Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:11 - Dairy › Chapter 901:11-2 - Ohio Manufacture Milk Rules › Section 901:11-2-13 - Milkhouse or milkroom

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A milkhouse or milkroom shall be provided
			 for handling and cooling milk and for washing, handling, and storing the
			 utensils and equipment. Other products shall not be handled or other activities
			 performed in the milkroom which would be
			 likely to contaminate milk or otherwise
			 create a public health hazard.
(B)
			 The milkhouse or milkroom that is a part of the barn or other building shall be partitioned and sealed to prevent the
			 entrance of dust, flies, or other contamination. The floor of the milkhouse or
			 milkroom shall be of concrete or other impervious material and graded to drain
			 so that there are no pools of standing water. The walls and ceilings shall be
			 constructed of smooth easily cleaned material. All newly constructed milkhouses
			 shall have walls and ceilings constructed of smooth material
			 kept in good repair and well painted with
			 a light-colored washable paint or finished in an equally suitable manner. All
			 outside doors shall open outward and be self-closing, unless they are provided
			 with tight-fitting, self-closing, screen doors that open outward or unless
			 other effective means are provided to prevent the entrance of flies or insects.
			 A direct opening between the milkhouse or milkroom and the milking barn,
			 stable, or parlor is permitted when the opening has a tight fitting,
			 self-closing, solid door. The milkhouse or milkroom shall have sufficient air
			 space and air circulation to prevent condensate and excessive odors. It shall
			 be provided with natural or artificial light well distributed for day or night milkhouse
			 activities.
(C) The milkhouse or
			 milkroom shall be equipped with a two-compartment wash vat, utensil rack, milk
			 cooling facilities and have an adequate supply of hot water available for
			 cleaning milking equipment. If a farm bulk milk tank is used, it shall be
			 situated in the milkhouse or milkroom to allow access to all areas of the
			 milkhouse or milkroom and to the exterior of the bulk milk tank for cleaning
			 and servicing. The farm bulk milk tank shall not be located over a floor drain
			 or under a ventilator.
(D) The
			 truck approach to the milkhouse or milkroom shall be properly graded and
			 surfaced to prevent mud or pooling of water at point of loading. The
			 transferring of milk from a farm bulk milk tank to a transport tank is through
			 a hose port located in the milkhouse wall. The port shall be fitted with a
			 tight door which shall be in good repair.
			 It shall be kept closed when the port is not in use. An easily cleanable
			 surface shall be constructed under the hose port, adjacent to the outside
			 wall, and sufficiently large to protect the milk
			 hose from contamination.
(E) The
			 milkhouse or milkroom shall be kept clean and free of trash. Animals and fowl
			 shall not be allowed access to the milkhouse or milkroom at any time.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/24/2017 and
				10/24/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 917.02
Rule
				Amplifies: 917.02
Prior
				Effective Dates: 06/18/2001, 06/06/2005, 09/19/2007,
				02/21/2016