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The following standards are
hereby adopted relating to transportation tanks:
A. The transportation tank and accessories in the milk handling operation
shall comply with the requirements of the Sanitary Standards Symbol
Administrative Council, 3A standards for transportation tanks existing at the
time of the passage of this act.
B. Suitable facilities, including hot and cold running water, detergent,
brushes, sanitizers, and sanitizing equipment, a concrete floor with proper
drainage and waste disposal shall be provided for washing and sanitizing of
transportation tanks. Unless the truck is to be used within a few hours of the
washing operation the sanitizing of the tank shall be omitted until just
before the tank truck is to be used. During the interim the tank truck shall
be protected from contamination by closing port holes, etc. Since the tank
truck may be sanitized on a different date and at a different time from
cleaning and washing operation, a tag shall provide space for recording this
information. The washing, sanitizing and maintenance of the transportation
tank and accessories shall be the responsibility of the processor or milk
hauler. The department of agriculture shall be informed in writing designating
the person responsible for the cleaning, sanitizing and maintenance of the
transportation tank.
C. The transportation tank and all accessories shall be thoroughly rinsed
after each usage and shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily and the
tank tagged and sealed with a tag attached indicating that the tank has been
washed and/or sanitized. This tag shall also contain the name of the person
doing the work and the date on which the work was done. The tag shall be
removed by the hauler at his first pickup and shall be retained at the
receiving plant for a minimum of thirty (30) days.
D. Single length, durable, non-toxic, flexible milk conductor tubing
shall be used for conveying milk from the farm tank to the transportation
tank. The inside diameter of milk conductor tubing shall not be less than one
and three-eighths (1 3/8) inches. If two (2) lengths of tubing are used, they
shall be connected either by the use of sanitary couplings or a piece of 3A
sanitary tubing with clamps which can be removed without tools. The
connections between the pump and the vehicle tank, and between the pump and
the milk conductor tubing shall remain assembled except when dismantled for
cleaning. The open end of the milk tubing shall be capped with an approved
protective cap at all times except when loading or unloading. The outlet
valve, milk pump and the milk conductor tubing and samples shall be inclosed
in a properly drained, insulated, dust tight cabinet.
E. The transportation tank and the accessories shall be used for no other
purpose than the handling of milk unless such other use is approved by the
department of agriculture.

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