NRS584.208. Certified raw milk: Conditions governing sale; handling; regulations.

      1.  Certified raw milk and products made from it may be sold if the milk has been:

      (a) Cooled to 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less immediately after being drawn from the cow or goat and maintained at or below that temperature until it is delivered to the consumer, at which time it may not contain more than 10 coliform bacteria per milliliter or more than 10,000 bacteria per milliliter; and

      (b) Certified by the county milk commission of the county in which it was produced.

      2.  No person may come in contact with or be near raw milk before it is sold to the consumer unless the person maintains scrupulous cleanliness and is not afflicted with any communicable disease or in a condition to disseminate any disease which can be transmitted by milk. No person may handle milk to be sold as raw unless the person has a physical examination before any employment requiring the person to do so and every 3 months thereafter while continuing in the employment.

      3.  The State Dairy Commission shall adopt regulations governing:

      (a) Inspections to determine the health of cows and goats which produce milk for sale as raw milk.

      (b) Inspections of dairy farms which produce milk for sale as raw milk and establishing minimum standards of cleanliness and sanitation for the farms.

      (c) Examinations of all persons who come in contact with raw milk before it is sold to a consumer.

      (d) Other matters connected with the production and sale of raw milk which the Commission deems necessary to protect the public health.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 446; A 2001, 2429)