2012 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 2 - AGRICULTURE
2-3966 - Terms, defined.

2-3966. Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Nebraska Milk Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) 3-A sanitary standards means the standards for dairy equipment formulated by the 3-A sanitary standards committees representing the International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Dairy Industry Committee and published by the International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians in effect on July 1, 2001;

(2) Acceptable milk means milk that qualifies under sections 2-3979 to 2-3982 as to sight and odor and that is classified acceptable for somatic cells, bacterial content, drug residues, and sediment content;

(3) Components of milk means whey, whey and milk protein concentrate, whey cream, cream, butter, skim milk, condensed milk, ultra-filtered milk, milk powder, dairy blends that are at least fifty-one percent dairy components, and any similar milk by-product;

(4) C-I-P or cleaned-in-place means the procedure by which sanitary pipelines or pieces of dairy equipment are mechanically cleaned in place by circulation;

(5) Dairy products means products allowed to be made from milk for manufacturing purposes and not required to be of Grade A quality;

(6) Department means the Department of Agriculture;

(7) Director means the Director of Agriculture or his or her duly authorized agent or designee;

(8) Field representative means an individual qualified and trained in the sanitary methods of production and handling of milk as set forth in the Nebraska Milk Act and who is generally employed by a processing or manufacturing milk plant or cooperative for the purpose of quality control work;

(9) Milk for manufacturing purposes means milk produced for processing and manufacturing into products not required by law to be of Grade A quality;

(10) Probational milk means milk classified undergrade for somatic cells, bacterial content, or sediment content that may be accepted by plants for specific time periods; and

(11) Reject milk means milk that does not qualify under sections 2-3979 to 2-3982.