The suburban citizen., 1900-07-21

premises on which milk or cream Is
produced for sale In said District o.
any COW which Is suffering from tuber.
culosis. splenic fever, anthrax, or any
general or local disease condition or
injury which Is liable TO render the
milk from said COW unwholesome, or
Of any COW which is insuficiently fed
or has been fed on any substance or
substances liable to iniuriouBly affect
the quality of the milk. shall be prima
facie evidence OF intent TO sell such
milk and Of producing, holding, and
Offering such milk for sale: Provided,
That no person shall be convicted un.
der the provisions of this section who
produces evidence satisfactory TO the
court before which he Is tried that he
did not know, and could not with due
diligence have obtained knowledge of
the condition of the COW. which rem
dered her unsuitable for the produc-
tion of milk for sale within the pro
visions of this section.
Sec. 8. That no person shall in said
District sell any milk or cream, or
hold or offer any milk or cream for
sale, which is not clean and wholesome
and free from foreign substances, nor
unless the same has been cooled I'M
mediately after coming into his pos.
session to a temperature not exceeding
fifty degrees Fahrenheit, and is and
has been constantly kept below such
temperature, nor under any misrepre-
sentation in respect thereof as to name
or quality, or as being what the same
is not as respects whOlesomeness,
soundness, or safety.
Sec. 6. That no person shall in the
District of Columbia manufacture, SELL
or exchange, or offer or expose for sale
or exchange, any condensed milk, un-
less the same be made of pure, clean,
wholesome milk free from preserva-
tives, nor any condensed milk made
from milk from which a part of the
cream has been removed, or from milk
containing less than twelve and one
half per centum milk solids, including
three and one-half per centum of fat,
unless the same be plainly marked and
sold as condensed skinned milk, nor
in any case unless the percentage by
weight which the milk in the finished
product bears to the entire mass is in.
dicated on a label affixed to the out
side Of the package, can, or vessel in
which such condensed milk is held,
sold, offered, or exposed for sale.
Sec. T. That no person shall in said
District sell, exchange, or deliver, or
have in his custody or possession with
intent to sell, exchange, or deliver,
skinned milk containing less than
nine and three-tenths per centum Of
milk solids, inclusive of fat.
Sec. s. That every person in said
District selling, exchanging, or deliver
ing milk, condensed milk, or cream or
having the same in his custody or pos
session to SELL exchange, or deliver,
shall furnish to any agent of the health
department of said District who shall
apply to him for the purpose and ten.
der him the value of the same a sample
sufficient for purpose of analysis. And
the person making such analysis shall,
if he find such sample to be below the
standard required by this Act inclose
and seal a portion thereof in a proper
container, and reserve the same for
period of thirty days, excluding Sun
days and legal holidays, from the date
of taking such sample, unless the per-
son from whom such sample was pro-
cured apply for such reserved portion
before the expiration of that period;
but If such application be made such
reserve portion shall be delivered by
the person having possession thereof
to the applicant or to such person as
may be designated by him.
Sec. 8. That no person shall in said
District sell, exchange, or deliver, or
have in his custody or possession with
intent to sell, exchange, or deliver,
milk from which the cream or any part
thereof has been removed unless there
be on the outside and above the centre
of the front of the vessel or container
in which such milk is contained a sign,
in uncondensed gothic letters not less
than one inch high, as follows: If
such milk be equal to or above the
standard established by law for skim
med milk, then such sign shall read
SKINNED milk" but If such milk be
below such standard, then such sign
shall read separator milk"
Sec 10. That no person shall in said
Dictrict SELL exchange, deliver, or buy
any COW to be used for the production
of milk or cream for sale. knowing
that such COW is unfit for that purpose
by reason of disease or injury; and
whenever any veterinary surgeon duly
authorized to act as an inspector of the
health department Of said District
shall, in the course of inspections
made under authority of this Act, find
any COW on any premises on which
milk or cream is produced for sale in
the District of Columbia in such con-
dition as to be permanently unfit for
the production of such milk or cream,
he shall mark such COW so as to enable
it to be permanently identified as in
spected and condemned by said health
department, and no person shall
remove or deface such mark or cause
any such mark to be removed or de-
faced without written authority from
the health officer of said District.
Sec. IL. That no person suffering
from any communicable disease, or
who is liable to communicate any such
disease to other persons, shall in said
District work or assist in or about the
production Of milk or cream for sale
or in or about the sale thereof. No per-
son having power and authority to
prevent shall knowingly permit any