12:17:02 :18. Pasteurization required. No milk products nor fluid milk products may be manufactured, shipped, transported, or imported for use or sale within this state unless the milk and fluid milk products used in the manufacture of such food products are pasteurized in equipment approved by the secretary before or during manufacture into milk products or fluid milk products. This restriction does not apply to cheese that has been cured at least 60 days after manufacture at a temperature no lower than 35 degrees Fahrenheit and bottled raw milk for human consumption as defined in ARSD 12:81. Any bulk shipped milk and milk products that have been previously pasteurized or heat treated shall be repasteurized in the plant of final processing and packaging or as deemed necessary by the department.

Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 20, 1998; 30 SDR 203, effective June 24, 2004; 41 SDR 119, effective February 11, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 40-32-18(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 40-32-18(4).

Prior versions effective: 2004-06-24.