§ 59.112. Utensils and equipment—storage.

 Utensils and equipment shall meet the following storage requirements:

   (1)  All milk containers, utensils, and equipment—including milking machine vacuum hoses—shall be stored in the milkhouse on racks until used. Pipeline milking equipment—such as milker claw, inflations, weigh jars, meters, milk hoses, milk receivers, and milk pumps which are designed for mechanical cleaning—may be mechanically cleaned, sanitized, and stored in the milking barn or parlor provided this equipment is designed, installed, and operated to protect the product and solution contact surface from contamination at all times. Some of the parameters to be considered in determining protection are: proper location of equipment, proper drainage of equipment, and adequate and properly located lighting and ventilation. The milking stable or parlor must be used only for milking. Concentrates may be fed in the stable during milking, but the stable may not be used for housing cattle. When manual cleaning of product contact surfaces is necessary, the cleaning shall be done in the milkhouse.

   (2)  Means shall be provided to effect complete drainage of equipment when such equipment cannot be stored to drain freely.

   (3)  Clean cans or other containers shall be stored in the milkhouse within a reasonable time after delivery to the dairy farm.

   (4)  Strainer pads, gaskets, and similar single service articles shall be stored in a suitable container or cabinet in original container and protected against contamination.

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  59.31 (relating to inspection of dairy farms); 7 Pa. Code §  59.105 (relating to milkhouse or room—construction and facilities); and 7 Pa. Code §  59.302 (relating to raw milk).