Sec. 2.27. Vehicles—Item 20r

Vehicles used to transport milk must meet the following requirements:

(a) Vehicles used to transport milk from the dairy farm to the milk plant or receiving station are constructed and operated to protect their contents from sun, freezing and contamination.

(b) Vehicles have bodies with solid enclosures and tight, solid doors.

(c) Vehicles are kept clean, inside and out.

(d) No substance capable of contaminating the milk is transported with the milk.

(e) All openings on milk transport tanks shall be sealed after washing and sanitizing and shall be so maintained. Sealed manholes, which are opened for observation of milk level, shall be immediately resealed. Rear doors on farm tank pick-up vehicles need not be sealed between farms or from farms to receiving station if under the immediate supervision of a person licensed pursuant to section 57 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.

Notation

See sections 2.16 and 2.17 of this Part (Items 9r and 10r) for information on the construction of bulk milk pickup tankers.