Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 584.2331 Cleaning of containers, equipment and utensils. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All equipment and utensils which are used more than once must be thoroughly cleaned and drained after each use and must be treated with a bactericide immediately before each use. 2. All contain…

NAC 584.2341 Milking. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. The udders and teats of animals to be milked must be cleaned and rinsed with an approved bactericidal solution and dried before each milking. An alternative method of udder preparation may be used if the Director has evaluated and a…

NAC 584.2351 Transfer of milk. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) After milk is obtained from a hoofed mammal, the milk must be transported by means of an enclosed pipeline. The transfer of milk from a bulk holding or cooling tank to a transport tank must be through a port for the hose locat…

NAC 584.2361 Thermometers for milk tanks. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. A thermometer must be installed to record, on a chart, the temperature in each bulk milk tank used to cool or store certified raw milk intended for packaging. 2. A recording thermometer may not be installed on or…

NAC 584.2371 Standards for recording thermometers. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. The chart for recording the temperature: (a) If circular, must make one revolution each 24-hour or 48-hour period; or (b) If a strip, must move not less than 1 inch per hour and may be continuous to a ma…

NAC 584.2381 Operation of agitator. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) The agitator in a milk tank must be operating during the second and subsequent milkings for a period which is sufficient to prevent a stratification of temperatures. [Bd. of Health, Raw Milk Reg. § 8.13.2.7, eff. 1-7-82]

NAC 584.2391 Emergencies which may vary temperature. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) When it is obvious that an emergency exists which could conceivably cause significant variations in the temperature of the market milk in the farm tank, the anticipated buyer of that milk and the Director…

NAC 584.2411 Capability of refrigeration in bulk milk tank. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Each bulk milk tank must have a capability of refrigeration that is sufficient to: 1. Reduce the temperature of the milk to 50°F (10°C) or less, no more than 4 hours after the commencement of the f…

NAC 584.2421 Rooms in which certified raw milk is handled. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. The floors of all rooms in which certified raw milk or products made from it are processed, handled or stored, or in which containers, equipment or utensils are washed, must be: (a) Constructed o…

NAC 584.2431 Separate rooms in bottling or packaging plant. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. A bottler or packager of certified raw milk or milk products must maintain separate rooms for: (a) Cooling and packaging; (b) Cleaning of milk bottles or milking machines; and (c) Storage of art…

NAC 584.2441 Toilet facilities and related sewage disposal. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Every milk plant must contain toilet facilities. The toilet rooms must not open directly into any room in which milk or products made from it are processed. Toilet rooms must be completely enclosed…

NAC 584.2451 Supply of water to milk plants. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Water used in milk plants must be obtained from a source approved by the Director. The lines for the approved sources of water may not be cross-connected with any unsafe or questionable sources of water or any…

NAC 584.2461 Handwashing facilities. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Handwashing facilities must be provided in convenient locations and include hot and cold water or warm running water, soap and individual sanitary towels or other approved devices for drying the hands. [Bd. of Health, Ra…

NAC 584.2471 Cleanliness of bottling plant; authorized equipment; pesticides. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All rooms in which milk or products made from it are handled, processed or stored, or in which containers, equipment or utensils are washed or stored, must be kept clean and fr…

NAC 584.2481 Sanitary piping. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All sanitary piping, fittings and connections that are exposed to milk or products made from it, or from which liquids may drip, drain or be drawn into the milk or product, must be constructed of smooth, impervious, corrosio…

NAC 584.2491 Construction and repair of containers and equipment. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All containers that are designed for repeated use and come in contact with milk or products made from it must be: (a) Made of smooth, impervious, corrosion-resistant and nontoxic material;…

NAC 584.2511 Cleaning and sanitizing of containers, equipment and utensils. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. The surfaces of all containers, equipment and utensils that are designed for repeated use and are used in the transportation, processing, handling and storage of milk or milk pro…

NAC 584.2521 Residual bacteria in container. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) The count of residual bacteria in any container used for packaging certified raw milk or products made from it, whether designed to be used repeatedly or one time, must not exceed: 1. One per milliliter of capaci…

NAC 584.2531 Detection of contaminants. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. The plastic used in containers must be nontoxic and the lids or stoppers must be designed to be used only once. 2. The production line where the containers are filled must be equipped with a device capable of detec…

NAC 584.2541 Device for recording temperature in mechanical cleaning systems. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) All cleaning systems that are mechanical must be equipped with a device for recording temperature which is approved by the Director. That device must be installed in the line for …

NAC 584.2551 Storage of containers, equipment and utensils. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. After cleaning, all containers, equipment and utensils which are designed for repeated use with milk or products made from it must be transported and stored in a manner which ensures complete dr…

NAC 584.2561 Protection from contamination. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. The facilities and equipment of a milk plant must be so located and its operations so conducted to prevent any contamination of milk or products made from it, or their ingredients, equipment, containers or uten…

NAC 584.2571 Bottling and packaging. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Certified raw milk and its products may be bottled or packaged at the place where they are produced if the mechanical equipment is approved by the Director. 2. The cap or other device for closing a bottle must protect…

NAC 584.2581 Cooling. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All certified raw milk and products made from it, except those to be cultured, must be stored and packaged at a temperature of 45°F (7.2°C) or less. The milk or product must be cooled in equipment that is approved by the Director an…

NAC 584.2591 Vehicles for transporting certified raw milk. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All tanker vehicles used for transporting certified raw milk or products made from it and all pumps for transferring milk must be constructed to meet the standards of sanitation generally accepte…

NAC 584.2611 Surroundings. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) The surroundings within the immediate area of the dairy activities or a plant for processing milk must be kept neat, clean and free from any condition which attracts or harbors flies, other insects or rodents, or otherwise constit…

NAC 584.2621 Labeling of containers. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Each bottle or other package containing certified raw milk or a product made from it must be plainly labeled and marked with: (a) The name of the milk or product, as prescribed in the standards of identity adopted by …

NAC 584.2631 Date product to be withdrawn from sale. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Before a bottler or other packager of certified milk or a product made from it delivers the milk or product to a retail store for sale to consumers, the package or container must bear a date established b…

NAC 584.2641 Date respecting assurance of quality: General requirements. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) The date respecting the assurance of quality must: 1. Be affixed at the top of a carton or package and be indelible and in color which contrasts with the color of the carton or package…

NAC 584.2651 Date respecting assurance of quality: Location. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) The date respecting the assurance of quality must be legible and placed on the various types of containers as follows: 1. If a container made of glass or rigid plastic, by: (a) Embossing, imprint …

NAC 584.2661 Removal of product from sale before date respecting assurance of quality. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Nothing in NAC 584.2621 to 584.2671, inclusive, precludes the Director from ordering the removal of any or all of a product from sale before the expiration of the date re…

NAC 584.2671 Deviation. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Any deviation from the requirements governing the location of the date respecting the assurance of quality may be made only after obtaining written permission from the Director. [Bd. of Health, Raw Milk Reg. § 6.7, eff. 1-7-82]—(NAC …

NAC 584.2691 Illness of employee or resident. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. A person who is known to be a carrier of any communicable disease that is known to be milk-borne may not be employed at or reside on a farm that produces certified raw milk. 2. If any person employed at or re…

NAC 584.2711 Employee to report illness. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Every employee shall report immediately to the owner or operator of the farm any illness which the employee may have such as a sore throat, fever, diarrhea, skin eruption or acute respiratory infection. 2. The own…

NAC 584.2731 Records of hoofed mammals. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Every hoofed mammal in a certified herd must be eartagged or tattooed with a number that permanently identifies the hoofed mammal. 2. Every hoofed mammal must be registered in a written record of the herd that incl…

NAC 584.2741 Isolation of herds. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) All certified milk herds must be isolated from hogs, horses, fowl and stray dogs. All animals which the owner or operator of a dairy does not know to be free from disease, including brucella infection as shown by a blood tes…

NAC 584.2751 Udders of hoofed mammals. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Hoofed mammals which produce certified milk must have healthy udders. [Bd. of Health, Raw Milk Reg. § 11.3, eff. 1-7-82]—(NAC A by Dairy Comm’n by R082-11, 5-30-2012)

NAC 584.2761 Examination by veterinarian. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Every hoofed mammal admitted or readmitted to a milk herd must be examined by an approved veterinarian and its milk must be examined by an approved bacteriologist for a bacterial count and for hemolytic streptococci…

NAC 584.2771 Tuberculosis. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Each animal in a certified herd must be tested for tuberculosis and satisfactorily pass the test before any milk from the animal is sold. Each animal must be retested at least once every 12 months. The test must be performed by…

NAC 584.2781 Brucellosis. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. All herds approved for the production of certified raw milk must be officially accredited as free of brucellosis and maintained free of that disease. The herd must be tested at intervals not to exceed every 90 days by the ring t…

NAC 584.2791 Salmonella. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) Milk from hoofed mammals approved for the production of certified milk must be free from the organisms which cause salmonellosis, and all hoofed mammals must be tested for that organism a minimum of once per year. Any hoofed mammal …

NAC 584.2811 Mastitis and abnormal milk. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. Any hoofed mammal affected with either acute or chronic mastitis must be immediately removed from the milking string and treated. The hoofed mammal must not be returned to the milking string until its milk is norm…

NAC 584.2821 Director may require tests or examinations. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) The Director may at any time require any test or examination he or she deems necessary after consultation with the Division of Animal Industry of the Department. If the Director requires additional te…

NAC 584.2831 Sickness or death in herd. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) 1. If a disease occurs that appears to be of a serious nature, or if a number of hoofed mammals become sick at about the same time, the dairyman shall withdraw such hoofed mammals from the certified herd, destroy thei…

NAC 584.2841 Tests performed at owner’s expense. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) All tests of the health of animals in a certified herd producing certified milk must be performed at the owner’s expense. [Bd. of Health, Raw Milk Reg. § 11.11, eff. 1-7-82] Miscellaneous Provisions

NAC 584.2851 Use and disclosure of information prohibited. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) No officer, employee or agent of any state or local governmental agency may use for his or her own advantage or reveal to any unauthorized person any information obtained pursuant to the provisions …

NAC 584.2855 Prohibited transactions involving lactating hoofed mammals. (NRS 584.067, 584.208) A person shall not engage in a transaction involving the barter of, sale of shares or interest in, or rental of, a hoofed mammal that is lactating in exchange for any consideration if …