§ 480.5. Pipeline Milking Machine Installations.
3 CA ADC § 480.5Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
3 CCR § 480.5
§ 480.5. Pipeline Milking Machine Installations.
All pipeline milking machine installations must comply with the following conditions and must have a satisfactory circulating system for washing and sterilizing which has been approved by the director; or such system must be disassembled, washed and sterilized after each time used, except that deviations from the minimum requirements and specifications may be made after approval in writing by the director:
(a) All equipment having any surface in contact with the milk and all solution lines, wash tanks, fittings, vacuum lines from air separator to moisture trap shall be constructed of stainless steel, nickel alloy, heat-resistant glass or equally corrosion-resistant material that is nontoxic and nonabsorbent.
When a vacuum system of circulation is used, the inside diameter of the pipelines and appurtenances may vary in size if sufficient turbulence is created during circulation of the solutions to contact and clean and sanitize all surfaces. Injection of pulses of air is one method of increasing turbulence.
Vacuum lines may be connected to milk pipelines only when areas not properly cleaned and sanitized are effectively isolated from milk contact areas.
Water lines must be disconnected from milk lines during milking.
(j) All milk pumps and attachments shall be protected from possible contamination. If legs are used, they shall be smooth with rounded ends and no exposed threads. Legs made of hollow stock shall be sealed. On pumps with legs designed to be fixed to the floor, the minimum clearance between the lowest part of the base and the floor shall be four inches. Readily portable pumps not permanently attached may have leg heights of two inches. (Readily portable pumps are defined as those having a base area of not more than one square foot, or, in the case of motor-mounted pumps, an area encompassed by the legs that does not exceed one square foot.) Bases when used shall be constructed without ribs or flanges and shall have a smooth top and bottom surface. Pumps which because of their size and type cannot be mounted on legs, shall be mounted on a base designed for grouting and sealing. All milk pumps and attachments must be a sufficient distance from walls to permit proper cleaning.
(k) (Section 33481 Food and Agricultural Code.) When a dump tank is used in the milking barn, it must be located in accordance with Section 481.5 of the Administrative Code and must be kept covered except when milk is being poured. Milk on test days and strippings shall enter the milk pipeline through the dump tank. If dump tank is located next to the barn wall between milkhouse and barn, the barn wall must be at least six feet high.
(q) The circulating pump shall be of a size sufficient to fill the pipelines and cause enough turbulence to insure adequate cleaning and shall deliver not less than 25 gallons of solution per minute at discharge end of 1 ½ -inch lines and corresponding volumes for other size pipes when pressure system of circulation is used.
(x) Milk pumps, pipelines, and air separators which are a part of an enclosed pipeline system may be installed in the passageway or an area approved by the Director, in the milking barn, provided, that all of the equipment is protected from contamination at all times. Plate type or internal tubular coolers may be installed in the milkhouse or passageway.
Whenever units are dismantled for hand cleaning, such cleaning shall be done in the milkhouse.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 407, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 33519-33522, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New section filed 11-1-51; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 26, No. 3).
2. Amendment filed 9-21-56; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 56, No. 18).
3. Amendment filed 2-24-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No. 4).
4. Amendment filed 3-22-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 12).
5. Amendment of subsection (k) filed 4-25-75 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 75, No. 17).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 480.5, 3 CA ADC § 480.5
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