PURPOSE: This rule provides requirements concerning the inspection of production and distribution facilities. This rule was previously known as Section 5.
- (1) Prior to supplying milk or milk products, and at least once every six (6) months, the state authority shall inspect the production and distribution facilities of all producer-distributors whose milk or milk products are intended for consumption within the state as Grade A retail raw. If the state authority should discover the violation of any requirement, s/he shall make a second inspection after a lapse of such time as s/he may deem necessary for the defect to be remedied, but not before the lapse of three (3) days; and the second inspection shall be used in determining compliance with the requirements of 2 CSR 80-3.070. Any violation of the same requirement of these regulations on such reinspection shall call for immediate degrading, court action, or both.
- (2) One (1) copy of the inspection report shall be posted by the state authority in a conspicuous place upon a” inside wall of the milkhouse and the inspection report shall not bedefaced orremovedby any person except the state authority. Another copy of theinspection report shall befiled withtberecords ofthestate authority.
(3) Every producer-distributor, upon the requestofthestateauthorit?, shall permit access to all parts of the estabhshment; and every producer-distributor shall furnish to the state authority, upon his/herrequest, for official use only, a true statement of the actual quantities of milk and milk products produced and bottled.
Auth: section 196.939, RSMo (Cum. Supp. 1993).*0riginal rule filed JuneZO, 1973, effective June 30,1973. ~Origiinal authority 1972.
m 2 CSR 80-3-AGRICULTURE