Pennsylvania Statutes Title 31 P.S. Food § 653. Records; reports; inspections; milk or manufactured dairy products receivable; plant use

Every applicant for or holder of a permit to sell pasteurized milk, milk for pasteurization or milk products or manufactured dairy products shall keep an accurate record of the names and addresses of the owners or operators of all dairy farms from which milk is received. This record shall be kept on file in the milk plant where the milk is received, and shall be available at all times for the inspection of the secretary.

An accurate report of a sanitary inspection on all dairy farms from which milk is received and of the milk as delivered to the milk plant shall be kept on file in the milk plant. The sanitary inspection shall be made semi-annually by an approved inspector at the expense of the applicant for or holder of a permit. Such payment shall be made only by the applicant for or holder of the permit for the plant to which the milk from the farm which is inspected is or is to be delivered. Such inspections may be made by the secretary. Within thirty days after demand by the secretary, additional inspections shall be made of any or all farms, and reports thereon filed in the milk plant. Inspection reports shall be made upon forms satisfactory to the secretary.

No applicant for or holder of a permit to sell pasteurized milk or milk for pasteurization or milk products or manufactured dairy products shall receive milk from a dairy farm until the report of the sanitary inspection made by an approved inspector shall have been placed on file in the milk plant where the milk is received for the inspection and approval of the secretary, nor shall he receive milk, milk products or manufactured dairy products from any milk plant owned or operated by another person who is not in lawful possession of a permit.

No milk, milk products or manufactured dairy products shall be received in any milk plant for any purpose, unless such milk or milk products shall have been produced on dairy farms, or acquired from milk plants approved by the secretary, or unless permission for the receipt of such milk or milk products shall be obtained from the secretary.

A milk plant may be used only for the preparation and processing of milk, milk products, manufactured dairy products or fruit juices, if received from a source acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to sanitation and protection of public health.