Iowa Administrative Code

68.36(1) The dairy industry shall screen all Grade A and Grade B farm bulk milk pickup tankers and farm can milk loads for beta lactam drug residues or other residues as designated by the department. A sampling method shall be used with can milk loads to ensure that the sample in…

68.37(1) The milk truck approach of a dairy farm facility shall not be through a cowyard or any other animal confinement area. 68.37(2) If the milk truck approach is contaminated with manure, the milk truck shall not traverse through the contaminated area. 68.37(3) All milk truck…

Certification programs conducted by the department shall follow closely the procedures as outlined in the P.M.O., Appendix B. 68.4(1) Dairy industry inspectors. Reserved. 68.4(2) Field representative. The department shall provide a certification program for individuals who work a…

“Bulk milk tanker” means a mobile bulk container used to transport milk or fluid milk products from farm to plant or from plant to plant. This includes both the over-the-road semitankers and the tankers that are permanently mounted on a motor vehicle. “Bulk tank” means a bulk tan…

68.41(1) A milk tanker shall not operate in Iowa without a valid license. 68.41(2) The license application shall include a description of the bulk milk tanker, including the make, serial number, capacity and the address at which the bulk milk tanker is customarily kept when not b…

A bulk milk tanker, including equipment and accessories, shall be of a sanitary design and construction and shall comply with “3-A Sanitary Standards for Stainless Steel Automotive Milk and Milk Products Transportation Tanks for Bulk Delivery and/or Farm Pick-Up Service,” Number …

68.43(1) A bulk milk tanker, including equipment and accessories, shall be thoroughly cleaned immediately after each day’s use and shall be kept clean and in good repair. 68.43(2) All product contact surfaces on a bulk milk tanker, including all contact product surfaces of equipm…

All product contact surfaces on a bulk milk tanker, including equipment and accessories, shall be thoroughly sanitized immediately after cleaning.

68.45(1) A bulk milk tanker shall be cleaned and sanitized in a fully enclosed facility. 68.45(2) The facility shall have an impervious drained floor and shall be equipped with adequate hot and cold water under pressure, a wash vat, sanitizing facilities and equipment storage rac…

68.46(1) When a bulk milk tanker has been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized, but is not returning to the same plant, the dairy receiving operator shall attach a tag showing all of the following: a. The date on which the tanker was cleaned and sanitized. b. The name and location of…

68.47(1) Records shall be kept at all plants where tankers are cleaned and sanitized. 68.47(2) The records shall be kept for at least 90 days. 68.47(3) The records shall include all of the following: a. The name and address of the facility where the tanker was cleaned and sanitiz…

68.48(1) A person shall not engage in the activities of being a milk hauler without a valid milk hauler license. 68.48(2) The cost of a milk hauler license is $20. 68.48(3) A milk hauler license obtained pursuant to this rule expires June 30 biennially and is not transferable bet…

Rescinded ARC 3232C, IAB 8/2/17, effective 9/6/17.

The department recognizes approved methods of testing milk or cream for milk fat and other dairy products as specified in Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products (17th Edition). That publication is hereby incorporated into this rule by this reference and made part …

A milk hauler who collects milk in bulk from a dairy farm shall have all of the following supplies available: 1. An adequate supply of sample containers. 2. A sample dipper. 3. A sample dipper storage container. 4. A sanitizing solution in the sample dipper storage container of 2…

1. A milk hauler shall wear clean clothing. 2. A milk hauler shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness. 3. A milk hauler shall observe good hygienic practices. 4. A milk hauler shall not measure, sample or collect milk if the hauler has a discharging or infected wound …

68.52(1) Before a milk hauler receives or collects milk from a dairy farm, the hauler shall examine the milk by sight and smell and shall reject all milk that has any of the following characteristics: 1. Objectionable odor. 2. Abnormal appearance and consistency. 3. Visible adult…

A milk hauler shall wash and dry hands before performing any of the following: 1. Using a thermometer. 2. Measuring the milk. 3. Collecting a milk sample.

68.54(1) Before a milk hauler collects milk at a dairy farm, the milk hauler shall record the temperature of the milk to be collected. 68.54(2) If the milk is collected more than two hours after the last milking, the milk hauler shall reject the milk if the milk temperature excee…

68.55(1) Before the milk hauler connects a tanker hose to a bulk tank, the hauler shall examine the fittings of the tanker hose and the bulk tank outlet and shall clean and sanitize as necessary. 68.55(2) The milk hauler shall attach the milk hose to the bulk tank outlet in a man…

68.56(1) Before milk is transferred from a bulk tank to a bulk milk tanker, the milk hauler shall measure the amount of milk in the bulk tank. 68.56(2) The milk hauler shall measure the milk using a clean gauge rod or other measuring device that is specifically designed and calib…

68.57(1) Before milk is transferred from a dairy farm bulk tank to a bulk milk tanker, a milk hauler shall collect a representative sample of that milk from the dairy farm bulk tank for testing. If there is more than one bulk tank, a sample from each tank shall be taken and ident…

68.58(1) Whenever a milk hauler collects a milk shipment from a dairy farm, the milk hauler shall make a written record for that shipment. 68.58(2) One copy of the collection record shall be posted in a dairy farm milk room. 68.58(3) The collection record shall be initialed by th…

68.59(1) After a milk hauler has sampled milk from the dairy farm bulk tank and prepared a complete collection record, the hauler may transfer the milk from that bulk tank to the milk tanker. 68.59(2) A milk hauler shall not collect milk from any other container on a dairy farm o…

Test bottles and pipettes as approved by the Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, 17th Edition, are approved for universal use in Iowa. All test bottles should be graduated to the half point. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 192 and 194. [A…

68.60(1) The milk hauler shall collect a sample of milk from each dairy farm bulk tank before that milk is transferred to a bulk milk tanker. 68.60(2) A milk sample collected from a dairy farm bulk tank shall not be commingled with a sample collected from any other bulk tank.

A milk hauler shall comply with all of the following procedures when collecting a milk sample: 1. Shall collect the sample after the bulk tank milk has been thoroughly agitated. 2. Shall agitate a bulk tank of less than a 1000 gallon size, in the presence of the milk hauler, for …

68.62(1) The milk hauler shall collect two milk samples at the first farm on each milk route. 68.62(2) One of the two samples collected from the first farm shall be used for a temperature control (TC) sample. 68.62(3) The temperature control (TC) sample shall remain in the rack w…

Immediately before a milk hauler collects a milk sample, but before the milk hauler opens the sample container, the milk hauler shall, unless that sample container is prelabeled with the producer information, clearly and indelibly label the sample container with all of the follow…

68.64(1) Immediately after a milk hauler collects a milk sample, the milk hauler shall place the sample container in a clean, refrigerated carrying case in which the temperature is kept at from 32°F to 40°F. 68.64(2) If the sample containers are packed in ice or cold water to kee…

The carrying case shall be constructed to have all of the following characteristics: 1. Shall be constructed of rigid metal or plastic. 2. Shall be effectively insulated and refrigerated to keep the samples at the required temperature. 3. Shall have a rack or floater designed to …

68.66(1) If milk is unloaded or transferred at any location other than a licensed facility, the person having custody of the milk shall notify the department of that unloading or transfer before that milk is processed or shipped to any other location. 68.66(2) Air entering a bulk…

The department may take enforcement action against a person doing or conspiring to do any of the following: 1. Falsely identify any milk sample. 2. Submit a false or manipulated milk sample. 3. Submit a milk sample collected in violation of this chapter. 4. Misrepresent the amoun…

A person violating any of the following shall have the person’s milk hauler license suspended for the first full five weekdays following the violation. Administering the violation in this manner will allow a licensed field representative or a person employed by the plant with a m…

68.69(1) A person shall not be employed as a dairy field person or a milk intake person and shall not collect a raw milk sample from a farm bulk tank or collect a load sample from a bulk milk tanker in Iowa without first being evaluated by a department dairy inspector and making …

Rescinded IAB 1/24/01, effective 2/28/01.

68.70(1) Rescinded IAB 8/19/15, effective 9/23/15. 68.70(2) An applicant for a milk grader license to collect a milk sample from a farm bulk tank shall follow the procedures outlined in subrules 68.49(2) to 68.49(4). 68.70(3) An applicant for a milk grader license to collect a mi…

68.71(1) A can milk truck body used for the purpose of picking up milk in milk cans from dairy farms for delivery to a milk plant shall not operate in the state of Iowa without first being issued a valid license from the department. This rule is intended to include can milk truck…

Rescinded IAB 1/24/01, effective 2/28/01.

The examination for a tester’s license must be approved and administered by the department. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 192.111 and 194.13.

The milk room may be built inside of a barn or other building if completely enclosed, properly ventilated and kept in a sanitary condition. A vestibule is not required.

A properly located tank shall mean one with easy access to all areas for cleaning and servicing. There must be space for a person to move around on all sides of the tank for proper cleaning. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 192. [Filed 11/18/63] [Filed 2/18…

The milk room shall have a floor drain with a trap and the floor shall be so graded as to provide proper drainage. A drain opening through the wall will not be permitted.

The walls and ceilings of the milk room shall be sealed and of material that can be easily cleaned.

All windows that open or can be opened shall be screened against flies or other insects.

Doors shall be self-closing, made of solid material, and open outward. Doors swinging both ways will not be approved, but may have sliding doors, if self-closing. The outside door may be a screen door opening outward.

A well-ventilated room shall mean a room in which the air is changing or moving so as to keep it free from moisture, bad odors, excessive heat and dust.