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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.2 - Animals Included in Rules

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"Dog," as that term is used in the rules, includes hybrid dog
				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, rabbits, rodents,
				nonhuman primates, birds, fish other than live bait, or other vertebrate
				animals. This chapter does not apply to livestock as defined in Iowa Code
				section
				717.1 or any other
				agricultural animal used in agricultural production as provided in Iowa Code
				chapter 717A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.4 - General Care and Husbandry Standards

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(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 needs dictate.
c. Water must be provided as often as
			 necessary for the health and comfort of the animal. The frequency of providing
			 water should be appropriate to the species, age, condition, and size of the
			 animal as well as the environmental conditions.
d. Water for dogs and cats must be made
			 available at minimum two times daily for at least one hour each time.
e. The receptacles for food and water must
			 be:
(1) Readily accessible;
(2) Located to minimize contamination with
			 excreta;
(3) Made of durable
			 material that can easily be cleaned and sanitized or be disposable;
(4) Appropriate for the species, size, age
			 and breed of animal; and
(5)
			 Replaced after a single use if the receptacles are disposable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.5 - Transportation

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(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 cleaned and sanitized;
(2) Be free of sharp points, jagged edges or
			 protrusions that could injure the animal; and
(3) Securely contain the animal so that the
			 animal cannot injure itself, its handler or any persons or animals
			 nearby.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.6 - Purchase, Sale, Trade and Adoption

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(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 other small vertebrate animals, excluding
			 tropical or ornamental fish, sold or transferred, except that individual
			 identifications shall not be required. Records shall include the following:
a. Date of change of ownership;
b. Identification of animal;
c. Names, mailing addresses, telephone
			 numbers, and email addresses, if available, of seller and purchaser or
			 transferor and recipient;
d. State
			 of Iowa animal welfare license number of the seller or transferor;
e. Source of the animal;
f. Date animal entered the care of and left
			 the care of the commercial establishment;
g. Method and date of euthanasia, if
			 applicable;
h. Transfer of animal
			 within or between commercial establishments;
i. List of prophylactic immunization(s)
			 given, including date(s) administered (if applicable);
j. List of internal parasite medication(s)
			 given and date(s) administered (if applicable); and
k. Description of other medical care provided
			 to the animal, including type of medical care received and date(s) of medical
			 care.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.7 - Boarding Kennels, Commercial Kennels, Animal Shelters, Pounds and Dealers

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(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 animal;
(3) Duration of animal's stay;
(4) Service(s) provided;
(5) Any illnesses which have occurred and
			 veterinary treatment the animal received; and
(6) Written documentation of the animal's
			 vaccinations or vaccination exemptions from a veterinarian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.8 - Dog Day Cares

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(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.
(2)
Subclassification of
			 license.
Dog day cares can operate as a subclassification of a
			 commercial kennel license or boarding kennel license by complying with rule
			 21-67.8 (162).
(3)
Approval
			 based on number of dogs.
The department will approve a dog day care
			 for a maximum number of dogs based on, but not limited to, available space,
			 available staff, and staff's ability to supervise dogs.
(4)
Facility requirements.
A
			 facility licensed to be a dog day care shall meet the housing facility and
			 primary enclosure requirements provided for in rule
			 21-67.3 (162). The dog day care
			 shall also comply with the following facility requirements:
a. Group interaction is permitted for dogs,
			 including dogs owned by different owners, that are compatible with one another.
			 A facility licensed as a dog day care shall comply with all requirements in
			 this rule during all hours of operation.
b. The play area for dogs shall provide for a
			 minimum of 50 square feet per dog. Play areas must have a sign placed at the
			 entry of the play area stating the maximum number of dogs allowed in the play
			 area at any one time.
c. Each dog
			 attending a dog day care must have a primary enclosure. When not under direct
			 supervision, dogs at a dog day care must be housed within a primary enclosure
			 at all times. Group housing within a primary enclosure is permitted for dogs
			 from the same household that are compatible with one another.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.9 - In-home Facilities

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(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.
(2)
Standards.
Notwithstanding subrules 67.4(1) and 67.4(2), an
			 in-home facility shall comply with the following standards:
a. Food supplies and bedding shall be stored
			 so as to adequately protect them from contamination or infestation by vermin or
			 other factors which would render the food or bedding unclean. Separate storage
			 facilities shall be used to store cleaning and sanitizing equipment and
			 supplies.
b. Adequate lighting
			 shall be provided by natural or artificial means, or both, during sunrise to
			 sunset hours. Animals shall be protected from excessive illumination.
c. The building shall be of adequate
			 structure and maintained in good repair so as to ensure protection of animals
			 from injury.
d. Facilities shall be
			 available to isolate diseased animals to prevent exposure to healthy
			 animals.
e. Outdoor dog runs and
			 exercise areas shall be of sound construction and kept in good repair so as to
			 safely contain the animal(s) therein without injury. Floors shall be concrete,
			 gravel or materials which can be regularly cleaned and kept free of waste
			 accumulation. Grass runs and exercise areas are permissible provided that
			 adequate ground cover is maintained, holes are kept filled and the ground cover
			 is not allowed to become overgrown.
f. Group housing is permitted for animals
			 that are compatible with one another. Adequate space shall be provided to
			 prevent crowding and to allow freedom of movement and comfort to animals of the
			 size which are housed within the facility. Females in estrus shall not be
			 housed with males, except for breeding purposes.
g. Every animal in an in-home facility must
			 have a designated primary enclosure.
h. Litter boxes containing clean litter shall
			 be provided at all times for kittens and cats. Litter boxes must be maintained
			 as provided for in paragraph 67.3(2)
"j."
i. Means shall be provided to maintain the
			 temperature and ventilation that are comfortable for the species at all
			 times.
j. Animals shall be removed
			 from their primary enclosures at least twice in each 24-hour period and
			 exercised. The amount of exercise should be appropriate for the age, breed and
			 health condition of the animal.
k.
			 Housing facilities shall be cleaned as set out in subrule 67.4(2) to reduce
			 disease hazards, and an effective program shall be established and maintained
			 for the control of vermin infestation. All surfaces within the in-home facility
			 must be readily cleaned and maintained in good repair.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.10 - Rescues

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(1)
Rescue
			 manager.
A rescue must designate a rescue manager to carry out the
			 responsibilities of the rescue. The responsibilities of a rescue manager
			 include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Establishing criteria for approving foster
			 homes;
b. Approving foster
			 homes;
c. Supervising dogs and cats
			 taken into the care of the rescue;
d. Monitoring and ensuring all foster homes
			 under the rescue's oversight are providing proper care and compliance with
			 relevant laws and rules; and
e.
			 Maintaining rescue records. Such records shall include, but are not limited to,
			 the following:
(1) Source of the dog or
			 cat;
(2) Date of placement of the
			 dog or cat into a foster home;
(3)
			 Adoption records;
(4) Disposition
			 of dog or cat (if applicable);
(5)
			 Medical care received by the dog or cat; and
(6) Vaccination and deworming
			 records.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.12 - Public Health

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(1) Animal
			 wardens aiding in the enforcement of the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 162
			 shall enlist veterinary aid in programming control measures to protect the
			 public from zoonotic diseases which may be suspected to be on the premises of a
			 licensee or registrant.
(2)
			 Animals, housing facilities, or premises may be placed under quarantine by
			 order of the secretary of agriculture when it is deemed necessary to protect
			 the public from zoonotic diseases.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.13 - Access, Seizure and Impoundment

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(1)
Access to facilities and records.
The premises, housing
			 facilities and records required by Iowa Code chapter 162 and this chapter shall
			 be open for inspection by authorized personnel of the department during normal
			 business hours.
(2)
Seizure
			 and impoundment.
a. Failure of any
			 pound, animal shelter, pet shop, boarding kennel, commercial kennel, commercial
			 breeder, public auction or dealer to adequately house, feed, water or care for
			 the animals in the person's or facility's possession or custody may subject the
			 animals to seizure and impoundment. Seizure and impoundment shall be at the
			 discretion of the secretary of agriculture. Standards to guide discretion shall
			 include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) An assessment of the condition of the
			 animals, including but not limited to direct visual examination. Such
			 assessment may include procedures and testing necessary to accurately determine
			 disease, nutritional, and health status.
(2) An assessment as to the likelihood that
			 the condition of the animals will deteriorate if action is not taken.
(3) An assessment as to the degree of failure
			 to provide for the animals. Primary consideration will be based on the general
			 health of the animals and the adequacy with which the animals are being fed,
			 watered and sheltered.
(4) An
			 assessment as to the history, if any, of the facility's compliance,
			 noncompliance, and willingness to take corrective action. Such an assessment
			 will be based on past inspection reports completed by regulatory personnel from
			 the appropriate licensing agency.
(5) Court determination, if any, as to the
			 existence of cruelty, abuse or neglect under Iowa Code chapter 717B .
(6) The willingness of the facility to allow
			 frequent monitoring and the ability of the department or local law enforcement
			 officers to provide this service.
(7) A determination as to whether adequate
			 impoundment facilities or resources exist and are available for use by the
			 department for the seizure and impoundment of animals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.14 - Loss of License or Denial of License

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(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 been
			 found in court to have committed an act of animal cruelty or neglect, the
			 licensee shall not be eligible for a new license for at least five years from
			 the date of the revocation or relinquishment. If an applicant has been found in
			 court to have committed an act of animal cruelty or neglect, the applicant
			 shall not be eligible for a license for at least five years from the date of
			 the conviction or guilty plea. The prohibition against relicensure or licensure
			 in this subrule shall include any partnership, firm, corporation, or other
			 legal entity in which the person has a substantial interest, financial or
			 otherwise, and any person who has been or is an officer, agent or employee of
			 the licensee if the person was responsible for or participated in the violation
			 upon which the revocation or conviction was based. The department may waive the
			 three-year bar to relicensure arising from a revocation or relinquishment of a
			 license where a revocation action was pending. Such waiver shall be made on a
			 case-by-case basis. Such waiver shall only be given if the department finds
			 that the conditions which resulted in the revocation or revocation action have
			 been addressed and there is little likelihood that they will be
			 replicated.
(2) If the license of a
			 licensee is revoked or if the license is volimtarily relinquished by the
			 licensee, the licensee shall file with the department a written plan detailing
			 the numbers and types of animals in its facilities and how these animals are
			 going to be legally disposed of to ensure that the animals are being humanely
			 handled and to ensure that the remaining animals are being maintained properly.
			 The licensee shall submit this plan to the department no later than ten
			 calendar days from the date of revocation or relinquishment of the
			 license.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.15 - Applicability to Commercial Establishments With Federal Licenses

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In addition to 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. The department has the authority to inspect the premises and the required
				records.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.16 - Acceptable Forms of Euthanasia

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The euthanasia of all animals kept in facilities regulated
				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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.17 - Greyhound Breeder or Farm Fee

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A person who owns, keeps, breeds, or transports a 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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 67 - Animal Welfare › Rule 21-67.18 - Research Facilities

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(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.
"Qualified research facility"
means the
				following:
1. A research facility,
			 including but not limited to a regents institution, that conducts experiments
			 on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or another scientific
			 purpose, and that receives moneys from the state or federal
			 government.
2. A research facility
			 that conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or
			 another scientific purpose, in collaboration with a research facility described
			 in paragraph "1."
"Retired animal"
means a dog or cat confined
				at a qualified research facility if the dog or cat has been previously used for
				research, education, testing, or another scientific purpose, and the dog or cat
				is no longer required to be confined by the qualified research facility for any
				of those purposes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.1 - Definitions

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In addition to the definition found in the Code of Iowa, the
				following 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 12-month
				period, including the accelerated testing counts; or that has received three,
				two-of-four warning letters in a 12-month period; or that has received a second
				three-of-five, off-the-market letter in a 12-month period; or that has been
				cited for unsanitary conditions three times in a 12-month period; or that has
				been found with a fourth positive antibiotic in a 12-month period.
"Imminent hazard to the public health"
means
				any condition so serious as to require immediate action to protect the public
				health. It shall include, but is not limited to: pesticide, antibiotic, or any
				other substance in milk or milk products considered to be dangerous if consumed
				by humans.
"P.M.O."
means the Grade A Pasteurized Milk
				Ordinance, 2019 Revisions, from the United States Public Health Service/Food
				and Drug Administration, a copy of which is on file with the department and is
				incorporated into this chapter by reference and made a part of this
				chapter.
"Public health hazard"
means any condition
				which, if not corrected, could endanger the public health.
"Qualified personnel"
means employees
				certified or approved by the department to perform certain tasks as required by
				the Code of Iowa. It shall include, but not be limited to, dairy industry
				inspectors and hearing officers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.2 - Licenses and Permits Required

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(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.
(2)
Grade A farm
			 permit. A
person who operates a dairy farm to produce "Grade A milk"
			 shall possess a "Grade A farm" permit.
(3)
Grade B farm permit. A
person who operates a dairy farm to produce milk to be used as "milk for
			 manufacturing purposes" shall possess a "Grade B farm" permit.
(4)
Hauler/grader license.
A
			 person engaged in the transporting, transferring, sampling, weighing or
			 measuring of milk or a person engaged as a sample courier shall possess a
			 "hauler/grader" license.
(5)
Tester license.
A person who tests a dairy product for fat
			 content to establish a value of the product shall possess a "tester's"
			 license.
(6)
Milk truck
			 license.
A vehicle used primarily for collecting or transporting milk
			 or milk product in the bulk shall possess a "milk truck" license.
(7)
Dairy distributor's
			 permit.
A person primarily in the business of distributing dairy
			 products shall possess a "dairy distributor" permit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.4 - Certification of Personnel

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Certification programs conducted by the department shall follow
				closely the procedures as outlined in the P.M.O., Appendix B.
(1)
Dairy industry
			 inspectors.
Reserved.
(2)
Field representative.
The department shall provide a
			 certification program for individuals who work as "quality control" officers in
			 the dairy industry but are not employees of the department. An individual
			 certified as a "field representative" may perform certain tasks for the
			 department when authorized to do so by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.5 - Milk Tests

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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 thereof
				insofar as applicable, and a copy is on file with the department.
All milk, graded or tested, as provided by Iowa Code chapters
				192 and 194 shall be graded and tested by samples which shall be taken in the
				following manner:
1. Samples may only
			 be taken from vats or tanks which pass the required organoleptic
			 test.
2. The temperature of milk in
			 bulk tanks from which the sample is to be taken must not be higher than 45
			 degrees Fahrenheit for Grade A milk and 50 degrees Fahrenheit for manufacturing
			 milk.
3. The temperature of the
			 milk in the bulk tank shall be recorded on the farm milk room record, on the
			 collection record, and on the sample container.
4. The volume of the milk in the bulk tank
			 shall then be measured and the measurement shall be recorded.
5. Bulk tanks of less than 1,000-gallon size
			 shall be agitated for a period of not less than five minutes. Bulk tanks of
			 1,000 gallons or greater shall be agitated for a period of not less than ten
			 minutes. However, if the manufacturer of the bulk tank provides in writing that
			 a lesser time for agitation is acceptable given the design of the bulk tank,
			 then the lesser time is acceptable if the agitation is done in a manner and
			 time consistent with the manufacturer's written instructions. In addition, the
			 instructions must be conspicuously posted in the milk room. The instructions
			 shall be laminated, framed under glass, or otherwise displayed so that the
			 instructions will not deteriorate while displayed in the milk room.
6. The sample shall then be taken by using an
			 approved sterile dipper and the milk shall be poured in an approved sterile
			 sample container, until the sample container is three-quarters full.
7. The sample of milk shall then be
			 immediately stored at a temperature of between 32 and 40 degrees
			 Fahrenheit.
8. Grade A and Grade B
			 milk shall not be picked up from a farm bulk milk tank when the milk volume in
			 the tank is insufficient to completely submerge the bulk milk agitator paddle
			 or, if there is more than one set of paddles, the lower set of agitator paddles
			 into the milk.
9. No device, other
			 than the bulk tank agitator, shall be used to agitate the milk in a farm bulk
			 milk tank.
10. If the milk in a
			 farm bulk milk tank cannot be properly agitated by the bulk tank agitator at
			 the time of pickup by the milk hauler, the milk shall not be sold for human
			 consumption.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 194.4,
				194.5, and 194.6.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.6 - Test Bottles

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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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.9 - Tester's License

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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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.10 - Contaminating Activities Prohibited in Milk Plants

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All "milk plants," "creameries," "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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.12 - Milk Standards

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Standards for the production, processing, distribution,
				transportation, 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 issuing,
				suspension and revocation of permits and licenses to milk producers, milk
				haulers, and milk distributors shall be regulated in accordance with the
				provisions of the P.M.O., a copy of which is on file with the department and is
				incorporated into this rule by reference and made a part of this rule.
Where the mandatory Cornpliance with the provisions of the
				appendixes therein is specified, the provisions shall be deemed a requirement
				of this rule.
Cottage cheese, dry curd cottage cheese and low fat cottage
				cheese bearing the Grade A label must conform to the standards of identity for
				Title 21, section 133 of the Code of Federal Regulations. However, cottage
				cheese, dry curd cottage cheese, and low fat cottage cheese shall not require a
				Grade A rating for sale within this state.
The discharge pipe on all gravity flow manure removal systems
				in milk barns shall be sufficient in size to handle the flow of manure
				generated by the cows using the system and any bedding materials or other
				materials that may enter the system.
Lighting systems shall be adequate to produce sufficient light
				as required by the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance. Such systems may include, but
				are not limited to, electrical powered lighting systems or pressurized white
				gasoline, pressurized kerosene, or battery powered lanterns. Such systems shall
				be designed and used in a manner that no odors can reasonably be expected to be
				emitted into the milk room unless there is sufficient ventilation to remove the
				odors. Lanterns shall be mounted on permanently affixed hooks and shall remain
				in place at all times.
If artificial lighting is provided by nonelectrical means, then
				a portable battery operated fluorescent light shall be made available for use
				and maintained in working order in the milk house. The fluorescent bulb shall
				either be shatterproof or shall be enclosed in a shatterproof enclosure.
Raw milk for pasteurization shall be cooled to 7° C
				(45° F) or less within two hours after milking. However, the blend
				temperature after the first milking and subsequent milkings shall not exceed
				10° C (50° F). No specific bulk milk tank equipment is required in
				achieving this cooling standard; however, producers are expected to use all
				necessary diligence in achieving Cornpliance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				192.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.13 - Public Health Service Requirements

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(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 Iowa Code chapter 192. That publication is hereby incorporated into this
			 rule by this reference and made a part thereof insofar as applicable, and a
			 copy is on file with the department.
(2)
Documents.
The following
			 publications of the Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration
			 are hereby adopted. A copy of each is on file with the department:
a. "Procedures Governing the Cooperative
			 State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the
			 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments," 2019 Revision.
b. "Standards for the Fabrication of Single
			 Service Containers and Closures for Milk and Milk Products," as incorporated in
			 the P.M.O., Appendix J.
c.
			 "Evaluation of Milk Laboratories," 2019 Revision. This rule is intended to
			 implement Iowa Code chapter 192.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.14 - Laboratories

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Evaluation of methods and reporting of results for approval of
				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 incorporated into this rule by
				this reference and made a part thereof insofar as applicable; a copy of each is
				on file with the department. The health authority shall accept, without the
				imposition of a fee for testing or inspection, supplies of milk and milk
				products from an area or an individual shipper not under routine inspection
				provided they are delivered in closed and date-coded containers; provided
				further that if the code date has expired, reasonable inspection testing fees
				may be assessed the processor or establishment having care, custody and control
				of the milk and milk products.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				192.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.15 - Milk Standards

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Standards for the production and processing of milk for
				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 thereof insofar as
				applicable, and a copy is on file with the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.16 - Legal Milk

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(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 tank container and the examination shall be made
			 by a licensed grader.
(2) Every
			 creamery, cheese factory or milk processing plant which gathers its milk by a
			 bulk tank vehicle whether operated by an independent contractor or otherwise
			 shall provide for a licensed grader in the operation of the bulk tank and for
			 examination of the milk by the grader upon receipt thereof at the bulk
			 tank.
(3) The Cornmon change
			 occurring in milk is the development of acidity, causing an acid flavor and
			 odor, or even Cornplete or partial coagulation. Other imdesirable changes
			 include sweet curdling, ropiness, gassiness and abnormal flavors, odors and
			 colors. All milk showing any of these defects or any other defect must be
			 rejected.
(4) The presence of any
			 insect in milk shall be sufficient cause for rejection.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 194.2,
				194.12 and 194.15.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.17 - New Producers

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(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 a new producer Similarly, a producer who
			 previously supplied Grade A milk or sold milk in another state not
			 reciprocating on quality transfers and offering manufacturing milk for sale in
			 the state of Iowa for the first time shall be classified as a new producer. A
			 new producer is also one who has not offered manufacturing milk for sale since
			 the enactment of this milk grading law on July 4, 1959.
(2) A licensed milk grader must examine,
			 smell and taste the first lot of milk purchased from a new producer This milk
			 must also be tested immediately for extraneous matter or sediment content.
			 However, it is not necessary to subject the milk of the new producer on the
			 first delivery to a bacterial quality test. A test of this nature, however,
			 must be made on a properly collected sample from this producer within 15 days
			 thereafter
(3) If the sediment disc
			 on the can of milk selected for test shows sediment in excess of 2.50 mg., all
			 cans in the shipment shall be tested for sediment content in the same manner
			 Any milk showing sediment in excess of 2.50 mg. shall be rejected by the
			 creamery, cheese factory or milk processing plant and not used for human
			 consumption.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				194.2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.18 - Testing and Exclusion of Class Iii Milk

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) If a producer desires to change to
			 another plant or factory, it is required that the first shipment of milk be
			 acCornpanied 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
			 from the manager of the plant previously purchasing the milk. (Plant being
			 asked for quality release shall give it to person with written order or deliver
			 to producer making the request.) The new buyer shall not accept the first
			 delivery until receiving a copy of the record of the producer's milk quality
			 covering the preceding 90 days.
(2)
			 If the quality release form of this producer shows that the last test for
			 bacterial quality indicated Class III milk, the new purchaser must then test
			 first shipment of the transferring producer's milk by:
a. Organoleptic grading (physical appearance,
			 taste and smell).
b. Sediment or
			 extraneous matter
c. An estimate of
			 bacterial quality must be run within seven days from the last test date entered
			 on the transfer form.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.19 - Unlawful Milk

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Four weekly Class III bacterial tests or milk containing
				radioactive agents "deleterious to health" shall make rejection Cornpulsory 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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.21 - Penalties for Plants and Producers

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(1)
			 The scope of this section is broad, covering all plant employees, operators and
			 milk haulers.
(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 nonCornpliance with the law and
			 these rules.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				194.20.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.22 - Farm Requirements for Milk for Manufacturing

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(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 concrete or other impervious material. The facility
			 shall be kept clean.
(2)
Milk house or milk room.
A milk house or milk room
			 conveniently located and properly constructed, lighted, and ventilated shall be
			 provided for handling and cooling milk and for washing, handling, and storing
			 the utensils and equipment. Other products shall not be stored in the milk room
			 which would be likely to contaminate milk, or otherwise create a public health
			 hazard.
It shall be equipped with wash and rinse vat, utensil rack,
				milk cooling facilities and have an adequate supply of hot water available for
				cleaning milking equipment.
(3)
Utensils and equipment.
Utensils, milk cans, milking machines (including pipeline systems), and other
			 equipment used in the handling of milk shall be maintained in good condition,
			 shall be free from rust, open seams, milkstone, or any imsanitary condition,
			 and shall be washed, rinsed, and drained after each milking, stored in suitable
			 facilities, and sanitized immediately before use with at least 200 ppm.
			 chlorine solution or its equivalent.
(4)
Cooling.
Milk in farm
			 bulk tanks shall be cooled to 45° F or 7° C or lower within two hours
			 after milking and maintained at 50° F or 10° C or lower until
			 transferred to the transport tank. Milk in cans shall be cooled immediately
			 after milking to 50° F or 10° C or lower unless delivered to the plant
			 within two hours after milking. The temperature requirement for milk placed in
			 cans will be 50° F or 10° C or lower. The cooler, tank, or refrigerated
			 imit shall be kept clean.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 192 and
				section I92A.28.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.26 - Tests for Abnormal Milk

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(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 abnormal milk.
(2) A herd milk sample shall be deemed to be
			 abnormal or adulterated if a test by direct microscopic examination, electronic
			 somatic cell coimt, or equivalent technique, reveals a count greater than
			 750,000 somatic cells/ml.
(3)
			 Whenever two of the last four consecutive somatic cell coimts exceed 750,000
			 cells/ml, the purchaser or regulatory authority shall send a written notice
			 thereof to the person concerned. An additional sample shall be taken within 21
			 days of the sending of such notice, but not before the lapse of three days.
			 Immediate suspension of permit shall be instituted whenever the standard is
			 violated by three of the last five somatic cell counts.
(4) Within one week following receipt of a
			 written application from the producer, an inspection shall be made by the
			 regulatory authority or the purchaser and a herd milk sample taken. If the test
			 indicates a count of 750,000 or less somatic cells/ml, the producer's milk may
			 be purchased for human consumption provided additional samples of herd milk are
			 tested at a rate of not more than two per week. The producer shall be
			 reinstated under the normal testing program when three out of four consecutive
			 tests have counts of 750,000 or less somatic cells/ml.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 192 and
				Iowa Code sections
				190.4,
				194.4, and 194.6.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.27 - Standards for Performing Farm Inspections

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The October 1, 2009, manual prepared 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 constitute the official standards for farms
				producing milk for manufacturing, with the following exception:
Strike from Rule lc, Brucellosis Test, the words "Uniform
				Methods and Rules for establishing and maintaining Certified Brucellosis Free
				Herds of Cattle, Modified Certified Brucellosis Area and Certified Brucellosis
				Free Areas which are approved by Animal Disease Eradication Division,
				Agricultural Research Service...", and insert in lieu thereof, "Brucellosis
				Eradication, Uniform Methods and Rules, effective February 1, 1998". The
				bacteriological standards for private water supplies used by dairy farms
				consist of an MPN (Most Probable Number of Coliform Organisms) of less than
				2.2/100 ml by the multiple tube fermentation technique, or less than 1/100 ml
				by the membrane filter technique, or the results of any water test approved by
				the United States Food and Drug Administration or Environmental Protection
				Agency of less than 1/100 ml.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.35 - Dairy Farm Water Supply

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(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.
(2) A Grade A
			 permit shall not be issued to an applicant when the water well supplying the
			 dairy facility is located in a well pit.
(3) New well construction or the
			 reconstruction of an existing well supplying the dairy facility shall be
			 constructed according to 567-Chapter 49, Iowa Administrative Code.
(4) Frost-free bydrants shall be located at
			 least ten feet from the well that supplies the water for the dairy facility
			 unless a written variance is granted by the department.
(5) The department encourages the use of
			 high-pressure washers for use in the dairy facility. However, they can create a
			 negative pressure and contaminate the water supply system because of their
			 capability to pump at a faster rate than water can be supplied if not properly
			 installed and operated.
The dairy facility water supply system shall be protected from
				overpumping by a high-pressure washer by one of the following:
1. A separate water supply.
2. By supplying the high-pressure washer from
			 a surge tank that is isolated from the main water supply system by an air
			 gap.
3. A low-pressure cutoff
			 switch.
4. A device built into the
			 high-pressure washer by the manufacturer and approved by the
			 department.
5. Any other device
			 installed in the system to prevent a negative pressure to the supply system
			 that is approved by the department.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				192.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 68 - Dairy › Rule 21-68.37 - Milk Truck Approaches

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The
			 milk truck approach of a dairy farm facility shall not be through a cowyard or
			 any other animal confinement area.
(2) If the milk truck approach is
			 contaminated with manure, the milk truck shall not traverse through the
			 contaminated area.
(3) All milk
			 truck approach driveways shall be graded, maintained in a smooth condition, and
			 shall be topped with gravel or be paved.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 192 and
				194.