New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter I - Milk Control › Subchapter A - Dairy Products (Article 4, Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 2 - Requirements For The Production, Processing, Manufacturing And Distribution Of Milk And Milk Products › Sanitation Requirements for Dairy Farms › Section 2.9 - Milking barn, stable or parlor-construction and maintenance-item 2r

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A milking barn,
					 stable or parlor shall be provided on all dairy farms in which the milking herd
					 shall be housed during milking time operations. The areas used for milking
					 purposes shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Floors, feed troughs (and gutters if
					 present) shall be constructed of good quality concrete or equally impervious
					 material. Floors shall be constructed so as to be easily cleaned (brushed
					 surfaces permitted) and shall be graded to drain.
(2) Walls and ceilings are finished with
					 wood, tile, smooth-surfaced concrete, cement plaster, brick or other equivalent
					 materials with light-colored surfaces. Walls, partitions, doors, shelves,
					 windows and ceilings shall be kept in good repair, and surfaces shall be
					 refinished whenever wear or discoloration is evident. Whenever feed is stored
					 overhead, ceilings shall be constructed to prevent the sifting of chaff and
					 dust into the milking barn, stable or parlor. If a hay opening is provided from
					 the loft into the milking portion of the barn, such opening shall be provided
					 with a dust-tight door which shall be kept closed during milking
					 operations.
(3) Separate pens shall
					 be provided for bulls, horses and calves. These areas shall be separated by
					 tight partitions from the milking area. Such portion of the barn not so
					 separated shall comply with all items of this section. In addition, a curbing
					 shall be provided to separate horses, bulls and calves from the milking area.
					 The curbing shall effectively eliminate the flow of manure and urine from such
					 areas.
(4) The milking barn is
					 provided with sufficient light to insure that all surfaces and particularly the
					 working areas will be plainly visible. The equivalent of at least 10
					 foot-candles of light in all working areas shall be provided; notwithstanding
					 the foregoing, a dairy farm which produces milk for non-Grade A shall be exempt
					 from the 10 foot-candles requirement of this paragraph.
(5) Air circulation is sufficient to minimize
					 odors and to prevent condensation upon walls and ceilings.
(6) Overcrowding is not evidenced by the
					 presence of calves, cows or other barnyard animals in walks or feed alleys.
					 Inadequate ventilation and excessive odors may also be evidence of an
					 overcrowded barn.
(7) A dust-tight
					 partition, provided with doors that are kept closed except when in actual use,
					 shall separate the milking portion of the barn from any feed room or silo in
					 which feed is ground or mixed, or in which sweet feed is stored. Feed may be
					 stored in the milking portion of the barn only in such manner as will not
					 increase the dust content of the air, attract flies or interfere with cleaning
					 of the floor (as in covered, dust-tight boxes or bins). Open feed dollies or
					 carts may be used for distributing the feed, but not storing feed, in the
					 milking barn.