Sec. 17. (a) A person or a person’s agent buying or paying for milk or cream on the basis of the amount of butterfat contained in the milk or cream as determined by the Babcock test shall use standard Babcock testing glassware and accurate scales.

     (b) In conducting tests other than an approved test for determining the total composition of milk and the protein and fat components of milk, test equipment used that will influence test results must be approved by the creamery license division before use in determining producer pay tests.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-6-1-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.186-2014, SEC.14.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-18-2-17

  • Babcock test: means the official Babcock test for milk and for cream. See Indiana Code 15-18-2-1
  • person: includes an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, and an association. See Indiana Code 15-18-2-5
  • standard Babcock testing glassware: means glassware and weights that comply with specifications for official apparatus for the Babcock method as defined in the latest edition of Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International. See Indiana Code 15-18-2-7
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