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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.6 - ANIMAL FEEDING, SLAUGHTER, AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter 32.6.9 - Horse Meat and Horse Meat Food Products › Rule 32.6.904 - APPLICATION OF USDA REGULATIONS

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(1) Any
				regulation or order adopted by the U.S. department of agriculture, animal and
				plant health service, veterinary services, governing the slaughter of horses or
				the preparation, handling or use of horse meat food products automatically
				becomes the rules of the Montana department of livestock, animal health
				division.
(2) All provisions of the
				meat inspection regulations of the U.S. department of agriculture, animal and
				plant health service, veterinary services, unless specifically inapplicable,
				are made applicable to the inspection and handling of horse meat and horse meat
				food products, and the animals from which they are derived.
Secs.
					 81-2-102, MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.6 - ANIMAL FEEDING, SLAUGHTER, AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter 32.6.11 - Rendering Plants; Vehicles and Equipment › Rule 32.6.1101 - CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

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(1) The walls
				and floors must be constructed of concrete or other impervious
				material.
(2) The floors must be
				equipped with adequate drains.
(3)
				All buildings must be vermin and rodent proof.
(4) No liquid waste, either from the
				rendering processes or from washing, may be discharged into any stream or water
				place, or upon the surface of the ground, nor may liquid waste be discharged in
				any manner which will contaminate any water supply, or make it unfit for human
				or livestock consumption. All sewage from washing floors, washing vehicles and
				liquid waste from rendering processes must be disposed of in a manner
				satisfactory to the Montana department of livestock, animal health division and
				the Montana department of health and environmental sciences.
(5) All unloading places or chutes used by a
				rendering plant or disposal plant must be on floors which are of concrete or
				other impervious material which can be easily cleaned and
				disinfected.
(6) All buildings used
				as collection stations must be constructed with floors and walls or concrete or
				other impervious material, equipped with adequate drains, adequate washing and
				disinfecting equipment, and constructed so as to be vermin and rodent proof. If
				bodies, or parts of bodies, of dead animals are to be stored for more than 48
				hours, adequate refrigeration must be provided. Collection stations must be
				maintained the same as rendering or disposal plants.
(7) Floors and walls must be thoroughly
				scrubbed and flushed with water having a temperature of at least 170°F.
				following each day's operation.
(8)
				The buildings and surroundings must be maintained in a sanitary condition at
				all times.
(9) Flies must be kept
				under control at all times.
(10) A
				rendering or disposal plant may not be constructed on a site where it would be
				classified as a nuisance.
Sec.
					 81-9-302 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-9-302
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.6 - ANIMAL FEEDING, SLAUGHTER, AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter 32.6.11 - Rendering Plants; Vehicles and Equipment › Rule 32.6.1102 - HANDLING OF DEAD ANIMALS OR FOWL

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(1) All
				storing, skinning, and dismembering of bodies, or parts of bodies, of dead
				animals or fowl must be done within the rendering or disposal plant.
(2) Where bodies, or parts of bodies, of dead
				animals or fowl are to be rendered, the cooking vats or tanks must be airtight,
				except for proper escape vents for steam. Escaping steam must be released
				through a trap, or traps, or otherwise in a manner that causes no public
				annoyance.
(3) Where bodies, or
				parts of bodies, of dead animals or fowl are to be converted into tallow and
				other inedible material, the processing or rendering and cooking must be done
				in a manner that insures that all material is sterile.
(4) Where bodies, or parts of bodies, of dead
				animals, or fowl (including viscera contents) are to be disposed of by burning,
				the burning must be complete. The place where burning is done must be located,
				constructed and arranged to not interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of
				life and property of residents of this state.
(5) Where bodies, or parts of bodies, of dead
				animals or fowl (including viscera contents) are to be disposed of by burying,
				they must be buried so that no part shall be nearer than 4 feet from the
				natural surface of the ground. Every part must be covered with quicklime and
				then 4 feet of earth. The burial pit may not be located near any river, stream,
				lake, pond, well, or any gulch or draw which is the source of any stream. The
				burial pit may not drain on any ground which may be flooded by the overflow
				water of any river, stream, lake or pond.
(6) If disposition of the viscera contents or
				parts of carcasses is to be made in any manner other than as provided in these
				rules, the disposition must be approved by the department after written
				application by the licensed renderer.
Sec.
					 81-9-302 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-9-302
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.6 - ANIMAL FEEDING, SLAUGHTER, AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter 32.6.11 - Rendering Plants; Vehicles and Equipment › Rule 32.6.1103 - VEHICLES

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(1) Conveyances for the transportation of
				animal carcasses, or parts of animal carcasses, must be provided with an all
				metal or metal-lined box or tank which is watertight. The box must have a metal
				or metal-lined endgate constructed so as to fit firmly against the box or
				tank.
(2) All vehicles must be
				thoroughly washed with water having a temperature of at least 170°F., and
				disinfected with an approved disinfectant immediately after unloading at the
				rendering plant or collection station.
Sec.
					 81-9-302 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-9-302
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.1 - General Rules › Rule 32.8.101 - DEFINITIONS AND ADOPTION OF GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK ORDINANCE AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS

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(1) As used in
				chapter 8, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions
				shall apply:
(a) "Arabic numerals" are
				defined as numbers (not spelled out) such as 3/20 or 12/31.
(b) A "day" is defined as any 24-hour period
				beginning when pasteurization of a unit of milk is completed.
(c) "Milk" is defined as whole milk, reduced
				fat milk, lowfat milk, fat free milk, artificially flavored milk, whipping
				cream, half and half and/or any other pasteurized liquid milk product designed
				to be consumed in the form in which it is packaged, except buttermilk, eggnog,
				and ultra-pasteurized or aseptic processed milk products.
(d) "Pasteurized date" is the same date a
				unit of milk completes pasteurization.
(e) A "sell-by" date is defined as the 12th
				consecutive day, never to exceed 288 hours, following pasteurization of a unit
				of milk.
(f) "Standard
				abbreviations" are defined as a date code such as MAR 31, or NOV 12.
(g) A "unit of milk" is a quantity of milk
				that is pasteurized during one pasteurization processing cycle.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.1 - General Rules › Rule 32.8.102 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE SOLD

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(1)
				The only milk and milk products which may be sold to the final consumer, to
				restaurants, soda fountains, grocery stores or similar establishments are:
(a) Grade A pasteurized milk and milk
				products produced and processed according to the terms of the Pasteurized Milk
				Ordinance.
(b) Milk products
				produced and processed in compliance with the terms of Chapter 9 of this
				title.
(c) In an emergency the sale
				of pasteurized milk and milk products which have not been graded or the grade
				of which is unknown may be made when authorized by the department. Milk and
				milk products sold under this sub-section must be labeled "ungraded".
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.1 - General Rules › Rule 32.8.103 - RAW MILK MAY NOT BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION

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(1) No retail raw milk dairies will be
				licensed to sell grade A raw milk for public consumption.
Sec.
					 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-2-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.1 - General Rules › Rule 32.8.104 - AUTHORIZATION TO SCORE SANITARY CONDITIONS AT DAIRIES AND MILK PLANTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-2-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.1 - General Rules › Rule 32.8.105 - PASTEURIZATION PLANT CODE NUMBERS

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(1) Montana
				department of livestock regulations require all bottles, cans, packages and
				other containers enclosing milk or any milk products defined in chapters 8 and
				9 to be plainly labeled or marked with the identity of the plant at which the
				contents were pasteurized.
(2) The
				identity of the plant is maintained by plainly labeling the container with the
				name of the milk plant, the name of the city or town and the state in which the
				plant is located.
(3) Chapters 8
				and 9 further provide that the identity of the plant where the milk or milk
				products were pasteurized may be shown by a code device approved by the board
				of livestock on the label of the container.
(4) The national conference on interstate
				milk shipments and its membership have adopted the federal information
				processing standards (FIPS) numeral code for states to identify plants
				processing fluid milk fresh milk products and frozen desserts for respective
				states. The numeral code to identify milk plants in Montana is 30. The national
				conference on interstate milk shipments recommends that the FIPS numeral code
				for states be followed by a hyphen and an official code number identifying the
				milk plants in the state.
(5) The
				department has assigned official plant code numbers to each licensed
				pasteurization plant in the state. Copies of the plant code assignments may be
				obtained by writing the milk and egg bureau, department of livestock, P.O. Box
				202001, Helena, MT 59620-2001.
(6)
				All bottles, cans, packages and other containers enclosing milk or any milk
				product defined in chapters 8 and 9 shall be plainly labeled with the name of
				the milk plant in which the milk or milk product was pasteurized, the name of
				the city or town and state in which the milk plant is located and/or the code
				number assigned by the department.
Sec.
					 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-2-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.2 - Milk Freshness Dating › Rule 32.8.201 - SCOPE OF RULES

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(1) Employing the
				definitions in ARM
				32.8.101,
				and in
				81-23-101,
				MCA, these rules apply to milk producers, processors, distributors,
				wholesalers, and retailers who conduct business in Montana. The rules of this
				chapter do not apply to "small dairies" as defined in
				81-21-101,
				MCA.
AUTH:
					 81-2-102,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 81-2-102,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.2 - Milk Freshness Dating › Rule 32.8.202 - TIME FROM PROCESSING THAT FLUID MILK MAY BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION

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(1) When 12 days or more have passed
				following pasteurization of a unit of grade A milk, there will be no quantities
				of that unit of milk sold as packaged except as provided in (a).
(a) Half pint packages of Grade A milk may be
				further distributed within an institution after the 12 days has passed,
				provided the initial purchase occurred pursuant to (1) above. For the purposes
				of this subsection, an institution means a school, hospital, or similar
				entity.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.2 - Milk Freshness Dating › Rule 32.8.203 - LABELING OF MILK CONTAINERS TO SHOW THE PASTEURIZED DATE AND LAST DAY OF LEGAL SALE

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(1) Each container
				into which grade A pasteurized milk is placed for sale for public consumption
				must be marked with a pasteurized date and a sell-by date.
(a) The sell-by and pasteurized date will be
				displayed in Arabic numerals or standard abbreviations for day and month, which
				shows the last day the milk may be sold as required by ARM
				32.8.202.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.2 - Milk Freshness Dating › Rule 32.8.204 - EXEMPTION FROM PASTEURIZED DATE LABELING REQUIREMENT

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(1) The Montana correctional enterprises
				(state prison system) and/or any other licensed grade A processor is exempt
				from the pasteurized date code requirement as long as they do not sell or in
				anyway distribute milk to the public.
(2) No pasteurized date is required for
				containers of milk processed for sale and sold out of state.
Sec.
					 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-2-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.2 - Milk Freshness Dating › Rule 32.8.205 - MANNER, POSITIONING, AND SIZE OF LABELING

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(1) Labels required by ARM
				32.8.203
				("Sell-By" date) must be of a color clearly contrasting with the area
				immediately surrounding the label. The labels may be put on by printing,
				stamping, or burning, a combination of any of those methods, or by some other
				method specifically approved in writing by the department.
(2) Labels placed on "pure paks" or similar
				containers must be located on the top sealing fin. Labels on molded plastic
				jugs may be placed anywhere on the upper half of the container (or on the
				printed product label) except the lid. Labels for containers must be at least
				1/8 inch in height.
(3) All
				characters in the labels required by ARM
				32.8.203
				must be at least 1/8 inch in height.
(4) The "Sell-By" date must be located above
				any other date code label on molded plastic jugs. Labels placed on "pure paks"
				or similar containers must have the "Sell-By" date label to the left of any
				other date code label.
(5) No date
				code label shall be printed in a font size larger than the font of the label of
				the "Sell-By" date.
AUTH:
					 81-2-102,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 81-2-102,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.8 - FLUID MILK AND GRADE A MILK PRODUCTS › Subchapter 32.8.2 - Milk Freshness Dating › Rule 32.8.206 - WHEN MILK OFFERED FOR SALE SUBJECT TO SEIZURE

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(1) Milk offered for sale contrary to the
				provisions to ARM
				32.8.202 or
				32.8.203 may be seized and
				destroyed by agents of the department of livestock.
Sec.
					 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-2-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.1 - General Licensing and Provisions › Rule 32.9.101 - DEFINITIONS

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(1) In this chapter
(a) "Acceptable milk" means milk that
				qualifies under sub-chapter 2 of this chapter as to sight and odor that is
				classified number 1 or number 2 for sediment content and number 1 or number 2
				for bacterial estimate.
(b)
				"Probational milk" means milk classified number 3 for sediment content or milk
				classified "undergrade" for bacterial estimate that may be accepted by plants
				for specific time periods.
(c)
				"Reject milk" means milk that does not qualify under sight and odor, or that is
				classified number 4 for sediment content which is rejected by the
				plant.
(d) "Excluded milk" means
				all of a producer's milk excluded from the market.
(e) "3-a sanitary standards" means the
				standards for dairy equipment formulated by the 3-a sanitary standards
				committee representing the international association of milk, food and
				environmental sanitarians, U.S. public health service and dairy industry
				committee, published by the international association of milk, food and
				environmental sanitarians.
(f) In
				addition to the above definitions, the definitions contained in
				81-22-101, MCA apply to this
				chapter.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.1 - General Licensing and Provisions › Rule 32.9.102 - AUTHORIZATION TO SCORE SANITARY CONDITIONS AT DAIRIES AND MILK PLANTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.1 - General Licensing and Provisions › Rule 32.9.103 - LICENSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN PRODUCTION OF MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES

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(1) To be eligible
				for a license to engage in the production of milk for manufacturing purposes a
				person must have his dairy farm in satisfactory compliance with sub-chapter 3
				of this chapter. Licensed dairy farms producing milk for manufacturing purposes
				must be inspected annually to determine eligibility for relicensing.
(2) Each dairy farm producing milk for
				manufacturing purposes must be inspected by an authorized representative of the
				department. When evidence indicates that it is advisable to do so, the
				department will require an examination of the herd by a deputy state
				veterinarian. If the dairy farm meets the applicable requirements for licensing
				described in sub-chapter 3 of this chapter as indicated by the official
				inspection report form, the dairy farm may be licensed as described in (3). If
				the dairy producer farm does not meet the requirements for licensing, it must
				be reinspected within 30 days after the initial inspection. If the farm then
				meets the requirements for licensing, it may be licensed. If the dairy producer
				farm does not meet the requirements for licensing, it may not be licensed, and
				the license must be withheld by the department until such time as the dairy
				producer farm qualifies for licensing. Each completed official inspection
				report form may be kept by the department and a copy must be given to the
				producer.
(3) An authorized agent
				of the department must indicate that the dairy producer farms meet the
				requirements of sub-chapter 3 of this chapter as applicable. Dairy producer
				farm licensing must authorize the sale from that farm of milk for manufacturing
				purposes that meets the quality standards of sub-chapter 2 of this
				chapter.
Sec.
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.1 - General Licensing and Provisions › Rule 32.9.104 - PLANT LICENSING

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(1) Every plant
				receiving or processing milk and cream for the manufacture of dairy products
				must be inspected and licensed as provided in this rule before buying and
				processing any milk or cream for the manufacture of dairy products. All
				licensed plants must be inspected annually after issuance of initial license to
				determine eligibility for license renewal. The inspection procedure for renewal
				is the same as that for the initial licensing.
(2) Each plant must be inspected by an
				authorized representative of the department. If upon initial inspection the
				inspector finds that the plant meets the requirements for licensing described
				in sub-chapter 4 and the applicable parts of sub-chapters 5 through 8 of this
				chapter, as indicated by the official plant inspection report form, a license
				must be issued to the plant. If the plant does not meet the requirements for
				licensing, the plant may be reinspected by an authorized representative of the
				department within 30 days of the initial inspection. A longer time may be
				allowed if major changes or new equipment is required. If at this time the
				plant meets the requirements for licensing, the license may be issued. If the
				plant does not meet the requirements for licensing, it may not be licensed, and
				it may be unlawful to operate a manufactured dairy products plant until such
				time as the plant qualifies for a license. Each completed official plant
				inspection report form must be kept by the department and a copy must be given
				to the plant operator.
(3) The
				license must be posted conspicuously at the plant. The license authorizes the
				plant to test, purchase, and receive milk and cream for manufacturing purposes
				and to manufacture dairy products therefrom, in compliance with applicable
				provisions of Title 81, chapter 22 MCA, and the rules issued pursuant
				thereto.
Sec.
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.1 - General Licensing and Provisions › Rule 32.9.105 - SUPERVISION

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(1) The department to insure compliance with
				the provisions of Title 81, chapter 22 MCA, and the rules must:
(a) Make periodic examinations of milk from a
				representative number of producers at each plant to determine whether the milk
				is being graded and tested in accordance with applicable provisions of
				sub-chapter 2 of this chapter;
(b)
				Examine the quality records of transfer producers at each plant periodically
				and when necessary to determine the acceptability of each producer's
				milk;
(c) Make periodic farm
				inspections and compare the results of such inspections with previously
				completed official farm inspection report forms filed by the
				department;
(d) Periodically
				examine the milk quality test records of individual producers at each
				plant;
(e) Periodically inspect
				plant premises, buildings, equipment, facilities, operations, sanitary
				practices and compare results with previously completed plant inspection forms
				filed by the department;
(f) Assist
				plant management and laboratory and field staffs with educational programs
				among producers relating to quality improvement of milk; and
(g) Perform such other services and institute
				such other supervisory procedures as may be necessary to insure compliance with
				the provisions of Title 81, chapter 22 MCA, and the rules of this
				chapter.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.201 - QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

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(1) The
				classification of raw milk for manufacturing purposes shall be based on
				organoleptic examination (sight and odor) and quality control tests for
				sediment content and bacterial estimate.
(2) The flavor and odor of acceptable raw
				milk must be fresh and sweet. The milk must be free from objectionable feed and
				other off-flavors and off-odors that would adversely affect the finished
				product, and it may not show an abnormal condition (including, but not limited
				to, curdled, ropy, bloody, or mastitic condition), as indicated by sight or
				odor.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.202 - SEDIMENT CONTENT CLASSIFICATION (REPEALED)

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Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.203 - FREQUENCY OF SEDIMENT TESTS (REPEALED)

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Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.204 - BACTERIAL TESTING

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(1) Milk must be
				classified for bacterial estimate as follows by one of the methods listed in
				the following table:
BACTERIAL ESTIMATE
BACTERIAL ESTIMATE CLASSIFICATION
DIRECT MICROSCOPIC CLUMP COUNT OR STANDARD PLATE
							 COUNT
RESAZURIN REDUCTION TIME TO MUNSELL COLOR STANDARD 5p
							 7/4 *
No. 1 (Acceptable) :
Can.......................
Not over 500,000 per ml...........
Not less than 2 1/4 hours.
Bulk.......................
" " " " " "............
Not less than 3 1/4 hours.
Undergrade (Probational) 4 weeks) :
Can.......................
Over 500,000 per ml.................
Less than 2 1/4 hours.
Bulk.......................
" " " ".................
Less than 3 1/4 hours.
* For enforcement purposes this test must be read at the
				  times shown in the table.
(2) Methods
				for determining the bacterial estimate of milk shall be those described in the
				latest edition of "Standard Methods For The Examination Of Dairy Products".
				However in reporting the results, the test must be read at the times indicated
				in the table.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.205 - FREQUENCY AND FOLLOWUP OF BACTERIAL TESTING (REPEALED)

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Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.206 - DUTY OF PLANT TO REJECT MILK

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A plant must
				reject specific milk from a producer if it fails to meet the requirements for
				sight and odor or if it is classified no. 4 for sediment content.
(2) All reject milk in cans shall be
				identified with a reject tag. The milk may be identified by adding a nontoxic
				coloring substance or rennet.
(3) A
				plant may not accept milk from a producer for use in products:
(a) if a new producer's milk does not meet
				the requirements for acceptable milk; or
(b) if the milk has been in a probational
				(no. 3) sediment content classification for more than 10 calendar days;
				or
(c) if the milk has been
				classified "undergrade" for bacterial estimate for more than 4 successive
				weeks.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.207 - PLANT QUALITY TESTING OF MILK FROM PRODUCERS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.208 - ABNORMAL MILK DUE TO MASTITIS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Required
				laboratory examination for the presence of unwholesome mammary secretions,
				whether an infectious, physiological, or environmental origin, must be made on
				all raw milk samples at least twice each 6 months. Samples shall be analyzed at
				the department of livestock's diagnostic laboratory or at a laboratory approved
				by the department administrator.
(2) When a herd milk sample exceeds any of
				the following screening test results: California mastitis test -- weak positive
				(CMT1+) ; catalase test -- 30 percent oxygen; modified whiteside test --
				positive (1+) ; Wisconsin mastitis test -- WMT value of 28; a somatic cell
				count using the direct microscopic clump count method or equivalent, or the
				electronic method must be made on that sample. The results of the somatic cell
				direct count are the official results.
(3) Whenever the somatic cell count indicates
				the presence of 1,500,000 or more somatic cells per ml., the following
				procedures must be applied:
(a) A notice sent
				to the producer warning him of the excessive somatic cell count;
(b) Following the second consecutive high
				somatic cell count, a milking time inspection made by a representative of the
				department.
(c) A third milk sample
				taken after a lapse of 3 days and within 14 days of the inspection required
				under (3) (b) above. If this sample also indicates a high somatic cell count,
				the department must request the producer to obtain expert advice on the
				correction of his problem.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.2 - Milk Quality Requirements › Rule 32.9.209 - OTHER TYPES OF ABNORMAL MILK

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) At least 4
				times in 6 months, at irregular intervals, a sample of each producer's milk
				must be tested for antibiotic residues. When a producer's milk shows a positive
				test, he must be immediately cut off from all markets. He may not be reinstated
				until a subsequent test of the producer's milk is negative.
(2) Composite milk samples must be tested for
				biologically significant radionuclides from selected areas at a frequency which
				the department determines to be adequate to protect the consumer.
(3) Composite milk samples must be tested for
				pesticides from selected areas at a frequency which the department determines
				to be adequate to protect the consumer.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.3 - Requirements For Dairies Producing Milk For Manufacturing Purposes › Rule 32.9.301 - DAIRY ANIMAL HEALTH

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All animals in
				the herd must be maintained in a healthy condition and be properly fed and
				kept.
(2) The herd must be located
				in an area within the state of Montana which meets the requirements of a
				modified-accredited area as determined by chapter 3, sub-chapter 6. If a herd
				is not located in such an area, it must be tested annually. All additions to
				the herd must be from an area or from herds meeting the same
				requirements.
(3) The herd must be
				located in an area within Montana which meets the requirements of certified
				brucellosis-free as determined by chapter 3, sub-chapter 4. If the area in
				which the herd is located does not meet these requirements, the herd must be
				blood tested annually or milk-ring-tested semiannually. All additions to the
				herd must be from an area or from herds meeting the same
				requirements.
(4) Milk from cows
				known to be infected with mastitis or milk containing pesticides or other
				chemical residues in excess of the established limits may not be sold or
				offered for sale for human food. The milk must be disposed of in accordance
				with sections 81-22-40, and
				81-22-404 MCA.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.3 - Requirements For Dairies Producing Milk For Manufacturing Purposes › Rule 32.9.302 - MILKING FACILITY AND HOUSING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A milking barn
				or milking parlor of adequate size and arrangement must be provided to permit
				normal sanitary milking operations. It must be well lighted and ventilated, and
				the floors and gutters in the milking area must be constructed of concrete or
				other impervious material. The facility must be kept clean, the manure removed
				daily, or stored to prevent access of cows to accumulation thereof; and no
				swine, fowl, or other animals may be permitted in any part of the milking
				area.
(2) If milk is exposed during
				straining or transferring in the milking areas, it shall be protected from
				falling particles from areas near or above milk facility.
(3) The yard or loafing area shall be of
				ample size to prevent overcrowding, shall be drained to prevent forming of
				standing water pools, insofar as practicable, and shall be kept
				clean.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.3 - Requirements For Dairies Producing Milk For Manufacturing Purposes › Rule 32.9.303 - MILKING PROCEDURES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The udders and
				flanks of all milking cows must be clipped of long hairs. The udders and teats
				must be washed or wiped immediately before milking with a clean damp cloth or
				paper towel moistened with a sanitizing solution and wiped dry, or by any other
				sanitary method.
(2) The milker's
				outer clothing must be clean and his hands clean and dry. No person with an
				infected cut or open sores on their hands or arms may milk cows, or handle milk
				or milk containers, utensils, or equipment.
(3) Cows which secrete abnormal milk must be
				milked last or with separate equipment. This milk must be excluded from the
				supply as required in (4) of ARM
				32.9.301.
(4) Milk stools, surcingles, and anti-kickers
				must be kept clean and properly stored. Dusty operations should not be
				conducted immediately before or during milking. Strong flavored feeds should
				only be fed after milking.
(5) Milk
				must be cooled immediately after milking to 45° F. or lower unless
				delivered to the plant within 2 hours after milking. The cooler, tank, or
				refrigerated unit must be kept clean.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.3 - Requirements For Dairies Producing Milk For Manufacturing Purposes › Rule 32.9.304 - MILKHOUSE OR MILKROOM

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A milkhouse or
				milkroom conveniently located and properly constructed, lighted, and ventilated
				must be provided for handling and cooling milk and for washing, handling, and
				storing the utensils and equipment. Other products may not be handled in the
				milkroom which would be likely to contaminate milk or otherwise create a
				public-health hazard.
(2) The
				milkhouse or milkroom must be equipped with wash and rinse vat, utensil rack,
				milk cooling facilities, and have an adequate supply of hot water available for
				cleaning milking equipment. If a part of the barn or other building, it must be
				partitioned, screened and sealed to prevent the entrance of dust, flies, or
				other contamination. Concentrates and feed, if stored in the building, must be
				kept in a tightly covered box or bin. The floor of the building must be of
				concrete or other impervious material and graded to provide proper drainage.
				The walls and ceilings must be constructed of smooth, easily cleaned material.
				All outside doors must open outward and be self-closing, unless they are
				provided with tight-fitting screen doors that open outward or unless other
				effective means are provided to prevent the entrance of flies.
(3) If a farm bulk tank is used, it must be
				properly located in the milkhouse or milkroom for access to all areas for
				cleaning and servicing. It may not be located over a floor drain or under a
				ventilator.
(4) A small platform or
				slab constructed of concrete or other impervious material must be provided
				outside the milkhouse, properly centered under a suitable port opening in the
				wall for milkhouse connections. The opening must be fitted with a tight,
				self-closing door. The truck approach to the milkhouse or milkroom must be
				properly graded and surfaced to prevent mud or pooling of water at the point of
				loading.
(5) The milkhouse or
				milkroom and appurtenances must be kept clean and free of trash, animals and
				fowl. Pesticides may not be stored in this room and when used must be used in
				accordance with label instructions so as to prevent contamin-ation of the
				milk.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.3 - Requirements For Dairies Producing Milk For Manufacturing Purposes › Rule 32.9.305 - UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Utensils, milk
				cans, milking machines (including pipeline systems), and other equipment used
				in the handling of milk shall be maintained in good condition, must be free
				from rust, open seams, milk-stone, or any unsanitary condition, and must be
				washed, rinsed, and drained after each milking, stored in suitable facilities,
				and sanitized immediately before use with at least 50 p.p.m. chlorine solution
				or its equivalent. Such solution must be tested after use. New or replacement
				can lids must be umbrella type. All new utensils and equipment shall comply
				with applicable 3-a sanitary standards. Farm bulk tanks shall meet 3-a sanitary
				standards for construction at the time of installation and must be installed in
				accordance with the rules of the department. Single service articles must be
				properly stored and may not be reused.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.3 - Requirements For Dairies Producing Milk For Manufacturing Purposes › Rule 32.9.306 - WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE DISPOSAL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The dairy
				farm water supply must be properly located, protected, and operated, and be
				easily accessible, ample, and of safe sanitary quality for the cleaning of
				dairy utensils and equipment. The water supply shall come from a source which
				is approved by the department of health and environmental sciences and
				representatives of the department of livestock, animal health division; or from
				a spring, dug well, driven well, bored well, or drilled well, the water from
				which complies with the standards of the department of health and environmental
				sciences and the department of livestock, animal health division.
(2) House, milkhouse, or milkroom and toilet
				wastes must be disposed of in a manner that will not pollute the soil surface,
				contaminate any water supply, or be exposed to insects. The disposal must imply
				with the standards of the department of health and environmental
				sciences.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.4 - Manufactured Dairy Products Plants - General Requirements › Rule 32.9.401 - GENERAL PREMISES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The premises
				must be kept in a clean and orderly condition, be free from strong or foul
				odors, smoke, and may not contribute to excessive air pollution. Construction
				and maintenance of driveways and adjacent plant traffic areas should be of
				cement, asphalt, or similar material to keep dust and mud to a
				minimum.
(2) The adjacent
				surroundings must be free from refuse, rubbish, and waste materials to prevent
				harborage of rodents, insects, and other vermin.
(3) A suitable drainage system must be
				provided which will allow rapid drainage of all water from plant buildings and
				driveways, including surface water around the plant and on the premises, and
				all such water must be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or
				health hazard.
(4) The building or
				buildings must be of sound construction and shall be kept in good repair to
				prevent the entrance or harboring of rodents, birds, insects, vermin, dogs, and
				cats. All service pipe openings through outside walls must be effectively
				sealed around the opening or provided with tight metal collars.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.4 - Manufactured Dairy Products Plants - General Requirements › Rule 32.9.402 - OPENINGS TO OUTSIDE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All openings to
				the outer air, including doors, windows, skylights, and transoms, must be
				effectively protected or screened against the entrance of flies and other
				insects, rodents, birds, dust, and dirt. All outside doors opening into
				processing rooms must be in good condition and fit properly. All hinged,
				outside screen doors shall open outward. All doors and windows must be kept
				clean and in good repair. Outside conveyor openings and other special-type
				outside openings must be effectively protected to prevent the entrance of flies
				and rodents, by use of doors, screens, flaps, fans, or tunnels. Outside
				openings for sanitary pipelines must be covered when not in use. On new
				construction, window sills should be slanted downward at a 45°
				angle.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.4 - Manufactured Dairy Products Plants - General Requirements › Rule 32.9.403 - INTERIOR STRUCTURAL SURFACES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				walls, ceilings, partitions, and posts of rooms in which milk or dairy products
				are processed, manufactured, handled, packaged or stored (except dry storage of
				packaged finished products and supplies) or in which utensils are washed and
				stored, must be smoothly finished with a suitable material of light color,
				which is substantially impervious to moisture. The surfaces must be kept clean.
				They must be refinished as often as necessary to maintain a neat, clean
				surface. A wainscoting of a suitable material of a darker color may be used to
				a height not exceeding 60 inches. For easier cleaning, new construction should
				have rounded cove at the juncture of the wall and floor in all receiving,
				pasteurizing, manufacturing, packaging and storage rooms.
(2) The floors of all rooms in which milk or
				dairy products are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored or in which
				utensils are washed must be constructed of tile properly laid with impervious
				joint material, concrete, or other equally impervious material. The floors must
				be smooth, kept in good repair, graded so that there will be no pools of
				standing water or milk products after flushing. All openings to the drains must
				be equipped with traps properly constructed and kept in good repair. On new
				construction bell-type traps may not be used. The plumbing must be so installed
				as to prevent the backup of sewage into the drain lines and to the floor of the
				plant. Sound, smooth wood floors which can be kept clean may be used in rooms
				where new containers and supplies and certain packaged finished products are
				stored.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.9 - GENERAL LICENSING AND PROVISIONS › Subchapter 32.9.4 - Manufactured Dairy Products Plants - General Requirements › Rule 32.9.404 - LIGHT, HEAT, AND VENTILATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Light must be
				ample, natural or artificial, or both, of good quality and well distributed.
				All rooms in which dairy products are manufactured or packaged or where
				utensils are washed must have at least 30 foot-candles of light intensity on
				all working surfaces and at least 50 foot-candles of light intensity in areas
				where dairy products are graded or examined for condition and quality. In all
				other rooms, there must be provided at least 5 foot-candles of light intensity
				when measured at a distance of 30 inches from the floor. Where contamination of
				product by broken glass is possible, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, fixtures,
				skylight, or other glass suspended over the product must be protected against
				breakage.
(2) There must be
				adequate heating, ventilation, or air conditioning for all rooms and
				compartments to permit maintenance of sanitary conditions. Exhaust or inlet
				fans, vents, hoods, or temperature and humidity control facilities must be
				provided where and when needed, to minimize or eliminate undesirable room
				temperatures, objectionable odors, moisture condensation, or mold. Inlet fans
				should be provided with an adequate air filtering device to eliminate dirt and
				dust from the incoming air. Ventilation systems must be cleaned periodically as
				needed and maintained in good repair. Exhaust outlets must be screened or
				provided with self-closing louvers to prevent the entrance of insects when not
				in use.
Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102 MCA; IMP, Secs.
					 81-2-102,
					 81-22-102
					 MCA;