Virginia Law

A. Each grade A permit holder operating a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station shall:

1. Comply with all regulations set forth in Appendix N of the "Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017 Revision";

2. Retain each sample found to be positive for drug residues for a period of 120 hours after the sample test result is positive for drug residues for the use of the state regulatory agency unless directed otherwise by a representative of the state regulatory agency;

3. Report records of all results of tests on samples of raw milk to the state regulatory agency by the 15th day of each month for the preceding month to include a statement as to whether the test results are positive or negative. If the results are positive, the grade A permit holder shall also record (i) the identity of each producer contributing to the load from which the positive sample of raw milk was taken; (ii) the name of the person notified at the state regulatory agency of the positive test results; (iii) the date and time of day the person at the state regulatory agency was notified of the positive test results; and (iv) the method of notification of the state regulatory agency;

4. Immediately notify the state regulatory agency and the milk marketing cooperative or broker of any shipment of bulk tank raw milk for pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization, aseptic processing and packaging, or retort processed after packaging milk and milk products when the shipment of bulk tank raw milk is found to be positive for drug residues. Nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to include individual raw milk samples collected from each grade A dairy farm included in any shipment of bulk tank raw milk for pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization, aseptic processing and packaging, or retort processed after packaging milk and milk products; and

5. Provide by facsimile machine or other electronic means to the state regulatory agency copies of load manifests, producer weight tickets, laboratory worksheets where the results of laboratory tests are originally recorded, and records from electronic readers documenting the results for samples tested for all positive loads.

B. Each grade A dairy farm permit holder's milk marketing cooperative or milk marketing agent shall be responsible for the collection and testing of follow-up milk samples for animal drug residues required for permit reinstatement and resumption of milk shipment from the dairy farm each time the grade A dairy farm permit holder's milk test positive for animal drug residues.

C. Each grade A dairy farm permit holder's milk marketing cooperative or milk marketing agent shall comply with the following when following up on a producer's dairy farm after a positive animal drug residue:

1. Only persons who hold valid permits to weigh, sample, and collect milk issued by the state regulatory agency shall collect and deliver follow-up milk samples to laboratories for official testing for the purpose of permit reinstatement and the resumption of milk shipments from the dairy farm; and

2. Reports of laboratory testing shall be provided from officially designated laboratories for each milk sample tested for animal drug residues and shall include the following information:

a. The name of the grade A dairy farm permit holder;

b. The patron number of the grade A dairy farm permit holder;

c. The date, time, and temperature of the milk sample when collected;

d. The name of the person who collected the milk sample;

e. The name of the test method used to test the milk sample; and

f. The test result for the milk sample.