ATCP 60.10(4)(b)
(b) The tube used to transfer milk from the portable transfer receptacle to the milkhouse shall consist of a single length of transparent tubing material. The milk transfer tube shall be supported off the floor at all times. The interior milk contact surface of the transfer tube shall be mechanically cleaned, sanitized and dried after each use. The opening through which the milk transfer tube enters the milkhouse shall be kept closed when the tube is not in use. A milk transfer tube shall not be left suspended in a milking barn or parlor between uses, but shall be stored in the milkhouse.
ATCP 60.10(5)(a)(a) Surfaces of milking equipment, including surfaces of milker claws, inflations, weigh jars, meters, milk hoses, milk receivers, and milk pumps, shall be smooth and readily susceptible to cleaning by mechanical or manual cleaning methods. If thorough cleaning requires the removal of any part, that part shall be easily removable. Milking equipment shall be designed and constructed so that cleaning and sanitizing solutions will drain completely from the equipment.
ATCP 60.10(5)(b)
(b) Milking equipment which deposits milk into a bucket or container, rather than into a permanently mounted pipeline, shall be equipped with a check valve or other device which prevents moisture and contaminants from entering the milk through the vacuum system. The moveable portion of the check valve shall consist of a single piece, or pieces which are permanently bonded to each other.
ATCP 60.10(6)(a)(a) Before installing, reconstructing or extensively altering a bulk tank, milking system, milk handling system, milk house, milking parlor, or dairy farm water supply system, the installer shall on behalf of the milk producer submit plans to the department for review. The department may charge a fee under s.
93.06 (1w), Stats., to cover its cost for providing the review service. The department shall return the plans, together with any comments or objections, within 14 days after the plans are received by the department. No review is required for a portable transfer receptacle or its appurtenances.
ATCP 60.10(6)(b)
(b) No manufacturer or distributor of milking or milk handling systems may sell, or distribute for sale in this state, any portion of a milking or milk handling system unless specifications or prototype equipment are first reviewed by the department. Within 30 days after specifications or prototype equipment are received by the department, the department shall return them with any comments or objections. The department may require field testing of the equipment prior to sale if the department finds that field testing is necessary to determine whether the requirements of this section are met. Field testing shall be conducted under conditions prescribed by the department.
ATCP 60.10(6)(c)
(c) Plans and specifications submitted under this subsection shall be sufficiently detailed to permit reasonable review by the department within the time periods specified under this subsection.
ATCP 60.10(7)
(7) Certification of compliance by installer. A person who installs, reconstructs or extensively alters a milking system, milk handling system, milkhouse, milking parlor, or dairy farm water supply system shall certify to the owner of the system that the system has been installed or modified in compliance with this section, and in compliance with the plans filed with the department under
sub. (6) (a). The installer, immediately after installing or modifying the system, shall provide to the milk producer and the department a signed written statement certifying compliance. The milk producer shall post a copy of the certificate in the milkhouse for at least 12 months.
ATCP 60.10 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; r. and recr. (6) (a),
Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92;
CR 07-006: am. (1), (4), (6) (a), and (7),
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08.
ATCP 60.11
ATCP 60.11
Bulk tanks and bulk transport containers. ATCP 60.11(1)(1)
Bulk tank location. If a bulk tank is used to receive, cool or store milk on a dairy farm, the bulk tank shall be installed in the milkhouse. A bulk tank may be installed so that a portion of the bulk tank protrudes through the wall of a milkhouse, provided that all bulk tank openings are located inside the milkhouse. Agitator seals, other than weatherproof agitator seals approved in writing by the department, shall be located inside the milkhouse. Adequate clearance shall be maintained on the top and all sides of a bulk tank to permit effective cleaning, sanitizing and maintenance of the bulk tank. No bulk tank opening may be located directly under a ventilator. No bulk tank may be located directly over a floor drain.
ATCP 60.11 Note
Note: Clearances of at least 24 inches on the top and the milk outlet side of the bulk tank, and 18 inches on all other sides of the bulk tank, are adequate to comply with this subsection. No clearance is required for that portion of a bulk tank which protrudes through the wall of a milkhouse.
ATCP 60.11(2)(a)(a) The lining and milk contact surfaces of a bulk tank shall be constructed of stainless steel or other materials which are equally smooth, nontoxic, stable, non-absorbent, corrosion resistant, and capable of withstanding cleaning and sanitizing treatment. Milk contact surfaces shall be readily accessible for inspection.
ATCP 60.11(2)(b)
(b) A bulk tank shall be self-draining. Openings shall be equipped with self-draining covers. Openings and covers shall be constructed and installed to prevent drainage into milk, or onto milk contact surfaces.
ATCP 60.11(2)(c)1.
1. An indicating thermometer that has a range of at least 32° F. to 80° F.
ATCP 60.11(2)(c)2.
2. A temperature recording device approved by the department, if the bulk tank is manufactured after January 1, 2000. The temperature recording device shall comply with
sub. (2m).
ATCP 60.11(2)(d)
(d) A bulk tank with a capacity of less than 1,500 gallons shall be equipped with a mechanical agitator which will ensure homogeneity of all milk contained in the bulk tank within 5 minutes after the agitator begins operating. A bulk tank with a capacity of 1,500 gallons or more shall be equipped with an agitator which will ensure homogeneity of all milk contained in the bulk tank within 10 minutes after the agitator begins operating.
ATCP 60.11(2)(e)
(e) A bulk tank which is designed to be cleaned in place by the mechanical circulation of cleaning, rinsing and sanitizing solutions onto interior milk contact surfaces shall be designed and constructed so that cleaning, rinsing and sanitizing solutions cannot enter the bulk tank while it contains milk.
ATCP 60.11 Note
Note: Bulk tanks manufactured in compliance with the "3-A Sanitary Standards for Farm Milk Cooling and Holding Tanks" meet the sanitary design and construction requirements of this subsection. The "3-A Standards" are published by 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., 1451 Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 210, McLean, VA 22101-3850, telephone (703) 790-0295, website
www.3-a.org. Copies of the "3-A Standards" as amended effective November 16, 2003, are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from "3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., Online Store," at
http://www.techstreet.com.
ATCP 60.11(2m)
(2m) Bulk tank temperature recording device. All of the following requirements apply to a temperature recording device under
sub. (2) (c) 2.:
ATCP 60.11(2m)(a)
(a) The temperature recording device shall have a range of at least 50° F. (28° C.). The range shall include normal storage temperature, plus or minus 5° F. (3° C.).
ATCP 60.11(2m)(b)
(b) The temperature recording device shall be capable of recording temperatures up to 180° F. (83° C.).
ATCP 60.11(2m)(c)
(c) A temperature recording chart on which the temperature recording device records milk temperatures shall have graduations of not more than 2° F. (1° C.) at temperatures below 100° F. (38° C.) and shall have at least one time span division per hour. The circular chart shall make 1 revolution in not more than 7 days and shall be graduated for a maximum record of 7 days.
ATCP 60.11(2m)(d)
(d) The milk producer shall retain milk temperature records for at least 6 months after the temperature recording device makes those records. Milk temperature records shall identify the milk producer, the date or dates to which the records pertain, the bulk tank to which the records pertain if there is more than one bulk tank on the dairy farm, the signature of the person who removed the temperature records from the temperature recording device, and any unusual occurrences related to milk temperature.
ATCP 60.11(2m)(e)
(e) The dairy plant operator who procures milk from the milk producer shall calibrate the temperature recording device every 6 months and shall keep complete and accurate records of the calibration. The milk producer shall make the records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.
ATCP 60.11(3)
(3) Bulk tank cooling capacity. A bulk milk tank shall be capable of cooling all milk placed in the tank to a temperature of 50º F. (7º C.) within one hour after the milk is placed in the tank. If uncooled milk from subsequent milkings is added to cooled milk in the bulk tank, the bulk tank shall be capable of maintaining the blend temperature at or below 50º F. (10º C.), and reducing the blend temperature to 45º F. (7º C.) within one hour.
ATCP 60.11(4)
(4) Milking directly to bulk transport container. A milk producer may milk directly to a bulk transport container if all the following apply:
ATCP 60.11(4)(a)
(a) The producer controls the operation and maintenance of the bulk transport container.
ATCP 60.11 Note
Note: A milk producer may not collect milk from another producer, or commingle that milk with the producer's milk, unless the producer operates as a milk hauler under ch.
ATCP 82. A producer operating as a milk hauler must hold a bulk milk tanker license, a grade A bulk tanker permit (if applicable), and a bulk milk weigher and sampler license. The producer must also collect and sample milk according to ch.
ATCP 82.
ATCP 60.11(4)(b)
(b) The bulk transport container is constructed and maintained according to bulk milk tanker standards under
s. ATCP 82.06.
ATCP 60.11(4)(c)
(c) The bulk transport container has an access port that can be sealed.
ATCP 60.11(4)(d)
(d) The bulk transport container, while parked at the dairy farm, is kept on pad of concrete or equally impervious material. The pad shall be sloped for proper drainage, and shall be kept in a clean condition.
ATCP 60.11(4)(e)
(e) All permanent pipelines connecting the bulk transport container to the milk handling system terminate in the milkhouse.
ATCP 60.11(4)(f)
(f) The bulk transport container is parked next to the milkhouse, to minimize the length of the transport hose between the milkhouse and the bulk transport container.
ATCP 60.11(4)(g)
(g) The milk producer cools all milk to a temperature of 45° F. (7° C.) or lower before the milk enters the bulk transport container. The producer may use a plate cooler, tube cooler or bulk tank to cool the milk. Coolant used in cooling devices shall be food grade coolant approved by the federal food and drug administration. The dairy plant operator who procures milk from the milk producer shall test the coolant semi-annually for coliform.
ATCP 60.11(4)(h)
(h) A temperature recording device that records milk temperatures downstream from the cooling device under
par. (g). The probe of the temperature recording device shall be mounted in a well in the milk pipeline except that, if the producer cools the milk in a bulk tank, the probe may be mounted in the bulk tank. The temperature recording device shall comply with all of the requirements that apply to bulk tank temperature recording devices under
sub. (2m).
ATCP 60.11(4)(hm)
(hm) An indicating thermometer is installed as close as possible to the temperature recording device under
par. (h) to verify recorded temperatures.
ATCP 60.11(4)(i)
(i) The bulk transport container outlet valve is close-coupled and protected with an effective dust cover.
ATCP 60.11(4)(j)
(j) The milk producer keeps the bulk milk cooling device, transport hose and bulk transport container outlet valve in clean and sanitary condition. The milk producer shall clean and sanitize the outlet valve before attaching it to the transport hose. The milk producer shall clean and sanitize the bulk milk cooling device and transport hose between milkings, or at least once every 24 hours if the producer milks continuously.
ATCP 60.11(4)(k)
(k) The dairy plant operator who receives the bulk milk shipment does all of the following before unloading any milk from the bulk transport container or commingling it with milk from another producer:
ATCP 60.11(4)(m)
(m) The dairy plant operator cleans and sanitizes the bulk transport container after each milk shipment, just as the operator would clean and sanitize a bulk milk tanker under
s. ATCP 82.08. The dairy plant operator shall seal the access port after cleaning and sanitizing the bulk transport container.
ATCP 60.11 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89;
CR 01-125: am. (2) (c), cr. (4),
Register December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03;
CR 04-005: r. and recr. (2) (c) and (4) (h)
Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04;
CR 07-006: r. and recr. (2) (c) 2. and (4) (h) and (k), cr. (2m) and (4) hm), am. (4) (g) and (j), r. (4) (L),
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08.
ATCP 60.12(1)(1)
Preparing milking animals for milking. A milk producer shall clip the flanks, udders, bellies and tails of milking animals as often as necessary to facilitate cleaning. Tails, bellies and flanks shall be reasonably free of visible dirt at the time of milking. If flanks and udders are brushed, brushing shall be completed before milking begins. Hair on udders shall be kept short enough so that it is not incorporated with the teat in the milking machine inflation during milking. Udders of milking animals shall be clean at the time of milking. Teats shall be cleaned, sanitized and dried immediately before milking. Wet hand milking is prohibited.
ATCP 60.12(2)
(2) Transfer and protection of milk. Milk shall be protected from contamination at all times. Upon being drawn from milking animals, milk shall immediately be transferred from the milking barn or parlor to the milkhouse. Containers of milk may not be stored in the milking barn or parlor. If milk is transferred to the milkhouse in containers, rather than through a pipeline or other vacuum transfer system, the milk producer shall transfer each container of milk to the milkhouse as soon as it is filled. Milk contact surfaces of equipment and utensils used to collect or transfer milk shall be protected from contamination before and during use. Milk containers shall be covered to protect milk and milk contact surfaces from contamination, except when milk is being poured into or out of the container. Milk that overflows, leaks or spills from its proper container or transfer vessel shall be discarded.
ATCP 60.12(3)
(3) Personnel; cleanliness. Milkers and milk handlers shall wash and dry their hands before engaging in milking or milk handling operations, and before resuming operations after engaging in other activities. Outer garments worn by milkers and milk handlers shall not be soiled to the extent that they might contaminate milk, milk contact surfaces, or the hands of a milker or milk handler. No person may engage in milking or milk handling operations if that person is infected with a communicable disease which is transmissible to others as a result of the milking or milking handling operations.
ATCP 60.12(4)(a)(a) Except as provided under
par. (b), milk shall be cooled to 45º F. (7º C.) or less within 2 hours after milking. If uncooled milk from subsequent milkings is added to cooled milk, the blend temperature shall not exceed 50º F. (10º C.) at any time, and the blend temperature shall be reduced to not more than 45º F. (7º C.) within 2 hours after the uncooled milk is added.
ATCP 60.12(4)(b)
(b) Grade B can milk shall be cooled to 50º F. (10º C.) or less within 2 hours after milking, and shall be kept at or below 50º F. (10º C.) until it is delivered to the dairy plant. If milk is stored or cooled in cans, milk from a morning milking may not be commingled with milk from an evening milking.
ATCP 60.12(5)
(5) Straining milk. Milk shall be strained before it is deposited in a bulk tank or shipping container. Only clean single-service filters may be used to strain milk. Filters shall not be reused.
ATCP 60.12(6)
(6) Commingling of milk from different milking species prohibited. A milk producer may not commingle milk from one species of milking animal with the milk of another species of milking animal.
ATCP 60.12 Note
Note: Cows are the same species, even if they are of different breeds, so their milk may be commingled. However, cows and goats are different species and their milk may not be commingled.
ATCP 60.12(7)
(7) Milk cooling and storage. Milk cooled or stored on a dairy farm shall be cooled and stored in facilities that comply with this chapter.
ATCP 60.12 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89;
CR 01-125: am. (1), (2) and (6), cr. (7),
Register December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03;
CR 07-006: am. (1), (2) and (6),
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08.
ATCP 60.13
ATCP 60.13
Abnormal milk; milking diseased animals. ATCP 60.13(1)(1) Milking animals which appear to be secreting abnormal milk in one or more quarters shall be milked last or with separate equipment, and their milk shall be discarded.
ATCP 60.13(2)
(2) If milking animals consume or are treated with chemical, medicinal or radioactive agents which may be secreted in milk, and which may be deleterious to human health, the milking animals shall be milked last or with separate equipment, and the milk shall be discarded.
ATCP 60.13(3)
(3) Milk that is bloody, stringy, off-colored, abnormal to sight or odor, or abnormal in any other respect shall be discarded.
ATCP 60.13(5)
(5) Equipment and utensils used to handle abnormal milk shall not be used to handle milk produced for human consumption unless the equipment and utensils are first thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
ATCP 60.13(6)
(6) Drugs prescribed by a veterinarian for use on milking animals shall be clearly labeled with the name of the drug, the active ingredient or ingredients, directions for use, the length of time for which milk must be withheld following the cessation of drug therapy, any applicable warnings or precautions to be observed by the milk producer, and the name and address of the prescribing veterinarian. No drug or medicinal item may be used in a manner inconsistent with label directions, or in a negligent manner.
ATCP 60.13 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am. (4),
Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; r. (4),
Register, June, 1991, No. 426, eff. 7-1-91; am. (6),
Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92;
CR 01-125: am. (1) and (2),
Register December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03;
CR 07-006: am. (1), (2) and (6),
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08.
ATCP 60.14(1)(1)
General. Farm premises adjacent to a milking barn, milking parlor, or milkhouse shall be kept free of conditions which may result in the contamination of milk.
ATCP 60.14(2)
(2) Manure storage and disposal. Manure shall be removed and stored in a manner which inhibits the breeding of flies. No milking animals may have access to a manure storage area. This does not prohibit a cold weather manure pack in a cowyard if the manure pack is properly maintained to prevent excessive accumulations of manure on the udders and flanks of milking animals.
ATCP 60.14(3)
(3) Cowyard. A cowyard shall be graded for proper drainage, and shall be kept free of standing pools of water and accumulations of manure or feed waste. In loafing pens, manure shall be removed or clean bedding added with sufficient frequency to prevent excessive accumulation of manure on the udders and flanks of milking animals. Accumulations of waste feed shall be promptly removed. Manure packs shall be properly drained and shall provide a reasonably firm footing. Swine shall be kept out of the cowyard.
ATCP 60.14(4)
(4) Stationary feeders in cowyard. Stationary feeders in a cowyard shall be fully surrounded by a paved surface on which milking animals stand while feeding. The paved surface shall extend at least 12 feet in all directions from the feeder, except that a paved surface installed before January 1, 1979, shall extend at least 8 feet in all directions from the feeder. If the distance between a feeder and another building or permanent structure is less than the paved surface width prescribed under this subsection, the paved surface shall extend to the building or other permanent structure.
ATCP 60.14(5)
(5) Stock watering devices and portable feeders in cowyard. Stock watering devices and portable feeders shall be located in an area which is well drained and provides reasonably firm footing for animals using the facilities.
ATCP 60.14(6)(a)(a) Every dairy farm shall have one or more sanitary toilets, conveniently accessible by persons engaged in milking operations. A conveniently accessible toilet may include a toilet in a farm residence or other farm building.
ATCP 60.14(7)
(7) Pest control. Insects, rodents and other pests shall be controlled, as necessary, to prevent the contamination of milk and milk contact surfaces of equipment and utensils. Pesticides shall not be stored, handled or used in a manner which might contaminate milk, milk contact surfaces, feed or water.
ATCP 60.14 Note
Note: Pesticide storage and use must comply with ss.
94.67 to
94.71, Stats., and ch.
ATCP 29. Pesticides must be registered for use by the U.S. environmental protection agency or by the department. Pesticides shall not be stored, handled or used in a manner inconsistent with label directions, or in a negligent manner.
ATCP 60.14(8)
(8) Animal drug storage. No animal drug or medicinal item may be kept in or immediately adjacent to dairy farm facilities used for dairying operations unless the animal drug or medicinal item is designed or prescribed for use on dairy animals. Animal drugs and medicinal items stored immediately adjacent to the milking barn, milking parlor or milkhouse shall be protected from the elements, and shall be stored above the floor, on racks or in a cabinet. Animal drugs and medicinal items shall be stored in a manner which prevents contamination of milk, and equipment and utensils coming in contact with milk. Animal drugs and medicinal items shall be clearly labeled to indicate their identity and intended use, and prescription drugs shall be labeled as provided under
s. ATCP 60.13 (6). Animal drugs and medicinal items intended solely for non-lactating animals shall be kept separate from those used on lactating animals.
ATCP 60.14 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; cr. (8),
Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92;
CR 01-125: r. and recr. (6),
Register December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03; corrections in (6) (b) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2002 No. 564;
CR 07-006: am. (2), (3) and (4),
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; correction in (6) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register February 2012 No. 674.
ATCP 60.15
ATCP 60.15
Milk quality standards. Milk received or collected from a dairy farm shall comply with all of the following standards at the time of receipt or collection:
ATCP 60.15(1)
(1) Visible adulteration and odors. The milk shall not be visibly adulterated, or have any objectionable odor, or be abnormal in appearance or consistency.
ATCP 60.15(2)
(2) Bacterial count. The bacterial count of grade A milk, as determined by a standard plate count or plate loop count under this subchapter, shall not exceed 100,000 per ml. The bacterial count of grade B milk shall not exceed 300,000 per ml. Except as provided under
s. ATCP 60.18 (5), a dairy plant is not required to reject milk shipments in response to a violation of this subsection unless the department suspends or revokes the milk producer's license or grade A permit, or issues a holding order or disposal order under
s. ATCP 60.30.
ATCP 60.15(3)
(3) Drug residues. The milk shall not contain any drug residue.
ATCP 60.15(4)
(4) Somatic cell count. The somatic cell count of cow or sheep milk, as determined by a direct microscopic somatic cell count or an electronic somatic cell count under this subchapter, shall not exceed 750,000 cells per ml. The somatic cell count of goat milk, as determined by the Pyronin Y Methyl green stain test, shall not exceed 1,500,000 cells per ml. Except as provided under
s. ATCP 60.20 (6), a dairy plant is not required to reject milk shipments in response to a violation of this subsection unless the department suspends or revokes the milk producer's license or grade A permit, or issues an order affecting the milk shipments under
s. ATCP 60.30.
ATCP 60.15(5)
(5) Temperature. If milk is received or collected from a dairy farm more than 2 hours after the most recent milking, the temperature of the milk shall not exceed 45º F. (7º C), or 50º F. (10º C.) in the case of grade B can milk. If the milk consists of a blend of milk from 2 or more milkings, and the milk is received or collected less than 2 hours after the most recent milking, the blend temperature shall not exceed 50º F.(10º C.).
ATCP 60.15(6)
(6) Pesticides and toxic substances. The milk shall be free of pesticides and toxic substances.
ATCP 60.15 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am. (4),
Register, June, 1991, No. 426, eff. 7-1-01; am. (3),
Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92;
CR 01-125: am. (2) and (4),
Register, December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2002 No. 564;
CR 07-006: am. (4)
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08;
CR 10-055: am. (4)
Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10.
ATCP 60.16
ATCP 60.16
Examining milk by sight and smell. A person who receives or collects milk from a milk producer shall examine the milk by sight and smell, and shall reject all milk which has an objectionable odor, which is abnormal in appearance or consistency, or which is visibly adulterated. Rejected milk may not be received or commingled with milk from another milk producer. If a milk producer disputes the rejection of milk, the person who initially rejects the milk shall contact the dairy plant operator procuring the milk, and the dairy plant operator shall examine or test the milk prior to accepting or rejecting the milk. The dairy plant operator shall report the examination or test results to the department within 7 business days in a form approved by the department.
