Deciding to turn a hobby goat herd into a working dairy can seem like a daunting task. On the other hand, by contacting the right people the job can become easier. The first place you should go is your state’s dairy division. They have the rules and regulations to live by as well as great advice on everything from equipment to marketing. Most importantly, they are there to help.
Each state’s rules and regulations are different, so making a pamphlet that would encompass all states’ requirements would be impossible. However, we have put together all the addresses and phone numbers of each state’s dairy division (plus Puerto Rico) to get you started. Good Luck!
ALABAMA
Dept. of Public Health
Bureau of Envm. Serv., Suite 1250
Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 206-5375
ALASKA
Div. of Envm. Health
5251 Dr MLK Ave
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 375-8214
ARIZONA
Dept. of Ag., Animal Services
Dairy Products Control
1688 West Adams St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4189
ARKANSAS
Milk & Dairy Products Control
Dept. of Health
4815 W. Markham St., Slot 46
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-2171
CALIFORNIA
Milk & Dairy Foods Control Branch
Div. of Animal Industry
Dept. of Food & Ag.
1220 North St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654–0773
COLORADO
Div. Of Envm. Health & Sustainability
Attn: Paul Klug
4300 E. Cherry Crk. Dr.
CPD-MD B-2
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 692-3633
Paul.klug@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
165 Capitol Ave
Room G8A
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 713-2508
DELAWARE
Dairy Safety Program
Div. of Public Health
Jesse Cooper Bldg.
Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4731
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Dept. of Ag.
1156 15th Street
Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005-1711
(202) 296-9680
FLORIDA
Div. of Dairy Industry
Dept. of Ag & Consumer Services
3125 Conner Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 487-1450
GEORGIA
Dairy Division
19 Martin Luther King Dr.
Room 316
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3625
HAWAII
Sanitation Branch
Envm. Health Services
Dept. of Health
591 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-8000
IDAHO
Bureau of Dairying
Dept. of Ag.
2270 Old Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 332-8550
ILLINOIS
Div. of Food, Drugs & Dairy
Dept. of Public Health
525 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
(217) 785-2439
INDIANA
Dairy Div.
State Board of Animal Health
4154 North Keystone Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46224
(317) 554-2400
IOWA
Dairy Products Control
Dept. of Ag.
Henry A. Wallace Bldg.
East 9th St.& Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-3545
KANSAS
109 South West Ninth Street
TopekaKS, 66612
(782) 296-3556
KENTUCKY
Milk Safety Branch
Dept. of Public Health
Protection & Safety Cabinet for Health & Family Services
275 E. Main St.
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-3340
LOUISIANA
Admin. Milk & Dairy
Product Unit
Dept. of Health & Hospitals
P O Box4489Bin #12
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
(225) 342-7655
MAINE
Quality Assurance & Regulations
Attn: Diane Perry
State House Station #28
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3841
MARYLAND
Div. of Milk Control
Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
6 Saint Paul St., Suite 1301
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-8429
MASSACHUSETTS
Div. of Animal Health
Dept. of Ag. Resources
251 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 626-1700
MICHIGAN
Food & Dairy Div.
Dept. of Ag.
Constitution Hall
525 W Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1060
MINNESOTA
Dept. of Ag.
Commissioners Office
625 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55155
(651) 201-6219
MISSISSIPPI
Dairy Farm Inspec. Br.
Dept. of Health
2423 N. State St. #1700
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 576-7691
MISSOURI
State Milk Board
1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-3830
MONTANA
Milk & Egg
Dept. of Livestock
PO Box 202001
Helena, MT 59620-2001
(406) 444-9761
NEBRASKA
Bureau of Dairies & Foods
Dept. of Ag.
301 Centennial Mall S.
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2341
NEVADA
Dept. of Ag.
405 south 21st Street
Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 353-3600
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Public Health
Div. of Food Protection
Milk Inspection
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4673
NEW JERSEY
Food & Milk Program
Dept. of Health
PO Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 826-4935
NEW MEXICO
Dairy Div., Dept. of Ag.
2604 Aztec N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 841-9425
NEW YORK
Div. of Milk Control
Dept. of Ag. & Markets
10 B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
(518) 457-1772
NORTH CAROLINA
Milk Sanitation Br.
Envm. Health Serv.
1632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1632
(919) 733-3123
NORTH DAKOTA
Dept. of Ag.
State Capitol
600 E Blvd. Ave
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-2231
OHIO
Dairy Div., Dept. of Ag.
8995 E. Main St.
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 466-5550
OKLAHOMA
Dept. of Ag., Dairy Service Div.
Box 528804
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
(405) 522-6130
OREGON
Food & Dairy Div., Dept. of Ag.
Agriculture Bldg.
635 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 986-4720
PENNSYLVANIA
Div. of Milk Sanitation
Bureau of Food Safety
Dept. of Ag.
2301 N. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 772-2853
RHODE ISLAND
Div. of Ag
Attn: Kenneth Ayars, Chief
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2781 Ext. 4500
SOUTH CAROLINA
Div. of Dairy
Foods & Soft Drinks Protection
Bureau of Envm. Health
Dept. of Health & Envm. Control
2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3432
SOUTH DAKOTA
Office of Dairy Inspec.
Div. of Ag. & Services
523 E. Capitol
Foss Bldg., Third Floor
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3724
TENNESSEE
Dept. of Ag.
Dairy Div. in the Porter Bldg.
Box 40627, Melrose Station
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 837-5150
1-800-628-2631
TEXAS
Texas Dept. of State
Health Services Milk Group – PSQA
MC 1987
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
(512) 834-6758
UTAH
Dairy Compliance Program
Utah Dept. of Ag. & Food
Dairy Section
116 State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-7145
VERMONT
Agency of Ag. Food Markets &
Consumer Protection
Dairy Section
116 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 828-2433
VIRGINIA
Dairy Services
Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Serv.
Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-8899
Div. of Food & Envm. Serv.
State Health Dept.
1500 E. Main St.
Station Suite 115
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 225-4003
WASHINGTON
Dept. of Ag.
Food Safety Program
1111 Washington St.
Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 902-1876
WEST VIRGINIA
Bureau of Public Health
Office of Env. Health
Public Health San. Div.
815 Quarrier St., Suite 418
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-2201
WISCONSIN
Dept. of Ag.
Box 8911
2811 Agricultural Dr.
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 224-4683
WYOMING
Consumer Health Serv.
Dept. of Ag.
2219 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82202
(307) 777-7211
PUERTO RICO
Dept. of Ag.
PO Box 10163
1309 Ave. Fernandez-Guncos
San Juan, PR 00908-1163
(787) 722-0871