Iowa Administrative Code

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 thereof insofar as applicable, and a copy is on file with the depart…

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 200 ppm of chlorine or equivalent. 5…

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…

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…

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. [ARC 2104C, IAB 8/19/15, effective 9/23/15]

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.

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 at least five minutes before the milk sample is taken…

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…

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 following information: 1. The producer identification number. 2…

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…

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 hold samples in the upright position.

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…

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 amount of milk collected from a dairy farm. 5. Misrepresent or fa…

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 milk hauler’s license to ride with a susp…

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 …

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…

administered by the department. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 192.111 and 194.13.

enclosed, properly ventilated and kept in a sanitary condition. A vestibule is not required.

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 2/18/88, Notice 1/13/88—published 3/9/88, effective 4/13/88] [Filed…

graded as to provide proper drainage. A drain opening through the wall will not be permitted.

that can be easily cleaned.

flies or other insects.

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.

moving so as to keep it free from moisture, bad odors, excessive heat and dust.

accessible for cleaning and rodding.

manner that the hose can be kept clean and sanitary at all times.

connection for a milk pump shall be followed. The switch box shall be placed on the inside wall of the milk room.

department may refuse to issue a license or permit, or may revoke, suspend, or not renew any license or permit for which it has jurisdiction if the department is in receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit pursuant to the procedures set forth…

the department on a certificate of noncompliance pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 252J or 272D. 7.2(1) The notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 or 272D.8 shall be served upon the applicant, licensee, or permit holder by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, or …

products as contained in 7 CFR Part 58, Subparts B and H through S, revised as of January 1, 1996, is hereby adopted in its entirety, with the exception of the following subsections: 646, 734, and 101 through 124, 155 through 158, and 505 through 530. Nothing in the foregoing is …

regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the current edition “Uniform Laws and Regulations” are hereby adopted in their entirety by this reference. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 189.9, 189.10 and 210.18.

sale of commodities as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the current edition “Uniform Laws and Regulations” are hereby adopted in their entirety by this reference. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 210.1 and 210.18.…

National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the current edition “Uniform Laws and Regulations” are hereby adopted in their entirety by this reference. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 210.1 and 210.18.

it is not considered by the department as violating section 190.6, when the fat of said flavor does not exceed ½ of 1 percent of the whole and said compound is labeled as required by section 189.11. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 189.11 and 190.6.

“Light butter” is the food defined in Iowa Code section 190.1(1) except: 1. The milkfat content of light butter shall be 52 percent. 2. Light butter shall have vitamin A added, if needed, to provide 15,000 international units per pound, within limits of good manufacturing practic…

the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of December 31, 2020, is hereby adopted in its entirety by reference; and in addition thereto, the following subsections shall be expanded to include: 1. Sec. 301.2(a) therein defining the term “Act” shall include the Iowa meat and poul…

as human food. No person shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce any livestock products or poultry products which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identifie…

engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting in intrastate commerce, dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals, or any parts of the carcasses of any animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, or any other inedible product not intended for use as human food, shal…

business shall be kept and retained for a period of no less than two years by the following classes of persons: Any person that engages in intrastate commerce in the business of slaughtering any livestock or poultry, or preparing, freezing, packaging or labeling, buying or sellin…

inspection of exotic animals shall comply with the regulations adopted in this rule. Part 352 of Title 9, Chapter III, of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of December 31, 2021, is hereby adopted in its entirety by reference. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code…