The Bulk Milk Weighers & Samplers
training manual and
video are available to assist you with training. If you cannot access them here, you can acquire a copy by contacting our department at (608) 224-4700. It is recommended that you review these prior to testing. With a failing score you forfeit your application fee, and must resubmit the fee and application for another opportunity to test.
After reviewing study materials, contact the dairy sanitarian assigned to your plant. They will arrange a time to administer the test at the dairy plant, a farm, or other mutually agreed upon location. After the written test is completed and passed, the sanitarian will arrange to meet you at a farm for the field test component. After successfully passing both the written and field tests, you will receive a temporary license valid for 40 days until a permanent license is processed.
For the cheese or butter graders, cheese or butter makers, or the cream and milk tester exams, simply submit the application and fee for a personal license, and you will be contacted to schedule the test, at your dairy plant by one of our dairy sanitarians.
If you wish to take the pasteurizer operators exam, contact one of
DATCP’s dairy technical specialists. They will arrange a date and time to administer the test to you, at your dairy plant.
In some cases, you can contact our staff based upon your specific needs. For those who currently hold certain licenses, including questions about renewals, use the number labeled as "existing licensees." For those seeking a new license, use the number labeled "new licensees."
Dairy Processor
Buttermaker
| $75 (2-year) | | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Butter Grader | $75 (2-year) | | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Cheesemaker | $75 (2-year) | | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Cheese Grader | $75 (2-year) | | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Dairy Plant License | Fee Schedule
| An operator who procures milk from producers must also hold a milk contractor license.
DATCP Rule 65
| (715) 839-3844
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Dairy Plant/Grade A BMT Cleaning Facility | | | (715) 839-3844
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Dairy Plant/Grade A Permit | | | (715) 839-3844
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Milk and Cream Tester License | $50 (2-year)
$25 reinspection fee as needed | | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Pasteurizer Operator
| | DATCP Rule 65 |
(608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals
(608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Food Processor
Food Processing Plant License (Wholesale) |
Fee Schedule | A processor who procures vegetables from producers must also hold a vegetable contractor license.
| (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Food Retail
Laboratory
Laboratory Analyst Certification (Dairy, Food and Water Labs) | | | (608) 224-4720 |
Laboratory Certification (Dairy, Food and Water Labs) | | | (608) 224-4720 |
Laboratory/Milk Screening Test Approval | | DATCP Rule 77 | (608) 224-4720 |
Meat Processing
| Meat Establishment License | $200 annually ($80 if engaged only in custom slaughter or processing) | | (608) 224-4694
|
Meat/Mobile Slaughter or Processing/Registration Certificate | None | | (608) 224-4694
DATCPMeatPoultryLicensing@wi.gov
|
Meat Broker/Distributor Registration | None | | (608) 224-4681
DATCPMeatPoultryLicensing@wi.gov
|
Milk Producer
Dairy Farm/Grade A Permit | None | | (715) 839-3844 |
Dairy Farm/Milk Producer License | $30 annually (paid by dairy plant) | DATCP Rule 65 | (715) 839-3844 |
Dairy Farm/Milk Producer License Status Change | |
Status change form | (715) 839-3844 |
Milk Distributor / Transportation
Bulk Milk Tanker/Grade A Permit | None
| | (715) 839-3844
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Bulk Milk Tanker/License to Operate | | | (715) 839-3844 |
Bulk Milk Weigher and Sampler License | $60 (2-years)
* If completing a renewal, a field inspection completed within the previous 24 months is required.
| | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Industry Bulk Milk Truck/Tanker Inspector-Appointed | | | (715) 839-3844 |
Milk Distributor
|
$75 annually per milk storage facility
License Fee Schedule | |
(715) 839-3844
Existing Licensees/Renewals
(608) 224-4923
New Licensees
|
Other
Animal Food Processor License | $200 annually
$25 one-time inspection | | (608) 224-4681 |
Certified Food Manager |
|
| (608) 224-4720 |
Cheese Logo (Wisconsin) Permit for Use | None | | (608) 224-4720 |
Dead Animal Collector License | $100 annually per location | | (608) 224-4681 |
Dead Animal Carcass Dealer Registration | None | | (608) 224-4681 |
Dead Animal Transport Vehicle Permit | None | | (608) 224-4681 |
Food/Farm Product Grader License | $25 (2-year) | | (608) 224-4720 |
Food Marketing Permit
| None | | (608) 224-4720 |
Food Warehouse |
License Fee Schedule | | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Grease Processor License | $200 annually | | (608) 224-4681 |
Honey Producer-Certified | $50 (biennial)
| | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees |
Maple Sap Processor Registration | None
| | (608) 224-4720
Existing Licensees/Renewals (608) 224-4923
New Licensees
|
|
Wild Game Serving Permit | | |
(608) 224-4923 |
Currently Licensed Facilities
Lists of currently licensed facilities are updated quarterly. Lists do not include facilities licensed by Dane, Milwaukee, or Taylor counties. Contact those public health departments directly for licensed facilities. For additional information, visit the
DATCP public records page.
Retail food facilities (5.5 MB, last updated: 4/25)