1. Surroundings: neat and clean; free of insect and rodent har-borages & breeding areas

2. Manure: manure packs properly maintained & fly breeding minimized by approved manure disposal methods

3. Cowyard: clean; clean watering troughs; housing areas properly maintained; graded to drain; no pooled water or wastes; manure stored inaccessible to cows; no swine

4. Feed: properly stored

5. Separate pens for horses, calves, poultry, swine & bulls, properly located

6. Toilet facilities: conveniently located; constructed and operated properly, no evidence of human wastes about premises; toilet room properly maintained; self-closing door

7. Water supply: constructed & operated properly; complies with bacteriological standards; no connection between safe & unsale supplies; no improper submerged inlets

8. Approved pesticides properly used in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations so as to avoid contamination of equipment, utensils & milk

9. Clean & free of litter & unnecessary articles

10. Properly ventilated: no overcrowding

11. Adequate natural and/or artificial light; well distributed

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13. Walls, ceilings & doors; smooth, proper construction, painted or approved finish in good repair

14. Surcingles, milk stools, anti-kickers, similar nonproduct surfaces of equipment clean; stored above floor in clean place

15. Miscellaneous requirements: used for milk house operations only; sufficient size; liquid wastes properly disposed of

16. All milk house openings & windows must be screened where required; doors tight-fitting, solid, open outward, & self-closing; milk room free of insects & rodents

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18. Walls & ceilings: approved material & finish; in good repair (windows, door & hose port included)

19. Lighting & ventilation: adequate natural &/or artificial light; properly distributed; adequate ventilation; windows closed during dusty weather; vents & lighting fixtures properly located

20. Cleanliness: floors, walls, windows, tables & similar non-product surfaces clean; no trash, unnecessary articles, animals or fowl; pesticides & medicinals not stored in milk house

21. Washing facilities: two-compartment wash & rinse vat of adequate size in good repair; suitable water-heating facilities; water under pressure piped to milk house

22. Handwashing facilities: soap, running water, single-service towels shall be convenient to toilet, milk house & milking operation; wash & rinse vats not used as handwashing facilities

23. Milk handling equipment: smooth, nonabsorbent, corrosion-resistant, nontoxic materials; easily cleanable; in good repair, approved single-service articles not reused; strainers of approved design; approved CIP milk piping system accessible for inspection

24. Cleaning: utensils & equipment clean

25. Sanitization: all multi-use containers & equipment subjected to approved sanitization process

26. Storage: utensils & equipment left in treating chamber or sanitizing solution until used; otherwise, stored properly above floor to insure complete drainage; single-service articles properly stored

27. Handling: sanitized milk-contact surfaces not exposed to contamination

28. Milking done in barn or parlor; cows clipped when necessary to facilitate the production of clean milk; flanks, bellies, udders, teats and tails of cows cleaned and free of visible dirt at time of milking; teat and udders treated with a sanitizing solution just prior to, and relatively dry before milking; no wet hand milking

29. Abnormal milk: cows secreting abnormal milk milked as a separate group; abnormal milk properly handled & disposed of; proper care of abnormal milking equipment

30. Milk removed immediately to milk house or room; transfer, pouring, and/or straining facilities properly protected

31. Milk storage: milk cooled to 50°F., or less, within 1 hr. after completion of milking, or 5 hrs. after the beginning of milking, whichever is first, & maintained at such temperature until delivery

32. Recording thermometer: properly operated, sealed & maintained; charts properly stored

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34. Satisfactory bacteria count

35. Satisfactory somatic cell count