Virginia Administrative Code

A. The state regulatory agency may cancel, suspend, or revoke the grade A permit of any person or may deny to any person a grade A permit if: 1. The grade A permit holder fails to engage daily in the business for which the grade A permit is issued; 2. The grade A permit holder do…

The state regulatory agency may impound any condensed milk, condensed milk product, aseptically processed and packaged milk or milk product, retort processed after packaged milk or milk product, dry milk, dry milk product, milk, or milk product if it is in violation of any requir…

Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

A. The state regulatory agency shall, except when the production is not on a yearly basis, during each month collect from each milk condensing plant, milk drying plant, whey condensing plant, or whey drying plant holding a grade A permit at least one sample of raw milk for pasteu…

A. Each grade A permit holder operating a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station shall: 1. Comply with all regulations set forth in Appendix N of the "Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017 Revision"; 2. Retain each sample found to be positive for drug residues fo…

A. Each grade A permit holder operating a dairy plant that receives any milk that could require load confirmation or producer traceback as a result of a positive animal drug residue on a load of milk delivered at the plant shall provide to the state regulatory agency results of a…

Each grade A permit holder whose milk tests positive for drug residues or has been otherwise adulterated as defined in this chapter shall dispose of such milk in a manner that removes it from the human food chain or in any manner approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.…

Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

No person holding a grade A permit may operate a dairy farm that receives on the dairy farm raw or untreated sewage or septage from any septic tank, from any private or public sewage system, from any septic tank pump operator, from any hauler of septic tank waste or sewage, or fr…

No person who holds a grade A permit may place or hold in his milk storage tank (i) any milk except milk that was obtained from cows, sheep, goats, water buffalo, or other hooved mammal milked at the grade A permit holder's dairy farm; (ii) any milk that did not enter the milk st…

No person may produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or store in the Commonwealth, or bring, send, or receive into the Commonwealth, any milk, milk product, or condensed and dry milk product for use in the commercial preparation of grade A pasteurized, ultra-pasteur…

Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

No person holding a grade A permit to produce milk for pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization or aseptic processing shall feed their lactating cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo, or other milking mammals any feed separately or in combination that contains an aflatoxin residue greate…

No person may sell or offer for sale any milk or milk product if it contains an aflatoxin residue equal to or greater than 0.50 parts per billion. Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

No person may produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or store in the Commonwealth, or bring into, send into, or receive into the Commonwealth any milk, milk product, or condensed and dry milk product for use in the commercial preparation of grade A pasteurized, ultr…

A. Any person permitted in accordance with Chapter 52 (§ 3.2-5200 et seq.) of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia regarding milk, milk products, and dairies shall comply with the provisions of the "Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017 Revision." B. Section 1 of the "Grade "A"…

A. No person may produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or store in the Commonwealth, or bring, send, or receive into the Commonwealth, grade A raw milk or milk product for pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization, aseptic processing and packaging, or retort processed a…

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

No person may offer to sell or sell, barter, trade, or accept any goods or services in exchange for unpasteurized milk if the unpasteurized milk is intended for human consumption.Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

(Repealed.)

Statutory Authority§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Contract hauler" or "subcontract hauler" means any person who contracts (i) to transport raw milk from a dairy farm to a milk plant, receivin…

A. The administrative procedures used to conduct case decisions under this chapter shall conform to the provisions of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia). B. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall comply…

(Repealed.)

(Repealed.)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a permit from the state regulatory agency to: (i) operate a bulk milk pickup tanker; (ii) sample, measure, and collect milk from farm bulk milk cooling or holding tanks; (iii) sample, measure, or receive milk in cans or …

Each person who operates a dairy farm shall: 1. Provide a milkhouse or milkroom of sufficient size in which the cooling, handling, and storing of milk and the washing, sanitizing, and storing of milk containers and utensils shall be conducted; 2. Provide adequate lighting fixture…

A. Any person permitted in accordance with Chapter 52 (§ 3.2-5200 et seq.) of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia regarding milk, milk products, and dairies shall comply with the provisions of the "Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017 Revision." B. Section One of the "Grade "…

A. Each person that operates a dairy farm shall cool raw milk to 40°F or cooler, but not frozen, within two hours after milking and the temperature at any time thereafter shall not be warmer than 50°F. Raw milk that is warmer than a temperature of 50°F two hours after the first m…

A. Each person that operates a dairy farm and installs one or more farm bulk cooling or holding tanks in the milkhouse shall provide the following facilities: 1. A milk hose port opening no larger than eight inches in diameter through a wall in the milkhouse closest to the area t…

A. Each person who determines the quantity of milk in any lot of milk being picked up on any dairy farm in Virginia shall comply with one of the following: 1. If the milk is being picked up from a farm bulk cooling or holding tank, the person shall use only a measuring rod, gauge…

A. When picking up and transporting any milk in a bulk milk pickup tanker, each bulk milk hauler shall: 1. Practice good hygiene, maintain a neat and clean appearance, and abstain from using tobacco products in any milkhouse; 2. Conduct all pickup and handling practices to preven…