Section 02.04.05.351 - SOMATIC CELL COUNT01.Level of Somatic Cells. A laboratory examination to determine the level of somatic cells shall be made on each Producer's milk at least four (4) times in each six (6) month period at irregular intervals. Samples shall be analyzed at a laboratory and by a method approved by the Department.02.Procedures. Whenever the confirmatory somatic cell count indicates the presence of more than seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) somatic cells per milliliter, (one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) per milliliter for goat and sheep) the following procedures shall be applied:a. The producer will be notified with a warning of the excessive somatic cell count.b. Whenever two (2) of the last four (4) consecutive somatic cell counts exceed seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) per milliliter, (one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) per milliliter for goat and sheep) the Department shall be notified and a written warning notice given to the Producer. The notice will be in effect so long as two (2) of the last four (4) consecutive samples exceed seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) per milliliter, (one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) per milliliter for goat and sheep).c. An additional sample shall be taken between three (3) days and twenty one (21) days after the date of the written notice. Subsequent milkings shall be excluded from the market until the somatic cell count of the sample is less than seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) per milliliter, (one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) per milliliter for goat and sheep). The Producer will be fully reinstated when three (3) out of four (4) consecutive somatic cell count tests do not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) per milliliter, (one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) per milliliter for goat and sheep).Idaho Admin. Code r. 02.04.05.351