Action:
Cooling Milk/Milk Samples
Action 748
General Information
| Action Summary |
review the regulation for effectiveness and continued need, including the following: the need to include certain other species of mammals if the milk or dairy products are intended for human consumption; the need for consistency and compliance with the requirements of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) for Grade “A” milk; provision for the cooling, storing, and sampling of milk using alternatives to bulk tanks; the need to eliminate references to fees for milk hauling permits; the need to require permits for each milk pickup tank or milk transport tank used to move milk in Virginia; the need to include recording thermometer specifications consistent with the PMO; the need to require dedicated milk transport tanks to be used to haul any pasteurized milk, milk products, or frozen dessert mixes, when the products will not be re-pasteurized at the plant where they are packaged; and the need to require the collection of two identical milk samples at each pickup.
The agency invites comment on whether there should be an adviser.
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| Chapters Affected |
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VAC |
Chapter Name |
Action Type |
| Primary |
2 VAC 5-500 |
Rules and Regulations Governing the Cooling, Storing, Sampling, and Transporting of Milk or Milk Samples from the Farm to the Processing Plant or Laboratory |
Amend Existing Regulation
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| Other chapters |
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2 VAC 5 - 501 |
Regulations Governing the Cooling, Storing, Sampling and Transporting of Milk |
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| Executive Branch Review |
This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
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| RIS Project |
No project yet assigned to this action |
| New Periodic Review |
This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
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Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
| Stage ID |
Stage Type |
Status |
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1059
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NOIRA
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Stage complete. Comment period ended 06/06/2001. |
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1601
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Proposed
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Stage complete. Comment period ended 12/09/2002. |
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2412
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Final
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Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/26/2005. |
Contact Information
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Name / Title:
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John A. Beers
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Program Supervisor
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Address:
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P. O. Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23218
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Email Address:
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John.Beers@vdacs.virginia.gov
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Phone:
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(804)786-1452
FAX: (804)371-7792
TDD: (800)828-1120
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This person is the primary contact for this chapter.
