Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-90 - Animal health

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person may produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for
				  sale, store in the Commonwealth of Virginia or bring, send, or receive into the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia any milk for manufacturing purposes unless the person
				  complies with the following requirements:
1. Milk for manufacturing purposes shall be
				from animals that are maintained in a healthy condition and which are properly
				fed and kept;
2. Cow, goat, bison,
				and water buffalo milk for manufacturing purposes and all cows, goats, bison,
				or water buffalo added to each herd the milk from which is intended to be used
				for manufacturing purposes shall be from a herd that complies with the Uniform
				Methods and Rules; Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication-effective January 1, 2005,
				and each herd shall be located in a Modified Accredited Tuberculosis Area or an
				Area Accredited Free of Bovine Tuberculosis as defined in Uniform Methods and
				Rules; Tuberculosis Eradication-effective January 1, 2005, and certified by the
				U.S. Department of Agriculture or shall have passed an annual tuberculosis
				test;
3. Sheep milk and the milk
				from other mammals for manufacturing purposes shall be from a flock or group of
				animals that have all been individually tested and have passed an annual
				tuberculosis test;
4. Cow, bison,
				and water buffalo milk for manufacturing purposes and each cow, bison, or water
				buffalo added to each herd the milk from which is intended to be used for
				manufacturing purposes shall be from a herd that complies with Uniform Methods
				and Rules; Brucellosis Eradication-effective October 1, 2003; and the
				following:
a. Each herd shall be located in a
				Certified Brucellosis-Free Area or a Modified Certified Brucellosis Area as
				defined in Uniform Methods and Rules; Brucellosis Eradication-effective October
				1, 2003, and certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and enrolled in a
				testing program for the Certified Brucellosis-Free Area or the Modified
				Certified Brucellosis Area;
b. Each
				herd shall meet the requirements for an individually certified herd as defined
				in Uniform Methods and Rules; Brucellosis Eradication-effective October 1,
				2003;
c. Each herd shall
				participate in a milk ring testing program meeting the requirements specified
				in Uniform Methods and Rules; Brucellosis Eradication-effective October 1,
				2003, in a state that conducts a milk ring testing program at least twice per
				year at approximately equal intervals, and any herd with a positive milk ring
				test result shall be blood tested within 30 days after the date of the positive
				milk ring test; or
d. Each cow,
				bison, and water buffalo in the herd shall be individually tested by an
				"official" blood test as defined in Uniform Methods and Rules; Brucellosis
				Eradication for the detection of brucellosis annually;