<html> <head> <title>Rule 12:17:02:12 Tests to be conducted on raw milk.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 12:17:02:12"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 12:17:02:12 Tests to be conducted on raw milk."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>12:17:02:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tests to be conducted on raw milk.</b> Industry shall take official samples of raw milk for the purpose of testing for bacterial counts, somatic cell counts, sediment, and cooling temperature at officially designated laboratories. In addition, industry shall perform a drug residue test on every farm bulk tank of each producer's milk or on commingled raw milk. If commingled milk is tested, all producers must be represented in the sample. All individual sources of milk must be tested if test results on the commingled milk are positive.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 19 SDR 61, effective October 26, 1992; 25 SDR 85, effective September 20, 1998; 30 SDR 203, effective June 24, 2004.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=40-32-18">40-32-18(2).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=40-32-10.1">40-32-10.1.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>