The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-28
The New Dairy Law.

Following is the new law on diaries, chap
ter 3O6. passed at the recent session OF the
General Assembly, and approved April ..
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That certain new sec
lions be, and the same are hereby, added TO
Article 80 of the Code of Public General
Laws. title s.Live Stock under the new sub.
title Diaries, to follow Section Is OF said
article in proper numerical order, and to read
as follows:
10, It shall be the duty of all dairymen
or herdsmen or private individuals supplying
milk TO cities. towns or villages to register
their herds or cattle with the Live Stock San
itarv Board, in violation of which the parties
offending shall be fined not less than one dol
lar, nor more than twenty for each oHense.
20. 1t shall be the duty of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board to have inspected at least an
nually, without notice to the owner or those
in charge of any dairy or the parties supply
inc milk as named in Section 10 of this arti-
Gle. the premises wherein cows are kept, and
if such premises are found in an unsanitary
condition. the said board may prohibit the
sale and shipment of milk from such prem
ises until such time as such premises shall
conform to the following sanitary rules:
Rule l. No building or shed shall be used
for stabling cows for dairy purposes which Is
not we'll lighted and we'll ventilated, and
which is not provided with sufficient feed
trough or box, and suitable floor, laid. with
proper grades and channels to Immediately
carry off all drainage, and if public sewer
abuts the premises upon which such building
is situated, they shall be connected Herewith
whenever the inspector considers such sewer
connection necessary.
Rule =. No water-closet, prlvy, cess-pool.
urinal shall be located within any building or
shed used for stabling COWS for dairy pur-
poses or for the storage of milk or cream;
nor shall any fowl, hog, sheep or goat be
kept in any room used for such purposes
Rule ;. 1t shall be the duty of each per-
son using any premises for keeping cows tor
dairy purposes to keep such premises thor
oughly clean and in good repairs, and well
painted and whitewashed at all times.
Rule t. 1t shall be the duty of each per-
son using any premises for keeping COWS for
dairy purposes to cause the building in which
cows are kept to be thoroughly cleaned, and
remove all dung from the premises, so as to
prevent its accumulation in great quantities.
Rule ). Any person using any premises
for keeping cows for dairy purposes shall
provide and use Il sufficient number of recep-
tacles. made of non absorbent materials for
the reception. storage and delivery of milk,
and shall cause them at all times to he
cleaned and purified, and shall cause all milk
to he removed without delay from the rooms
in which cows are kept.
Rule &. Every person keeping COWS for
the production of milk for sale shall cause
every such cow to be cleaned every day and
to be properly fed and watered with album
dance Of pure, clean water.
Rule :. Any enclosure i'll which COWS are
kept shall be graded and drained, 50 as TO
keep the surface reasonably dry, no garbage,
focal matter or similar matter shall be placed
or allowed ts remain in such enclosure unless
sufficient straw or similar good absorbent
material be used to keep the enclosure clean
at all times, and no open drains shall be al
lowed to run through it. And any person
who shall ship or sell milk contrary to the
aforesaid order of said board shall be deemed
guilty of Il misdemeanor. and upon cOnvic-
tioa shall be fined not less than one dollar
nor more than twenty dollars for each day
during which shipments shall be made after 1t
notice OF such order.
2l The Live Stock Sanitary Board shall.
at the request of the owner or owners Of dairy
herds. furnish them with certificate of health
whenever the provisions of this article are
complied with. and there is no visible sign of
disease amongst such herds. Such cerliii-
Gates shall be revOcable in the discretion of
the board
-. For the purposes of paying the ex-
penses required i'll carrying out the provisions
of this subtitle. the sum of three thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated annually, or
so much thereof us is necessary, out OF the
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, and the Comptroller is authorized
and directed to draw his warrant on the
treasurer for such sums as the said board
shall produce vouchers for, not exceeding
the amount appropriated, payable monthly.
SEC. %. And be it enacted, That this Act
Shall take effect from the date of lis naSsage.