N.D. Admin. Code 7-03.2-04-02

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 7-03.2-04-02 - Special requirements for licensing dairy farms

1.Grade A milk farm. To be licensed as a grade A milk farm, the farm must satisfy the following:

a. The farm must score a ninety or above during the initial inspection, without any equipment cleaning, major drug labeling, major drug storage, or milk cooling violations.

b. The water supply must meet the requirements of the North Dakota board of water well contractors and state department of health, or the water supply must be approved for municipal or rural water use by the state department of health.

c. Wells must be at least ten feet [3.01 meters] from hydrants unless the hydrant is frost-free style and with an approved atmospheric vacuum breaker or the hose connection threads are cut off.

d. The farm bulk tank must be empty at the time of licensing.

e. The hoseport must be installed in an exterior milkhouse wall.

f. Neither light fixtures nor vents may be placed over bulk tanks.

g. Light must be provided to properly inspect the interior of bulk tanks.

h. Livestock or fowl may not have access to truck approach (driveway) or loading area.

i. Hot water heater capacity must be adequate to properly clean equipment.

j. There must be adequate backflow preventors upstream from tube, plate coolers and heat exchangers to protect the milkhouse and water supply. Backflow preventors are also required downstream of tubeplate coolers, and heat exchangers unless there is a physical break downstream. The physical break must be at least two times the diameter of the discharge line.

k. Properly mounted and installed 36A or N36 vacuum relief valves or a properly installed low pressure cut off switch downstream from a shut off valve, are required on power washers and booster pumps.

l. All equipment must meet applicable 3A standards and practices.

2.Manufacturing grade milk farm. Manufacturing grade milk farms must meet all rules of the United States department of agriculture.

N.D. Admin Code 7-03.2-04-02

Effective October 1, 2009.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 373, July 2019, effective 7/1/2019.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-25-50

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-25-28, 4.1-25-50