's number assigned to the producer. The semimonthly record must show at least the day, month, and year the test was made.

Subp. 2. Monthly records for milk.

Tests used to analyze milk samples must comply with the current edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products of the American Public Health Association and the current edition of Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. These tests must be conducted in a certified laboratory approved by the department.

Subp. 3. [Repealed, 13 SR 980]

Subp. 4. Reporting of monthly test results.

Results of monthly tests must be reported back to the producer and to the regulatory agency within 21 days from the sample date to assure timely enforcement procedures. Producers whose milk is found to be out of compliance on any quality tests must be notified by the licensed purchaser and enforcement action taken.

Maintenance and delivery of records must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 32.411, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5.