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

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

d. 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.

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

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

History: Effective October 1, 2009; amended effective July 1, 2019; April 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-25-50

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