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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 79 - Organization and Rules of Practice › Personal Data › Section 22-79-9 - Uses to be made of the personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Employees of
				the Station who are assigned personnel and payroll responsibilities use the
				personal data contained in the Station's personnel records in processing
				promotions, reclassifications, transfers to another agency, retirement, and
				other personnel actions. Supervisors use the personal data when promotion,
				career counseling, or disciplinary action against such employees is
				contemplated, and for other employment-related purposes.
(b) The Station retains personnel records
				according to schedules published by the Public Records Administrator,
				Connecticut State Library.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Section 22-84-1 - Plant quarantine

Current through July 10, 2024
Transporting of prohibited articles out of quarantined area. No
				contraband or prohibited articles or materials, or regulated articles or
				materials, shall be carried without the required certificates from points
				within any quarantined area to points outside the quarantined areas, even
				though patrolmen are not present.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Section 22-84-2 - Persons to stop for examination

Current through July 10, 2024
The operators or drivers of all vehicles, boats and packanimals
				and all other persons shall stop when signaled by an inspector in uniform and
				wearing the badge of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, shall
				furnish such information as is required by such inspector and shall permit the
				examination of the contents of any vehicles, packages, cargoes or
				shipments.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Section 22-84-3 - Employer not to prevent employee from stopping on signal

Current through July 10, 2024
No employer, officer or manager of any firm or corporation
				shall instruct, order, aid or in any manner assist an employee to refuse to
				stop on signal or to permit inspection of contents of any vehicles, packages,
				cargoes or shipments.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Section 22-84-4 - Quarantined area for European chafer

Current through July 10, 2024
The following area is proclaimed as a quarantined zone for
				plant pests: * * *
The towns of Berlin, Meriden and
				Southington.
No soil or plants bearing soil may be moved from this
				area without
(1) inspection and
			 certification for freedom from infestation by the European chafer, or
(2) treatment by a supervised method approved
			 by the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station as effective
			 in killing European chafers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Longhorned Beetle (Callidiellum rufipenne) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5a - Regulated items

Current through July 10, 2024
Regulated items are Arborvitae
(Thuja)
,
				  Juniper
(Juniperus)
, Cedar
(Chamaecyparis)
, and
				  Pine
(Pinus)
, trees, and raw wood products, including cut logs,
				  infested by all living stages of a longhorned beetle
(Callidiellum
				  rufipenne)
.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Longhorned Beetle (Callidiellum rufipenne) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5b - Survey and eradication program in infested areas of Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
Nursery stock and other regulated items shall be examined by
				  state inspectors or other persons authorized by the Director of The Connecticut
				  Agricultural Experiment Station. Upon discovery of living
Callidiellum
				  rufipenne,
state inspectors shall quarantine regulated items and
				  survey public and private areas surrounding the initial point of infestation to
				  determine the extent of the insect pest's geographic distribution. Infested
				  trees or other regulated items shipped into Connecticut may be returned to the
				  point of origin by the Connecticut receivers at the shipper's expense or, upon
				  direction by authorized state officials, may be ordered destroyed by
				  incineration, burning, burial or other approved methods or treated by
				  acceptable procedures without expense to or indemnity paid by The Connecticut
				  Agricultural Experiment Station or the State of Connecticut. When infested
				  regulated items are received by state inspectors or authorized persons for the
				  purpose of destruction, a certificate shall be given to the owner of said
				  regulated items indicating the number of trees or amounts of regulated
				  materials surrendered by the owner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Longhorned Beetle (Callidiellum rufipenne) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5c - Records of infestations in Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
The Office of the State Entomologist at The Connecticut
				  Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, P.O. Box 1106, New
				  Haven, Connecticut 06504-1106, shall maintain records of survey results and a
				  list of towns where infested regulated items have been found. This list shall
				  be available on request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) and Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5d - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of sections
				  22-84-5e
				  through
				  22-84-5g
				  inclusive, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Asian longhorned beetle" means an
				invasive insect to the United States of genus and species Anoplophora
				glabripennis.
(2) "Emerald ash
				borer" means an invasive insect to the United States of genus and species
				Agrilus planipennis.
(3)
				"Authorized person" means an inspector or other person authorized by the
				Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to examine
				regulated articles, implement survey, suppression, control or eradication
				activities, establish regulated areas, and enforce quarantine regulations,
				including restrictions on intrastate movement of regulated articles.
(4) "Regulated article" means any stage of
				Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer, or any living or dead plant
				material including nursery stock or wood products, or any means of conveyance
				that is infested or has the potential to be infested or may contribute to the
				spread of the Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer. "Regulated
				articles" include, but are not limited to:
(A) Trees of the following genera: Maple,
				Boxelder (Acer spp.); Horse-chestnut, buckeye (Aesculus spp.); Birch (Betula
				spp.); Katsura (Cercidiphyllum spp.); Willow (Salix spp.); Elm (Ulmus spp.);
				Ash (Fraxinus spp.); Sycamore (Platanus spp.); Poplar (Populus spp.); Mimosa
				(Albizia spp.); Mountain-ash (Sorbus spp.); Hackberry (Celtis spp.);
(B) Raw wood products, including composted or
				uncomposted chips of Fraxinus spp. for Emerald ash borer quarantines, green
				lumber, cut logs, all firewood, and wood debris greater than one inch in two
				dimensions;
(C) Any other item
				identified by an authorized person to be a "regulated article" that is infested
				or has potential to be infested by the Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash
				borer or that has the ability to contribute to the spread of the Asian
				longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) and Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5e - Prohibition or restriction on transport; survey and eradication programs in regulated areas of Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
				transport any regulated article in the State of Connecticut that is:
(1) Infested or potentially infested with
				Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer; or
(2) Subject to quarantine pursuant to
				subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) and Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5f - Records of infestations in Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
In the Office of the State Entomologist at The Connecticut
				  Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106, New
				  Haven, Connecticut 06504-1106, the Director shall maintain records of destroyed
				  regulated articles, survey results, and of a list of towns where infested
				  regulated articles have been found. This list shall be available upon
				  request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 84 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) and Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Quarantine › Section 22-84-5g - Regulation of firewood transported into and within Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Transport of firewood
(1) Notwithstanding section
				22-84-5e
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no person shall transport
				firewood, by any means, originating from quarantined areas into Connecticut
				without:
(A) a certificate or limited permit
				issued under a compliance agreement with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
				Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
				confirming that the subject firewood may be transported interstate from an area
				currently under federal quarantine and that it has been handled or treated in
				accordance with the conditions of an applicable compliance agreement or treated
				in accordance with the following applicable federal standards articulated in
				the USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual and addenda as may be
				revised from time to time:
(i) Removal of the
				bark and additional one-half inch of wood;
(ii) Kiln sterilization treatment;
(iii) Fumigation according to a treatment
				schedule; or
(iv) Heat
				treatment;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 86 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station › Section 22-86-1 - White pine blister rust: districts

Current through July 10, 2024
Control areas comprising the below named towns, within which
				all ribes, both wild and cultivated, growing within nine hundred feet of a
				white pine stand one acre or more in extent, may be destroyed by a duly
				accredited representative of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station,
				are hereby designated:
Andover
Coventry
Morris
Sterling
Ashford
Eastford
New Hartford
Thomaston
Avon
Ellington
New Milford
Thompson
Barkhamsted
Enfield
Norfolk
Tolland
Bethlehem
Farmington
North Canaan
Torrington
Bolton
Goshen
Plainfield
Union
Bridgewater
Granby
Plainville
Vernon
Bristol
Griswold
Plymouth
Voluntown
Brooklyn
Hampton
Pomfret
Warren
Burlington
Hartland
Putnam
Washington
Canaan
Harwinton
Roxbury
Watertown
Canterbury
Hebron
Salisbury
Willington
Canton
Kent
Scotland
Winchester
Chaplin
Killingly
Sharon
Windham
Colebrook
Litchfield
Simsbury
Woodbury
Columbia
Manchester
Somers
Woodstock
Cornwall
Mansfield
Stafford
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 111c - Registration Fees › Section 22-111c-1 - Registration fees for the sale of fertilizer

Current through July 10, 2024
Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be
				registered with the Commissioner of Agriculture annually before being
				distributed in this State. A fee of (15) fifteen dollars per major and minor
				element for each brand and grade listed on the application form shall accompany
				the application for registration. The cost for each registration shall not
				exceed (90) ninety dollars per individual product. All registrations shall
				expire on June thirtieth of each year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 111e - Establishment of Certain Inspection, Registration, Production and Marketing Fees for the Distribution of Fertilizer, Commercial Feeds, Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-111e-1 - Inspection fees for the distribution of fertilizer

Current through July 10, 2024
A distributor of commercial fertilizer shall pay to the
				Commissioner of Agriculture annually, at the time an annual statement is filed
				pursuant to Section
				22-111e(b)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, an inspection fee of (25) twenty-five
				cents per U.S. ton of each commercial fertilizer distributed in this state
				during the period ending June 30th, provided that sales to manufacturers or
				exchanges between manufacturers and sales by distributors of less than (10) ten
				tons in any such annual period are exempted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 111j - Sale and Distribution of Fertilizers › Section 22-111j-3 - Labels

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When requested by the Commissioner of
			 Agriculture, each manufacturer or distributor shall furnish, with his
			 application for registration, all proposed labels for fertilizer and any
			 directions for the use of such fertilizer.
(b) All guaranteed plant nutrients in
			 addition to, and following, the primary nutrients of nitrogen, phosphorous and
			 potassium, shall be listed on each label of fertilizer in the order in which
			 such elements appear in section 22-111-4 of these regulations.
(c) Any fertilizer which contains a minimum
			 of 0.03% of boron in water soluble form shall carry the word "warning" or
			 "caution" which shall be conspicuously displayed on such label. Such label
			 shall list the crop or crops for which said fertilizer shall be used and shall
			 state that the use of such fertilizer on any non-recommended crop may cause
			 serious injury to such crop or crops.
(d) Any fertilizer which contains a minimum
			 of 0.001% molybdenum shall carry the word "warning" or "caution" which shall be
			 conspicuously displayed on such label. Such label shall state that the
			 application of any fertilizer containing molybdenum may result in a level of
			 molybdenum in forage crops which may be toxic to ruminant animals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 111j - Sale and Distribution of Fertilizers › Section 22-111j-4 - Plant nutrients

Current through July 10, 2024
All plant nutrients which are to be used in the production,
				manufacture, and distribution of fertilizer shall be registered with the
				Commissioner of Agriculture and shall be guaranteed by the manufacturer or
				distributor. Said guarantees shall be established on an elemental basis as
				prescribed by statute. All sources of such elements, so guaranteed, and proof
				of the availability of such elements shall be provided to the Commissioner upon
				his request. The minimum percentage which shall be acceptable to the
				Commissioner for registration are as follows: calcium (CA), 1.000%; magnesium
				(MG), 0.5000%; sulfur (S), 1.000%; boron (B), 0.0200%; chlorine (CL), 0.1000%;
				cobalt (CO), 0.0005%; copper (CU), 0.0500%; iron (FE), 0.1000%; manganese (MN),
				0.0500%; molybdenum (MO), 0.0005%; sodium (NA), 0.1000%; zinc (ZN),
				0.0500%.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 111j - Sale and Distribution of Fertilizers › Section 22-111j-5 - Investigational allowances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A commercial
			 fertilizer, or any individual element contained therein, shall be deemed
			 deficient if the analysis of nutrient is below the guarantee by an amount
			 exceeding the values in the schedule below. Such guaranteed analysis shall be
			 conducted in accordance with the recommended Association of Official Analytical
			 Chemists (A.O.A.C.) procedures for obtaining samples and sample preparation.
			 Such procedures are described in Official Methods of Analysis of the
			 Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 11th edition, 1970, and in
			 succeeding issues of the Journal of the Association of Official Analytical
			 Chemists. Replicate data shall be evaluated by following the instructions
			 listed in the Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, vol.
			 59, no. 5, pg. 935, table 19, October 1966.
Guarantee
Percent
Nitrogen
Percent
Available Phosphoric
Acid, Percent
Potash
Percent
04
0.49
0.67
0.41
05
0.51
0.67
0.43
06
0.52
0.67
0.47
07
0.54
0.68
0.53
08
0.55
0.68
0.60
09
0.57
0.68
0.65
10
0.58
0.69
0.70
12
0.61
0.69
0.79
14
0.63
0.70
0.87
16
0.67
0.70
0.94
18
0.70
0.71
1.01
20
0.73
0.72
1.08
22
0.75
0.72
1.15
24
0.78
0.73
1.21
26
0.81
0.73
1.27
28
0.83
0.74
1.33
30
0.86
0.75
1.39
32
0.88
0.76
1.44
(b)
			 Secondary and minor elements shall be deemed deficient if any element is below
			 the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values in the table below. The maximum
			 allowable deviation of the values listed in such tables shall be one unit (1%).
Element
Allowable Deficiency
Calcium
0.2 unit + 5% of guarantee
Magnesium
0.2 unit + 5% of guarantee
Sulfur
0.2 unit + 5% of guarantee
Boron
0.003 unit + 15% of guarantee
Cobalt
0.0001 unit + 30% of guarantee
Molybdenum
0.0001 unit + 30% of guarantee
Chlorine
0.005 unit + 10% of guarantee
Copper
0.005 unit + 10% of guarantee
Iron
0.005 unit + 10% of guarantee
Manganese
0.005 unit + 10% of guarantee
Sodium
0.005 unit + 10% of guarantee
Zinc
0.005 unit + 10% of guarantee
(c)
			 Method of determining investigational allowances. A minimum of two (2) values
			 shall be averaged in order to determine that the minimum guarantee has been
			 met. If more than two (2) values are obtained, all significant values shall be
			 averaged. Each value may be "rounded" to one decimal place for easy recording,
			 but each value shall be carried to two (2) decimal places in order to apply
			 such established averages to the preceding table. If the requisite guarantee is
			 not listed in such table, the necessary appropriate value shall be calculated
			 by interpolation.
(d) Sampling.
			 Wherever applicable, all sampling equipment used and procedures employed shal
			 be those adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 118q - Establishment of Certain Inspection, Registration, Production and Marketing Fees for the Distribution of Fertilizer, Commercial Feeds, Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-118q-1 - Commercial feeds and pet foods

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Incorporation by reference
The provisions and requirements of and future changes to The
				Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients and Official Feed Terms adopted by the
				Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official
				publication of that organization, is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
				A copy of such document may be obtained by mail from the Connecticut Department
				of Agriculture, 765 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 or by telephone
				at 860-713-2513.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 118q - Establishment of Certain Inspection, Registration, Production and Marketing Fees for the Distribution of Fertilizer, Commercial Feeds, Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-118q-2 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
A distributor of commercial feeds shall pay to the Commissioner
				of Agriculture annually, at time of registration pursuant to Section
				22-118
l
of the Connecticut General Statutes, a registration
				fee of (40) forty dollars for each commercial feed
				registered.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 128a - Establishment of Certain Inspection, Registration, Production and Marketing Fees for the Distribution of Fertilizer, Commercial Feeds, Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-128a-1 - Production and marketing fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Any individual, partnership, association, firm, limited
				liability company or corporation producing and marketing milk and milk products
				required to be registered, licensed or permitted pursuant to Connecticut
				General Statutes Chapter 430, shall pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture at
				time of registration, licensing or permitting pursuant to Connecticut General
				Statutes Chapter 430, a fee of (10) ten dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-114 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				  22-133-115
				  through
				  22-133-130
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of State Agencies:
(1) "Intrastate dealer" means any person,
				firm, corporation, limited liability company or association who receives,
				pasteurizes, processes and bottles milk from one or more farms located within
				this state and who sells or offers for sale milk or milk products only within
				this state.
(2) "Interstate dealer"
				means any person, firm, corporation, limited liability company or association
				who receives, pasteurizes, processes and bottles milk from one or more farms,
				who sells or offers for sale milk or milk products within and outside of this
				state.
(3) "Un-ripened cheese"
				means cheese that has not undergone a sixty day aging process.
(4) "Depot" and "Distributor" means a place
				of business where packaged milk or milk products are stored for distribution.
				This shall not include those facilities that are part of a milk processing
				plant.
(5) "Store" means a place of
				business where packaged milk or milk products are offered for sale to
				consumers.
(6) "Refrigeration zone"
				means that area of a cooler or other area in which milk products are stored,
				which is actively cooled by a mechanical device.
(7) "Facility", "Farm" and "Premises" means
				any place where one (1) or more lactating goat, cow or sheep are kept for
				milking purposes.
(8) "Herd" is
				defined as one (1) or more cows, goats or sheep which are kept for milking
				purposes.
(9) "Milk handler" means
				a person who handles milk or milk products, equipment which comes in direct
				contact with milk or milk products or milking aged animals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-116 - Methods of making sanitation ratings

Current through July 10, 2024
The following are incorporated by reference. Pasteurized Milk
				  Ordinance Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Supplies,
				  Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug
				  Administration, as amended from time to time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-117 - Procedures governing the participation of the Department of Agriculture in the National Interstate Milk Shippers Conference

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				following are incorporated by reference. Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Procedures
				Governing the Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug
				Administration Program of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments,
				Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug
				Administration, as amended from time to time.
(b) The commissioner of agriculture may
				appoint a designated agent from the department, knowledgeable in both public
				health matters and the production, processing and handling of milk and milk
				products, to attend the meetings of the National Conference on Interstate Milk
				Shipments. The commissioner's designated agent, in consultation with the
				commissioner, shall cast votes assigned to the state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-118 - Standards for the production and manufacture of cheese

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following are incorporated by
				reference as the standards for the production and manufacture of cheese: 21 CFR
				110, Current Good Manufacturing Practice In Manufacturing, Packing, Or Holding
				Human Food and 21 CFR 133 Cheeses And Related Cheese Products.
(b) Un-ripened cheeses shall not have a
				coliform bacteria count in excess of ten per milliliter or gram.
(c) Cheese shall be manufactured from milk
				which has been properly screened for the presence of drug residues or other
				inhibitors in accordance with section
				22-203a
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and regulations adopted pursuant to section
				22-203c of
				the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-119 - Ricotta cheese, definitions for the purposes of section 22-133-120 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(1) Whole milk
				ricotta cheese is the cheese prepared from milk, whey or a blend of such
				products, heated to a minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180) degrees
				Fahrenheit. Salt and acidifying agents may be added to whole milk ricotta
				cheese, as well as other generally recognized safe and suitable ingredients as
				defined in 21 CFR 184. The finished whole milk ricotta cheese shall not contain
				more than eighty (80) percent moisture and shall contain not less than eleven
				(11) percent of milkfat.
(2)
				Part-skim ricotta cheese is the cheese prepared from milk, whey or a blend of
				these products, heated to a minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180)
				degrees Fahrenheit. Salt and acidifying agents may be added to part-skim
				ricotta cheese, as well as other generally recognized safe and suitable
				ingredients as defined in 21 CFR 184. The finished part-skim ricotta cheese
				shall not contain more than eighty (80) percent moisture and shall contain
				between six (6) and ten percent (10) milkfat.
(3) Skim milk ricotta (Ricotone) is the
				cheese prepared from skim milk, whey or a blend of these products, heated to a
				minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit. Salt and
				acidifying agents may be added to ricotta cheese from whey or skim milk, as
				well as other generally recognized safe and suitable ingredients as defined in
				21 CFR 184. The finished ricotta from whey or skim milk shall not contain more
				than eighty two point five (82.5) percent moisture and shall contain less than
				one percent (1) milkfat.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-120 - Whole milk ricotta cheese, part-skim ricotta cheese and skim milk ricotta cheese. Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each batch of
				whole milk ricotta cheese, part-skim ricotta cheese and skim milk ricotta
				cheese shall be monitored by the use of an indicating thermometer that complies
				with the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, appendix H, indicating thermometers for
				batch pasteurization.
(b) At the
				end of the heating period before the addition of an acidifying agent, each
				operator shall log the temperature of the milk. In addition to the temperature,
				the log shall contain the date, kettle or vat identification, batch number,
				amount, and the name of the operator.
(c) The term "pasteurized", may only be used
				when the milk used to manufacture whole milk ricotta cheese, part-skim ricotta
				cheese and skim milk ricotta cheese has been properly pasteurized using
				approved equipment, in conformance with section
				22-133-115(a)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(d) The packaging, handling and storage of
				whole milk ricotta cheese, part-skim ricotta cheese and skim milk ricotta
				cheese shall comply with 21 CFR 110 Current Good Manufacturing Practice In
				Manufacturing, Packing, Or Holding Human Food.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-121 - Standards for the production and manufacture of butter

Current through July 10, 2024
The following are incorporated by reference as the standards
				  for the production and manufacture of butter: 21 CFR 110, Current Good
				  Manufacturing Practice In Manufacturing, Packing, Or Holding Human Food and 7
				  CFR 58, Grading And Inspection, General Specifications For Approved Plants And
				  Standards For Grades Of Dairy Products.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-122 - Depot or distributor. Inspection and standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				following are incorporated by reference as the standards for the storage and
				handling of packaged milk and milk products at a milk distribution facility:
				The Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), section 1, sections 4 and 6, section 7,
				items 1p, 2p, 3p, 4p, 5p, 6p, 7p, 8p, 9p, 15p, 20p, 21p, 22p and sections 12
				through 14 inclusive, Recommendations of the United States Public Health
				Service/Food and Drug Administration, as amended from time to time.
(b) The cooling requirements for packaged
				milk and milk products, cottage cheese, butter, cream cheese, sour cream,
				yogurt, kefir and related dairy products at a milk distribution facility shall
				conform to section
				22-194
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) Returned milk and milk products shall not
				be offered for re-sale, shall be kept cooled and shall be stored in an area
				clearly marked with the words "Returns" or "Not for Sale", separate from other
				foods being offered for sale.
(d)
				The commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent may inspect each milk
				distribution facility annually for compliance with this section. The inspection
				frequency may be increased for cause. A copy of the inspection report shall be
				retained at the milk distribution facility and shall be available for
				inspection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-123 - Cheese, milk and milk product handling and storage in stores. Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The cooling requirements for milk and
				milk products in stores shall conform to section
				22-194
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) All coolers/refrigerators and display
				areas used for the storage or display of milk and milk products and cheese
				shall be kept clean and free of odors, rodents and insects.
(c) Milk and milk products and cheese shall
				be received in a sanitary manner. The areas where milk and milk products, or
				cheese are received shall be clean and free of litter, rodents and
				insects.
(d) Milk and milk products
				shall be immediately put into refrigerated storage upon receipt.
(e) Milk and milk products shall only be sold
				to consumers in the original container.
(f) The manufacturer's last sale date or
				expiration date shall not be altered in any way.
(g) No milk and milk product or cheese
				labeled with the words "keep refrigerated" or that is otherwise required to be
				refrigerated shall be stored outside the refrigeration zone of any cooler,
				display case or refrigerator.
(h)
				Returned milk and milk products and cheese shall not be offered for re-sale and
				shall be kept cooled, stored in an area clearly marked with the words "Returns"
				or "Not for Sale", separate from other foods being offered for sale.
(i) The commissioner or the commissioner's
				designated agent may inspect the receiving, storage and handling of milk, milk
				and milk products and cheese at each store annually for compliance with this
				section. The inspection frequency may be increased for cause. A copy of the
				inspection report shall be retained at the store and shall be available for
				inspection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-124 - Retail raw milk, production, cooling, storage and cleaning. Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The procedures, handling, equipment and
				facilities used in the production and handling of retail raw milk shall comply
				with section
				22-133-115(a)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except as modified by
				sections 22-133-124 through
				22-133-131
				inclusive of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) Retail raw milk shall be cooled to forty
				degrees (40) Fahrenheit or less within three hours of the completion of
				milking. The blend temperature after the first milking and subsequent milkings
				shall not exceed fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Retail raw milk shall be kept cooled to a
				temperature of forty degrees (40) Fahrenheit or less until delivered to the
				consumer.
(d) Each tank or bulk
				storage container shall be cleaned and sanitized every forty-eight
				hours.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-125 - Retail raw milk. Herd health. Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Retail raw
				milk producers shall maintain a current and ongoing patient/client relationship
				with an accredited large animal veterinarian licensed to practice in the State
				of Connecticut.
(b) Herds shall be
				tested annually for brucellosis and tuberculosis. Such testing shall be
				conducted in accordance with sections
				22-287,
				22-298
				and
				22-304
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) The milk ring test for the detection of
				Brucella spp. shall be administered monthly to each herd.
(d) Each herd producing retail raw milk shall
				be enrolled in the Connecticut Plan for the Eradication of Mastitis.
(e) The results of all herd testing required
				by this section shall be reported to the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-126 - Retail raw milk handler. Health standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				personnel health of retail raw milk handlers and the procedures used to prevent
				the transmission of diseases that are transmissible through food shall conform
				to sections 13 and 14 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), Recommendations
				of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, as
				amended from time to time.
(b) Any
				retail raw milk handler with a communicable disease is prohibited from handling
				retail raw milk or retail raw milk cheese, equipment that may come in direct
				contact with retail raw milk or retail raw milk cheese, or from milking aged
				animals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-127 - Retail raw milk, filling, capping and container. Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Retail raw milk producers with a daily
				production of two hundred fifty pounds (250) or less shall comply with the
				following requirements:
(1) All workers
				filling and capping shall wear hair covering and wash hands immediately prior
				to starting the filling operation;
(2) Multiple use containers shall be washed,
				sanitized and drained no more than four hours prior to filling. Washing and
				sanitizing may be done in a three compartment sink or other apparatus
				acceptable to the commissioner;
(3)
				Single service caps shall be sanitized immediately prior to use;
(4) Filling shall be done using suitable
				stainless steel piping equipped with a positive shutoff valve. No dipping or
				ladling is permitted;
(5) During
				filling, the pouring lip of the container shall be protected from overhead
				contamination by the use of a drip deflector installed on the filling
				device;
(6) The exterior of filled
				and capped containers shall be rinsed with potable water or potable water
				treated with a sanitizer;
(7) Each
				filled container shall have the label affixed and the last sale date stamped or
				otherwise applied to the container before being transferred to a cooler or
				customer;
(8) Wet storage of filled
				containers is not permitted; and
(9) The storage and construction of caps and
				containers shall conform to section
				22-133-115(a)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-128 - Retail raw milk cheese, production and manufacture. Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The standards, facilities, production and
				sale of retail raw milk cheese shall comply with the requirements for the
				manufacture of cheese contained in section
				22-133-118
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except as modified by
				sections 22-133-128 through
				22-133-130
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) All retail raw milk cheese shall be aged
				a minimum of sixty days at a temperature of not less than thirty five (35)
				degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Salt,
				acidifying agents, rennet, flavoring ingredients as well as other generally
				recognized safe and suitable ingredients as defined in 21 CFR 184 may be added
				to retail raw milk cheese.
(d) The
				milk used in the manufacture of retail raw milk cheese shall comply with
				sections
				22-133-124
				to
				22-133-126,
				inclusive, and section
				22-133-129
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(e) A clean room shall separate the areas
				used to process, hold, age and package retail raw milk cheese from milking
				areas, animal housing areas, toilet facilities and other areas used for
				domestic purposes. All outside openings shall be screened and all exterior
				doors and entrances to cheese processing areas shall be equipped with
				self-closing doors. Toilet facilities shall be equipped with a self-closing
				door.
(f) Each retail raw milk
				cheese manufacturer shall identify each individual cheese made. The system to
				identify each cheese shall use consecutive numbers and include the date of
				manufacture as part of the identification. Each retail raw milk cheese
				manufacturer shall keep records of production. These records shall include the
				date, the amount of milk used in that day's production, the kind of cheese
				produced, the amount of each type of cheese produced and the identification
				number of each individual cheese. The records shall be kept on the premises and
				shall be available for inspection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-129 - Retail raw milk and retail raw milk cheese. Quality standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The standard plate count of retail raw
				milk shall not exceed thirty thousand (30,000) colonies per
				milliliter.
(b) The thermoduric
				bacteria count (lab pasteurized count) of retail raw milk shall not exceed one
				thousand (1,000) colonies per milliliter.
(c) The somatic cell count of retail raw milk
				shall conform to the standards established in section 7, Pasteurized Milk
				Ordinance (PMO), Recommendations of the United States Public Health
				Service/Food and Drug Administration, as amended from time to time.
(d) The coliform bacteria count of retail raw
				milk shall not exceed fifty (50) per milliliter.
(e) There shall be no detectable presence of
				human pathogens in retail raw milk and retail raw milk cheese, including, but
				not limited to: Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia
				enterocolitica, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, Clostridium
				botulinum and Campylobacter jejuni.
(f) No water shall be added to retail raw
				milk.
(g) Retail raw milk shall be
				kept cooled and stored at a temperature of forty (40) degrees Fahrenheit or
				less.
(h) Retail raw milk shall
				contain no drug residues or other inhibitory substances at or above the
				tolerance levels for drugs or other inhibitors established by the US Food and
				Drug Administration. Drug or other inhibitor use shall conform to section
				22-203c-8
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(i) The coliform bacteria count of retail raw
				milk cheese shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) per milliliter or
				gram.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-131 - Milk or milk products and cheese. Labeling standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Labeling shall comply with 21 CFR 101
				Food Labeling.
(b) Products not
				manufactured, packaged and heat treated in a manner that makes the product safe
				to store at room temperature shall be conspicuously labeled with a last sale
				date. The last sale date shall be shown in contrasting color with the
				background. The last sale date shall be expressed as "sell by", "last sale
				date" or "must be sold by".
(c)
				Products not packaged and heat treated in a manner that makes the product safe
				to store at room temperature shall bear the words "Keep
				Refrigerated".
(d) Products
				packaged and heat treated in a manner that makes the product safe to store at
				room temperature shall bear the words "Keep Refrigerated After
				Opening".
(e) No label shall
				contain false or misleading information.
(f) In the case of cheese manufactured from
				raw milk, the ingredient listing shall state "made from raw milk" .
(g) All labels shall be submitted to the
				commissioner for approval a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to use.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-132 - Retail raw milk. Labeling

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to section
				  22-133-131
				  of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, retail raw milk labels shall
				  comply with the following requirements:
(1) The name of the food "Raw Cow's Milk",
				"Raw Sheep Milk" or "Raw Goat's Milk", as is appropriate, shall be plainly
				labeled;
(2) The label shall
				contain the name, address and zip code of the producing farm;
(3) The label shall state the net amount of
				the contents.
(4) The consumer
				shall be informed of the risks involved with the consumption of raw or
				undercooked animal food by conspicuously labeling each container with the
				following advisory statement fRaw milk is not pasteurized, pasteurization
				destroys organisms that may be harmful to human health." The advisory statement
				shall be legible, in contrasting color from the label or contents and in type
				of no less one eighth (1/8) of an inch in height. The advisory statement shall
				be part of the label affixed to the container or printed on hangtags attached
				to the container;
(5) The last sale
				date shall be calculated by adding a maximum of (7) days to the date the milk
				is bottled; and
(6) Retail raw milk
				shall only be sold only in original containers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 133 - The Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products Certified Milk › Sanitation and Quality Standards for the Production, Processing, Storage, Handling and Distribution of Milk for Pasteurization and Pasteurized Milk or Milk Products › Section 22-133-133 - Materials incorporated by reference

Current through July 10, 2024
The material incorporated by reference in sections
				  22-133-115
				  through
				  22-133-118
				  inclusive, 22-133-121 and 22-133-122, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
				  Agencies, is available for public inspection and copying during business hours
				  by contacting:
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Regulation and Inspection
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106