Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-18-1

Sec. 1.9. (a) Milk and milk products, including hooved mammals milk, must be:

1. (1) produced;
2. (2) transported;
3. (3) processed;
4. (4) handled;
5. (5) sampled;
6. (6) examined;
7. (7) graded;
8. (8) labeled; and
9. (9) sold;

in accordance with IC 15-18-1 and this article.

(b) Only Grade A pasteurized, ultra pasteurized, or aseptically processed milk and milk products and manufacturing grade milk and milk products from permitted sources may be sold to final consumers, restaurants, or retail establishments. A person may not sell pasteurized milk or milk products that have not been maintained at the temperature set forth in Section 7 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in 345 IAC 8-3.

(c) A person shall obtain a permit from the state veterinarian before operating a dairy farm in Indiana. The state veterinarian shall issue the following dairy farm permits:

1. (1) A Grade A farm permit shall be issued for farms that meet the standards for a Grade A farm in IC 15-18-1 and this article.
2. (2) A manufacturing grade farm permit shall be issued for farms that do not meet the standards for a Grade A farm but do meet the standards for a manufacturing grade farm in IC 15-18-1 and this article.

A person may not hold a Grade A farm permit and a manufacturing grade farm permit for the same operation.

(d) A person shall obtain a permit from the state veterinarian before operating a milk plant in Indiana. The state veterinarian shall issue the following milk plant permits:

1. (1) A Grade A milk plant permit shall be issued for those operations that meet the standards for a Grade A milk plant in IC 15-18-1 and this article.
2. (2) A manufacturing grade milk plant permit shall be issued for those operations that meet the standards for a manufacturing grade milk plant in IC 15-18-1 and this article.
3. (3) A receiving station permit shall be issued for those operations that meet the standards for a receiving station in IC 15-18-1 and this article.
4. (4) A transfer station permit shall be issued for those operations that meet the standards for a transfer station in IC 15-18-1 and this article.

(e) The state veterinarian shall issue the following permits to persons meeting the appropriate requirements in IC 15-18-1 and this article:

1. (1) A milk distributor permit for persons acting as a milk distributor.
2. (2) A bulk milk hauler/sampler permit to persons acting as a bulk milk hauler/sampler.
3. (3) Milk tank truck operator for persons operating milk tank trucks.
4. (4) A permit to operate a milk tank truck cleaning facility.
5. (5) A permit to manufacture containers for milk or milk products.

(f) All permits issued under this article are subject to the provisions in IC 15-18-1 and IC 15-18-1-9. The state veterinarian may take any action with respect to permits the board is authorized to take under IC 15-18-1.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 8-2-1.9; filed Sep 27, 2002, 2:40 p.m.: 26 IR 332; filed Jul 18, 2005, 1:00 p.m.: 28 IR 3561; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; readopted filed Oct 16, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20141112-IR-345140300RFA; filed Dec 7, 2016, 9:26 a.m.: 20170104-IR-345160222FRA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2022, 2:33 p.m.: 20220810-IR-345220146RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.: 20251105-IR-345240625RFA)