Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 217 - MILK AND DAIRY › Subchapter D - BULK MILK REGULATIONS › Section 217.64 - Unloading Stations and Milk Tank Truck Cleaning Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Milk tank truck
				  unloading stations.
(1) When the milk tank
				  truck unloading station is a receiving station or a milk processing plant, it
				  shall comply with the following sanitation requirements for Grade A pasteurized
				  milk as specified in the "Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance" which is adopted
				  by reference in §
											217.2
				  of this title (relating to Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance): floors; walls
				  and ceilings; doors and windows; lighting and ventilation; toilet-sewage
				  disposal facilities; water supply; hand-washing facilities; milk plant
				  cleanliness; sanitary piping; construction and repair of containers and
				  equipment; cleaning and sanitizing of containers and equipment; storage of
				  cleaned containers and equipment; storage of single service containers,
				  utensils, and materials; protection from contamination; cooling of milk;
				  personnel cleanliness; and surroundings.
(2) When the unloading station is a transfer
				  station, it shall comply with all the requirements of a receiving station
				  except that the provisions for walls, ceilings, doors and windows are not
				  required unless climatic and operation conditions interfere with safe handling
				  of the milk. Overhead protection shall be provided in all cases.
(3) The pump-out of the milk tank truck shall
				  be done in an area where a cover extends over the complete transport tank or,
				  when climatic and operating conditions require, in a completely enclosed area.
				  Pump-out operations must be protected in such a manner as to prevent product
				  contamination. If the area is not completely enclosed or doors of the unloading
				  area are open during unloading, a suitable filter is required for the manhole
				  or the air inlet vent.
(4) The
				  agitating and sampling of the transport tank milk shall be accomplished in such
				  a manner as to provide maximum protection against product contamination. The
				  unloading station shall provide the necessary equipment to adequately agitate
				  the milk in the transport tank. The milk shall be agitated for a minimum of 15
				  minutes prior to obtaining samples. The department may approve alternative
				  procedures to achieve adequate agitation. Samples shall be collected only by
				  certified milk samplers. In no instance shall agitation and sampling be done at
				  a place other than a location approved by the department.
(5) The unloading station shall record the
				  following information on each load of milk received, and maintain these records
				  for a period of not less than 90 days:
(A)
				  the date the load was received;
(B)
				  the time received;
(C) the number
				  of pounds in the load;
(D) the
				  temperature of the milk upon receipt;
(E) the permit number of the milk tank truck
				  delivering the milk;
(F) the name
				  of the station operator receiving the milk; and
(G) the manifest with the driver's license
				  number of the sample collector.
(6) In no case shall milk be received from a
				  milk tank truck that appears to be damaged, dirty, or does not have a current
				  cleaning tag without the permission of the department.