California § 35861 - Guaranteed raw milk is market milk which conforms to all of the following minimum
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§ 35861. Guaranteed raw milk is market milk which conforms to all of the following minimum
Guaranteed raw milk is market milk which conforms to all of the following minimum requirements: (a) The health of the cows and goats shall be determined at least once each month by an official representative of an approved milk inspection service, or a milk inspection service which is established by the director. (b) It shall be produced on dairy farms which score not less than 90 percent on the dairy farm scorecard. (c) It shall be bottled on the premises where produced and delivered in containers which have the pouring lip completely protected from contamination. (d) It shall be cooled as provided in Section 35782, and so maintained until it is delivered to the consumer, at which time it shall contain not more than 10,000 bacteria per milliliter or not more than 10 coliform bacteria per milliliter. (e) It shall be sold to the consumer within 30 hours after production and labeled to indicate the date of sale to the consumer.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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