Iowa § 195.6 - 195.6 Production of raw milk.

§ 195.6. 195.6 Production of raw milk.

If a raw milk producer makes an election described in section 195.5 to produce raw milk, all of the following apply: 1. The raw milk must be produced exclusively from dairy animals maintained at the raw milk dairy. 2. The raw milk must be produced at the raw milk dairy in a manner that ensures the health and safety of persons consuming the raw milk. 3. Each twelve-month period, a licensed veterinarian must examine each dairy animal maintained at the raw milk producer’s raw milk dairy to determine the dairy animal’s health status. The examination must at least include a blood test for common diseases afflicting the type of dairy animal being examined. 4. a. The raw milk producer shall, every month, test each dairy animal maintained at the raw milk producer’s raw milk dairy to determine the dairy animal’s coliform count and standard plate count. b. The raw milk producer shall not do any of the following: (1) Process, market, or distribute raw milk, if the raw milk exceeds the recognized bacteria count limit. (2) Manufacture, market, or distribute a raw milk product or raw milk dairy product, if raw milk used as an ingredient exceeds the recognized bacteria count limit. c. The raw milk producer shall retain a record of each test conducted at the raw milk dairy for at least three years. 5. a. If a dairy animal maintained at a raw milk dairy is administered with an antibiotic drug, the raw milk producer shall comply with the following health protocols: (1) The antibiotic drug must be all of the following: (a) Approved by the United States food and drug administration for its intended use. (b) Stored in a closed, labeled container as provided by the manufacturer of the antibiotic drug before being administered. (c) Stored and administered as directed by the manufacturer of the antibiotic drug. (2) For a dairy animal subject to a health protocol as provided in subparagraph (1), any raw milk produced from the dairy animal before the expiration of the production waiting period as directed by the manufacturer shall not be used to do any of the following: (a) Process, market, or distribute the raw milk. (b) Manufacture, market, or distribute a raw milk product or raw milk dairy product that uses the raw milk as an ingredient. b. The manufacturer of an antibiotic drug administered to a dairy animal under this subsection may provide directions on the label of the container storing the antibiotic drug or other source of information regarding the use of the antibiotic controlled by the manufacturer. c. The raw milk producer shall retain records identifying the type and dosage of each antibiotic drug administered to a dairy animal maintained at the raw milk dairy, each dairy animal administered the antibiotic drug, and date and place where the antibiotic drug was administered. The raw milk producer shall retain the records for at least three years. 2023 Acts, ch 75, §18 Referred to in §135.16B, 137.104, 195.8, 195.10 Thu Dec 11 18:50:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 195.6 (2, 0)