- (a) Retail raw milk producers shall maintain a current and ongoing patient/client relationship with an accredited large animal veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Connecticut.
- (b) Herds shall be tested annually for brucellosis and tuberculosis. Such testing shall be conducted in accordance with sections 22-287, 22-298 and 22-304 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
- (c) The milk ring test for the detection of Brucella spp. shall be administered monthly to each herd.
- (d) Each herd producing retail raw milk shall be enrolled in the Connecticut Plan for the Eradication of Mastitis.
- (e) The results of all herd testing required by this section shall be reported to the Commissioner.
(Adopted effective October 1, 2005)