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 12:17:03:23.01 - Monitoring of random sampling program for detecting drug residues
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The secretary shall monitor surveillance activities of milk plants by making unannounced on-site inspections to collect samples from bulk milk pickup tankers and to review records of the milk plant's random sampling program for detecting drug residues. The review shall include the following:
(1) The appropriateness of the routine monitoring program and the test methods for detecting drug residues;
(2) The representation of each producer's milk in the testing program and the frequency of testing in accordance with § 12:17:03:23;
(3) The timeliness of notice of positive test results to the secretary;
(4) The ultimate disposition of the milk in the bulk milk pickup tanker;
(5) The trace back to the farm of origin; and
(6) The suspension of pickup of milk at the farm until subsequent testing establishes that the milk is no longer positive for drug residues.
General Authority: SDCL 40-32-18(2).
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-32-18(2).
