Iowa Administrative Code

67.14(1) If the license of a licensee is revoked or is relinquished by the licensee while a revocation action is pending, the licensee shall not be eligible to reapply for a new license for at least three years from the date of the revocation or relinquishment. If a licensee has …

obtaining the permit from the department, any person who operates a commercial establishment under a current and valid federal license shall provide care ensuring adequate feed, water, and housing facilities and appropriate sanitary control, grooming practices and veterinary care…

under Iowa Code chapter 162 and these rules shall be performed in a manner deemed acceptable by and published in the American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition. A copy of this report is on file with the department. [ARC 4789C, IAB 1…

greyhound dog for pari-mutuel wagering at a racetrack as provided in Iowa Code chapter 99D shall pay a fee of $40 for the issuance or renewal of a state license. [ARC 4789C, IAB 12/4/19, effective 1/8/20]

67.18(1) Definitions. For purposes of this rule, the following definitions are used: “Animal rescue organization” means a person other than an animal shelter operating on a nonprofit basis to place unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray dogs or cats in permanent adopted homes. “Qu…

mixtures. “Animals,” as that term is used in rules relating to boarding kennels, commercial kennels, commercial breeders, dealers, public auctions, animal shelters, and pounds, means dogs and cats. “Animals,” as that term is used in rules relating to pet shops, means dogs, cats, …

67.3(1) Housing facilities. a. Buildings shall be of adequate structure and maintained in good repair so as to ensure protection of animals from injury. b. Shelter shall be provided to allow access to shade from direct sunlight and regress from exposure to wind, rain or snow. Hea…

67.4(1) Feeding and watering. a. All species covered under Iowa Code chapter 162 shall be provided with adequate feed and adequate water. b. Young animals and animals under veterinary care shall be fed and given water at more frequent intervals and with specific diets as their ne…

67.5(1) Primary enclosures for transportation. Primary enclosures are required within transportation vehicles. a. Primary enclosures utilized in transportation shall: (1) Be of sound construction, maintained in good repair to ensure protection of animals from injury, and readily …

67.6(1) Records shall be made and retained for a period of 12 months for any change of ownership of a dog, cat or nonhuman primate, including but not limited to any sale, exchange, transfer, trade, or adoption from any commercial establishment. Records shall be similarly kept on …

67.7(1) Boarding kennels and commercial kennels. a. Records shall be made and retained for a period of 12 months for each animal boarded, groomed or trained. Records shall include the following: (1) Owner’s name, address, telephone number and email address; (2) Identification of …

67.8(1) Purpose. The purpose of a dog day care is to allow dogs participating in the day care to become socialized through interaction in playgroups with other compatible dogs. 67.8(2) Subclassification of license. Dog day cares can operate as a subclassification of a commercial …

67.9(1) Maximum number of animals. An in-home facility may not maintain or harbor more than six adult animals, including both breeding dogs or cats and surgically sterilized dogs or cats, in the individual’s residence. 67.9(2) Standards. Notwithstanding subrules 67.4(1) and 67.4(…

terms shall mean: “Habitual violator” is a producer or other dairy industry business entity that is regulated by the department, for whom the monthly official records for somatic cell counts, bacteria, cooling or added water show that the violation has occurred eight times in a 1…

“transfer stations,” “receiving stations,” or any other facility for handling of bulk milk or milk products shall be a facility separated from any activity that could contaminate or tend to contaminate the milk or milk products.

68.11(1) Grade A and Grade B farm permit suspension and revocation. The department may temporarily suspend a Grade A or Grade B farm permit if the dairy farm fails to meet all the requirements as set forth in the P.M.O. or the Grade B United States Department of Agriculture docum…

handling, sampling, examination, grading, labeling, sale and standards of identity of Grade A pasteurized milk, Grade A milk products and Grade A raw milk, the inspection of Grade A dairy herds, dairy farms, milk plants, milk receiving stations and milk transfer stations, the iss…

68.13(1) Certification. A rating of 90 percent or more calculated according to the rating system as contained in Public Health Service “Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Shippers,” 2019 Revision, shall be necessary to receive or retain a Grade A certification under Iow…

a laboratory shall be based on procedures and tests contained in “Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, 17th Edition, 2004,” and “Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 18th Edition, 2005.” These publications are hereby incorpora…

manufacturing purposes shall conform to standards contained in the USDA document entitled “Milk for Manufacturing Purposes and Its Production and Processing, Recommended Requirements,” dated July 21, 2011, which is hereby incorporated into this rule by reference and made a part t…

68.16(1) All milk delivered to a creamery, cheese factory or milk processing plant shall be subject to an examination, as provided in Iowa Code chapter 194, which shall be made at the plant if delivered in separate containers or before mixing with other milk collected in a bulk t…

68.17(1) A “new producer” is a person selling milk for the first time who has not previously produced milk under Iowa Code chapter 194. A person who formerly produced farm-separated cream and is now selling, for the first time, whole milk for manufacturing purposes is considered …

68.18(1) If a producer desires to change to another plant or factory, it is required that the first shipment of milk be accompanied by a written quality release form from the former purchaser. This quality release form must be requested by the producer in person or in writing fro…

“deleterious to health” shall make rejection compulsory and that milk shall not be accepted thereafter by any plant or creamery until authorized by the secretary of agriculture. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 194.4 and 194.9.

68.2(1) Milk plant permit. A person who brings, sends into, or receives into this state, milk or milk products for storage, transfer, processing, sale or to offer for sale, shall possess a “milk plant” permit. 68.2(2) Grade A farm permit. A person who operates a dairy farm to pro…

between the grades of milk as defined by bacterial estimate test.

68.21(1) The scope of this section is broad, covering all plant employees, operators and milk haulers. 68.21(2) A producer selling milk to a new purchaser without first obtaining a quality release form from the former buyer, would be an example of noncompliance with the law and t…

68.22(1) Milking facility and housing. A milking barn or milking parlor of adequate size and arrangement shall be provided to permit normal sanitary milking operations. It shall be well lighted and ventilated, and the floors and gutters in the milking area shall be constructed of…

68.26(1) At least once every calendar month, all creameries, cheese factories, or milk processing plants, hereafter referred to as purchasers, shall test a herd milk sample from every producer in a certified or officially designated laboratory to determine the existence of abnorm…

by USDA/AMS, Dairy Division, titled “General Instructions for Performing Farm Inspections According to USDA Recommended Requirements for Manufacturing Purposes and Its Production and Processing for Adoption by State Regulatory Agencies,” is adopted in its entirety and shall const…

68.35(1) Water for milk house and milking operations shall be from a supply properly located, protected, and operated and shall be easily accessible, adequate and of a safe, sanitary quality. 68.35(2) A Grade A permit shall not be issued to an applicant when the water well supply…

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…

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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 as “quality control” officers in the dairy industry but ar…

“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…

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 B-05-15-A (April 14, 2015), published jointly by the Inte…

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…

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…