South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:81 - Sale of raw milk for human consumption
Chapter 12:81:07 - STANDARDS FOR THE SALE OF RAW MILK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Section 12:81:07:02 - Standards for the sale of raw milk for human consumption - Standards
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
Raw milk for human consumption must be produced and handled to conform to the following standards:
(1) Temperature: Maintained at 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or less;
(2) Antibiotics: No positive results on drug residue detection methods that are currently validated by United States Food & Drug Administration-Center for Veterinarian Medicine (FDA-CVM) or any other drug detection methods, as deemed necessary by the department;
(3) Bacteria Limits: Not to exceed 30,000 per ml;
(4) Pathogen: No pathogenic bacteria present.
(5) Somatic Cell Count: Not to exceed 750,000 per ml in cow milk. Not to exceed 1,500,000 per ml in goat milk.
General Authority: SDCL 39-6-9(1), 39-6-9(3), 39-6-9(5) 39-6-9(7), 39-6-9(11), 39-6-9(12), 40-32-18(2), 40-32-18(3), 40-32-18(5), 40-32-18(6).
Law Implemented: SDCL 39-6-1(6), 40-32-1.
