Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5K - Division of Food Safety › Chapter 5K-10 - MILK, MILK PRODUCTS AND FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 5K-10.004 - Future Dairy Farms, Milk Plants, Manufacturing Milk Plants and Frozen Dessert Plants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Milk barn,
				stable or parlor and milkhouse or room construction.
(a) Walls, ventilation and light. Walls shall
				be of smooth finish impervious to water. Ten percent of wall area shall be
				windowed of the ventilating type, unless adequate mechanical ventilation is
				furnished. Pipes penetrating walls shall be sufficiently tight as to prevent
				any open space between the pipe and the wall penetration.
(b) Ceiling. Ceilings shall have a height of
				9 feet for milkhouse or room and stanchion type barn and 10 feet 6 inches for
				parlor type barn. A stanchion or parlor type barn used for the milking of goats
				shall have a minimum ceiling height of 8 feet. If there is a feed storage area
				above, the ceiling should be tongue and groove double floor with a layer of
				felt between the floors. There should be no open beams beneath the
				ceiling.
(c) Floors. Floors shall
				be constructed of concrete or tile that is slip-proof to animals and sloped for
				drainage one-quarter inch per foot; provided, that when a floor flush system is
				installed a minimum slope of one-eighth (1/8'') inch per foot is
				required.
(d) Door and window
				frames. Door and window frames shall be constructed of material and finish to
				resist decay or corrosion.
(e)
				Placement of equipment. Pumps, motors, sinks and other permanent type equipment
				should be fastened to the wall with no contact to the floor if possible. Where
				practical, machinery and equipment shall be located in a room separate from the
				milk collecting room.
(f) Milkers
				pit. The milkers pit shall be a minimum of 5 feet wide.
(g) Space between milk storage tanks and
				walls and ceilings. There shall be a distance of 18 inches between milk storage
				tank and walls; and 4 feet between the top of the milk storage tank and
				ceiling; and a distance of 3 feet between milk storage tanks within the same
				room to secure adequate ventilation and sufficient space for cleaning. Milk
				storage tanks may be bulkheaded through the wall into the milkroom. If the
				tanks protrude through the wall to accommodate a top opening manhole and/or
				agitator the distance between tanks, sidewalls and ceiling still
				apply.
(h) Milk Storage Tank
				Design. A sampling cock shall be provided on all milk storage silo and
				horizontally mounted tanks designed with the manhole lid in the vertical end or
				wall of the tank. The sampling cock shall be installed on the lid to allow for
				easy removal for cleaning and sanitizing and shall be considered part of the
				milk tank. The sampling cock shall be used for the purpose of regulatory and
				hauler sampling only.
(i) Properly
				prepared plans for all milk barns, stable or parlor and milkhouse or room
				regulated under this chapter which are hereafter constructed, reconstructed or
				extensively altered shall be submitted to the department for approval before
				work is begun.