South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:17 - Dairy plants and manufactured grade milk
Chapter 12:17:03 - Quality requirements
Section 12:17:03:01 - Basis
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
The classification of raw milk for manufacturing purposes is based on the following:
(1) Sight and odor, acceptable or rejected;
(2) Sediment test, class one, class two, class three, and class four;
(3) Bacterial estimate test;
(4) Somatic cell count test;
(5) Drug residue test; and
(6) Pesticide test.
At a minimum, milk offered for sale from a producer must be sampled every pickup and tested monthly. Tests must be in accordance with procedures with the Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products and Official Methods of Analysis. Samples must be taken by a licensed sampler. Analysis must be performed at an officially designated laboratory. The cost of sampling, transportation, and analysis is the responsibility of the milk buyer.
General Authority: SDCL 40-32-18(1).
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-32-18(1).
Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, 17th edition, 2004, H. Michael Wehr, Ph.D. and Joseph F. Frank, Ph.D., Editors, American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C. Copies may be obtained from the American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005-2699.
Official Methods of Analysis, 19th edition, 2012, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Gaithersburg, MD. Copies may be obtained from the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, Customer Services, 481 N. Frederick Ave., Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417
