Georgia Administrative Code

It shall be the duty of each licensee to provide a certified public weigher for the weighing of carry-over tobacco at the time and place of receipt of such tobacco by operators for storage until the subsequent selling season, and it shall be unlawful for any person to weigh such …

The Commissioner is authorized to prescribe physical standards for buildings and premises used for the receipt and/or storage of Carry-over tobacco. Such standards shall be reasonably designed to insure the protection of producers and others from loss or damage to carry-over toba…

The Commissioner is authorized to revoke or suspend, for violation of any provision of this Act, any license issued hereunder after notice and hearing before the Commissioner. In addition to the remedies provided herein and notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law…

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of the Georgia Dairy Act of 1980. (a) "Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products for Human Consumption." It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispense raw or unpasteurized milk, cream, or other…

(1) Only mixes for ice cream, and other frozen milk products completely pasteurized by methods approved by the Department of Agriculture shall be used. All containers shall be sealed and correctly tagged with the name of the manufacturer and date of packaging. The Commissioner of…

(1) Milk Shake Mix or Lowfat Milk Shake Mix. This product shall be processed in an approved Grade A milk processing plant only; provided, however, that this product may be made in a processing plant with operating facilities which meet the requirements for a Grade A milk processi…

Frozen dessert mixes or frozen desserts, ice cream, etc., in broken, opened, or partially full containers may after delivery be returned to the plant for inspection but shall not be sold or used for the making of ice cream mix or related products. Return products should be kept s…

(1) All pasteurizer and CIP (clean-in place) charts shall be kept on file for a minimum of 90 days and shall comply with all requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and supplements*. (2) All employee medical certificates of current employees shall be kept on file and be ac…

The Department hereby adopts by reference the standards and requirements of the most current version of the Food and Drug Administration's Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and supplements thereto.

is hereby adopted by reference

(1) Raw Milk for Human Consumption. These provisions shall be known as the Raw Milk for Human Consumption regulations, hereinafter referred to as "these regulations." (2) Standards for Raw Milk. The purpose of these regulations is to provide the minimum standards required to prod…

(1) Terms Defined. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and application of these regulations. (a) "Abnormal(ities)" means: 1. Adulterated. This would include milk that: (i) Bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance in a quantity that may rend…

(1) Prerequisite for Operation. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a permit from the Department to manufacture, have in storage, sell or offer for sale therein, or offer to give away any raw milk for human consumption. (b) No permit shall be issued until…

(1) Inspection Interval. Inspections shall be conducted as often as the Department deems necessary to ensure compliance with these regulations and at a minimum inspection frequency as established by Departmental policies and directives. (2) Access Allowed After Due Notice. After …

(1) Bacteriological, Chemical or Physical Examinations. Lactating animals which show evidence of the secretion of milk with abnormalities in one or more quarters, based upon bacteriological, chemical, or physical examination, must be milked last or with separate equipment and the…

(1) Actions Considered Unlawful. It shall be unlawful: (a) To handle raw milk for human consumption in unclean or unsanitary places or in an unsanitary manner; (b) To keep, store, or prepare for market any raw milk for human consumption in the same building or enclosure where any…

(1) Provided. A milking barn, stable, or parlor must be provided on all dairy farms. (2) Gutters, Floors, and Feed Troughs - Characteristics. (a) Gutters, floors, and feed troughs must be constructed of good quality concrete or equally impervious material. (b) Floors must be: 1. …

(1) Interiors Clean. The interior of the milking barn, stable, or parlor must be kept clean. (2) Feed Mangers. Leftover feed in feed mangers must appear fresh, and not wet or soggy. (3) Bedding Material. If bedding material is used, manure must be removed from all bedding materia…

(1) Cowyard Characteristics. The cowyard must be: (a) Graded and drained; (b) Depressions and soggy areas must be filled; (c) Lactating animal's lanes must be kept dry; and (d) Manure packs must be solid to the footing of the animals. (2) Solid Footing. Approaches to the barn doo…

(1) Separate Facilities. A separate milkhouse of sufficient size must be provided for the cooling, handling, and storing of milk as well as the washing, sanitizing, and storing of milk containers and utensils. (2) Floors, Characteristics. The floors of all milkhouses must: (a) Be…

(1) Milkhouse, Kept Clean. The milkhouse structure, milkhouse equipment, and other milkhouse facilities used in its operation or maintenance must be clean at all times. (2) Incidental Articles. Incidental articles such as desks, refrigerators, and storage cabinets may be in the m…

(1) Minimum Number. (a) There must be at least one (1) flush toilet connected to a public sewer system or to an individual sewage-disposal system, a chemical toilet, an earth pit privy, or other type of privy. (b) Sewage systems must be: 1. Constructed, maintained, and operated c…

(1) Approved System. The water supply for milkhouse and milking operations must be: (a) Approved as safe by the applicable Government Water Control Authority, or (b) For individual water systems, constructed, maintained, and operated consistent with specifications outlined in App…

(1) Utensils and Equipment, Characteristics. All multi-use containers, utensils and equipment, which are exposed to milk or milk products, or from which liquids may drip, drain or be drawn into milk or milk products, must be made of smooth impervious, nonabsorbent, safe materials…

(1) Separate Wash Manifold. There must be a separate wash manifold for all CIP cleaned milk pipelines in all new or extensively remodeled facilities. (2) Cleaning Frequency. The product-contact surface of all multi-use containers, equipment and utensils used in the handling, stor…

(1) Contact Surfaces Sanitized. All product-contact surfaces of multi-use containers, utensils, and equipment used in the handling or storage of milk must be sanitized before each usage by one of the following methods, or by any method which has been demonstrated to be equally ef…

(1) Storage Between Use. (a) All milk containers, utensils, and equipment, including milking machine vacuum hoses, must be stored in the milkhouse in a sanitizing solution or on racks until used. (b) Pipeline milking equipment such as milker claws, inflations, weight jars, milk h…

(1) Milking Location. Milking must be done in a milking barn, stable, or parlor. (2) Brushing. Brushing must be completed prior to milking. (3) Hair Length. (a) Flanks, bellies, tails, and udders must be clipped as often as necessary to facilitate cleaning of these areas and be f…

(1) Suitably Located. Equipment and operations must be so located within the milking barn and milkhouse as to prevent overcrowding and contamination of cleaned and sanitized containers, utensils, and equipment by splash, condensation, or manual contact. (2) Effective Separation. …

(1) Properly Identified. Cleaners and sanitizers used on dairy farms must be: (a) Purchased from the manufacturer or distributor in containers that properly identify the contents; or (b) If bulk cleaners and sanitizers are transferred from the manufacturer's or distributor's cont…

(1) Handwashing Sinks, Conveniently Located. Handwashing facilities must be located convenient to the milkhouse, milking barn, stable, parlor, and flush toilet. (2) Characteristics and Use Restrictions. (a) Handwashing facilities must include: 1. Soap or detergent; 2. Hot and col…

(1) When to Wash. Hands must be washed, cleaned, and dried with an individual sanitary towel or other approved hand-drying device: (a) Immediately before milking; (b) Before performing any milkhouse function; and (c) Immediately after the interruption of any of these activities. …

(1) Cooling. (a) Raw milk must be cooled to 10ºC (50ºF) or less, within four (4) hours after starting the milking operation. (b) The milk must then be cooled to 7ºC (45ºF) or less, within two (2) additional hours. (c) The start of the milking operation is the moment when milk is …

(1) Maintaining the Premises. (a) The surroundings must be kept neat, clean, and free of conditions which might harbor or be conducive to the breeding of insects and rodents. (b) During fly season, manure: 1. Must be spread directly on the fields; 2. Stored for not more than four…

(1) Healthy Animals. All raw milk for human consumption within the State of Georgia must be from healthy animals. (2) Prohibited Use. Raw milk from unhealthy animals must not be offered for sale, given away, or combined with other milk. (3) Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Testing. A…