The Dairy Practices Council publishes
educational
guidelines for
the dairy industry
and is a nonprofit
organization
of education,
industry and
regulatory personnel
concerned with
milk quality,
sanitation and
regulatory uniformity.
FROM THE HISTORY OF THE DAIRY PRACTICES COUNCIL 1970 - 2004
Written by Lynn Hinckley For The 35th Annual Conference
Between 1970
and 2004 the
Constitution
has been revised
ten times. The
major changes
were as follows:
1972
• Name
changed from
Northeast Dairy
Practices Committee
to Northeast
Dairy Practices
Council
1974
• Provide
for honorary
life membership
• Provide for
federal regulatory
representation
on the Steering
Committee in
place of local
health department
representation
1975
• Provide
for appointing
of a Secretary/Treasurer
1976
• Name
of governing
board changed
from Steering
Committee to
Executive Board
• Sustaining membership
established
• West Virginia
joined NDPC
1978
• Provide
for associate
membership for
the states of
Virginia and
Ohio (Note:
Virginia accepted,
Ohio did not)
• Made changes
to comply with
Internal Revenue
Service requirements
for tax exempt
organizations
(Tax exempt
status granted
in 1989)
• Transfer responsibilities
from Secretary/Treasurer
to Executive
Secretary
1984
• Executive
Board expanded
to include federal
department of
agriculture
representative
1988
• Discontinued
associate membership
and included
Ohio and Kentucky
as state members
1989
• Change
of titles for
Executive Board:
Chairman to
President, Vice
Chairman to
Vice President,
and Executive
Secretary to
Executive Vice
President; The
Task Force Chairperson
to Task Force
Director; Change
President and
Vice President
term of office
from 6 to 3
years
1994
• The
Council name
was changed
from the Northeast
Dairy Practices
Council to the
Dairy Practices
Council; state
membership was
opened to any
state, province
or territory.
2000
• An Educational
Institution
Membership category
was added. Membership
was opened internationally
to other countries,
provinces and
territories.
