ATCP 82.02   Bulk milk tanker; grade A permit.

ATCP 82.04   Bulk milk weigher and sampler; license and grade A permit.

ATCP 82.06   Bulk milk tankers; construction and maintenance.

ATCP 82.08   Cleaning and sanitizing bulk milk tankers.

ATCP 82.10   Collecting milk from dairy farms.

ATCP 82.12   Milk samples for testing.

ATCP 82.14   Delivering milk to dairy plant.

ATCP 82.16   False samples or records.

Ch. ATCP 82 Note Note: See also ch. ATCP 65 (Milk and Milk Products).

ATCP 82.01 ATCP 82.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

ATCP 82.01(1) (1) “Bulk milk tanker” means a mobile bulk container used to transport milk, fluid, milk products, whey, or whey cream in bulk from a dairy farm, or to, or from, a dairy plant in this state. “Bulk milk tanker” includes a mobile bulk container which is permanently mounted on a motor vehicle or which is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle, and includes all equipment and accessories related to the mobile bulk container. “Bulk milk tanker” does not include a mobile bulk container which is used by a milk producer solely to transport that producer’s own milk.

ATCP 82.01(1m) (1m) “Bulk milk tanker cleaning facility” means a facility where a bulk milk tanker or its appurtenances are cleaned and sanitized.

ATCP 82.01(1s) (1s) “Bulk milk weigher and sampler” means any person who collects official milk samples and may transport raw milk from a farm, or raw milk or fluid milk products to, or from, a dairy plant, receiving station, or transfer station.

ATCP 82.01(2) (2) “Bulk tank” means a permanent or semi-permanent tank, container, or silo used to receive, cool, or store bulk quantities of milk on a dairy farm. “Bulk tank” does not include milk cans.

ATCP 82.01(3) (3) “Dairy farm” means any place where one or more milking animals are kept for the production of milk.

ATCP 82.01(4) (4) “Dairy plant” means any place where a dairy product is manufactured or processed for sale or distribution as human food, and includes a receiving station or transfer station.

ATCP 82.01(4m) (4m) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

ATCP 82.01(5) (5) “Milk” means the lacteal secretion of milking animals and includes skim milk and cream.

ATCP 82.01(7) (7) “Milk producer” means any person who owns or operates a dairy farm, and sells or distributes milk produced on that farm.

ATCP 82.01(7m) (7m) “Milking animals” means all of the following:

ATCP 82.01(7m)(a) (a) Cows, sheep, and goats.

ATCP 82.01(7m)(b) (b) Other hooved animals whose milk is collected and distributed for human consumption.

ATCP 82.01(8) (8) “Processing plant” means a dairy plant engaged in pasteurizing, processing, or manufacturing milk or dairy products.

ATCP 82.01(9) (9) “Receiving station” means a facility which is designed for the receipt and bulk storage of milk, and which is used to receive or store milk in bulk. “Receiving station” does not include a processing plant or a facility used to distribute pasteurized milk in bottled or packaged form to consumers.

ATCP 82.01(10) (10) “Transfer station” means a facility designed and used solely to transfer milk from one bulk milk tanker to another without intervening storage.

ATCP 82.01 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94; CR 07-006: cr. (1m) and (7m), am. (3) and (5), Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; CR 13-104: cr. (1s), am. (2), cr. (4m), r. (6) Register July 2014 No. 703, eff. 8-1-14.

ATCP 82.02 ATCP 82.02 Bulk milk tanker; grade A permit.

ATCP 82.02(1m) (1m) Permit required. No person may operate a bulk milk tanker to transport milk or fluid milk products for sale or use as grade A milk or grade A dairy products unless the department, or an equivalent regulatory agency in another state, has issued a valid grade A permit for that bulk milk tanker and the information required under sub. (7) (b) is displayed on the bulk milk tanker as required under sub. (7) (c). A grade A permit is not transferable between bulk milk tankers.