§ 59.602. Milking procedures.
(a) The udders and flanks of all milking cows shall be kept clean. The udders and teats shall be washed or wiped immediately before milking with a clean, damp cloth or paper towel moistened with a sanitizing solution and wiped dry or by another sanitary method.
(b) The milker’s outer clothing shall be clean and his hands clean and dry. No person with an infected cut or open sores on the person’s hands or arms shall milk cows, or handle milk or milk containers, utensils or equipment.
(c) Milk stools, surcingles or antikickers shall be kept clean and properly stored. Dusty operations shall not be conducted immediately before or during milking. Strong flavored feeds shall not be fed immediately before or during milking.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 59.401 (relating to farm inspection).
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