Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
DAIRY PRODUCTS CONTROL BUREAU Office 515/281-3545 Fax 515/281-8888
Added here by IDGA: It is recommended always to get in touch with the Dairy Products Control Bureau. They can come visit your site and inform you as to what guidelines are most pertinent for your operation.
NOTICE: Prior to remodeling or new construction, blue prints or drawings must be reviewed and approved by the state dairy inspector. The dairy inspector will give approval to begin construction. The dairy inspector must be kept informed during construction of any changes in the plans.
In the Milkroom:
___Can only be used for milkroom purposes.
___Impervious floor, graded to a trapped drain
___Floor cracks no larger than hairline
___Floor drain not under bulk tank valve and readily accessible for cleaning
___Wall/floor and wall/ceiling juncture tight
___Walls and ceiling tight, smooth, washable and light colored
___Piping and electric lines going through the wall are sealed
___Doors tight and self closing
___Outside door swings outward
___Windows tight
___If window screens are used; windows must be available for use when necessary
___Hoseport for loading bulk milk trucks
___Milk truck approach not through a livestock holding area
___Milk truck approach is smooth and graveled or paved
___Outside hoseport slab of adequate size to protect the milk hose
___Tight louvers on fans, (if fans are needed) blowing outward
___If compressor is in wall opening it must be filtered
___Adequate lighting for cleaning and inspection
___Double stainless steel wash vat or two wash vats
___If lighting is over the wash vat/s, the lighting must be protected
___Hand-washing sink installed with hot and cold mixer faucet
___Hand-washing installed properly so that it will not splash into wash vat/s
___Soap and single service towels available near hand-wash sink
___ If there is a gas water heater it shall be vented to the outside
___Milk filters are stored in a dust tight container
Milking parlor or barn:
___Proper ventilation
___Tight wall between swine, fowl or horses
___Tight feed storage area
___Feed in feed carts must be covered
___Feed mangers must of impervious material
___Adequate lighting available
___Ceiling and walls tight, washable and of a light color
___Concrete floors
___Separate stalls, pens or stanchions for calves and bulls
___Wood construction in front of cows must be far enough away so cows cannot lick
___If pipeline is used, must be properly sloped
___No continuous welded pipelines
___Cattle drinkers non-siphoning or protected by non-siphoning device
Cowyard and housing:
___Cowyard must be graded to drain
___Cowyard must not drain into the milk truck approach
___Manure storage not accessible to the cows
___Cattle drinkers, non-siphoning or protected non-siphon device