Sec.22-203h-1. Bulk milk pickup tanker. Standards

(a) The following are incorporated by reference: Section 5 and Appendix B of the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, as amended from time to time. The material incorporated by reference in this subsection is available for public inspection and copying during business hours by contacting:

Connecticut Department of Agriculture

Bureau of Regulation and Inspection

165 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent may inspect each permitted bulk milk pickup tanker annually. The inspection may take place at any location the tanker is found to be picking up milk, unloading milk, being washed or where the tanker is housed.

(c) After each inspection the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent may affix a decal to each bulk milk pickup tanker found to be in compliance with this section. The decal shall indicate the month and year the inspection period expires. Those bulk milk pickup tankers that are not in compliance with this section may be issued a notice of non-compliance and may be required to submit proof of compliance to the commissioner within sixty (60) days from the date of the notice of non-compliance.

(d) Bulk milk pickup tankers housed outside this state that do not carry a valid inspection certificate from another state may be inspected by the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent, provided that an inspection fee of ten (10) dollars is paid to the commissioner. Those out-of-state bulk milk pickup tankers found to be in compliance with this section may have a decal affixed to them which shall indicate the month and year the inspection period expires.

(e) Bulk milk pickup tankers housed outside this state that do not carry a valid inspection certificate from another state and whose owners or operators choose not to have such bulk milk pickup tankers inspected shall be issued a notice of noncompliance and shall be required to submit proof of compliance to the commissioner within sixty (60) days from the date of the notice of non-compliance.

(f) Those bulk milk pickup tankers for which proof of compliance has not been submitted to the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c) or (e) of this section shall be barred from transporting milk or milk products from or to any person, firm or company in this state.

(g) Whenever the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent determines that a violation of this section may put the public health or safety at risk, or may allow contamination of the milk or milk products being transported, the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent may order that immediate action be taken to abate such violation, including, but not limited to, prohibiting a bulk milk pickup tanker from transporting milk or milk products from or to any person, firm or company in this state until the violation is corrected. An inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent or other proof of correction of the violation shall be required before transportation of milk or milk products resumes.

(Adopted effective November 1, 2005)