The suburban citizen., 1900-10-13

Hlle0b SQCh wagon OF Nellcle Has
tainted on or affixed to the outside
thereof, plainly and legibly, and so
DAT the same may be easily read by
Ihssers-by the name and the location
Qf the place of business of the person
owning such milk or cream, and, If n
permit has been issued to him. the
humber Of his permit to sell milk or
Dream or to produce the same for sale.
No person shall in the District Of Co
Mmbil, have milk or cream in bottles,
Or other rcceptacles intended to be
left with consumers, in or about any
vehicle in which milk or cream for
sale is being carried in bulk. No per-
son shall use any wagon OF other We
hicle for the delivery Of milk or cream
which is not clean and free from gar
Oage or other material or thing liable
to contaminate such milk or cream.
Sec. IA That every person holding
or offering in said District milk or
| cream for sale shall at all times keep
| posted conspicuously in his place of
| business, in plain and legible letters,
/ and so that the same may be easily
read by purchasers Of such mill, or
cream, the name or names Of the per-
son or persons from whom such Mir
or cream has been obtained.
Sec. Is. That the health officer ct
| said District be, and he is hereby, au.
| thorized upon application in writing
! by the owner Of any cattle from which
milk or cream is, or is to be, produced
FOR sale in the District of Columbia,
] 20 cause every bull and COW upon the
premises upon which said milk O.
d.. 20 1,.. ina
! physically and in such other ways 20
may be necessary to determine thS
condition thereof, and to cause every
such bull and COW which has thus been
examined and found to be sound to be
marked in such manner as may be nee.
essary, in the judgment of said health
officer, permanently to identify such
animal as inspected and passed, and to
cause every such bull and COW so eX-
amined, which is found not to be
sound, to be permanently marked so
as to be identified as inspected and
condemned: Provided, however, That
no such inspection shall be made un.
less the person applying therefor shall,
in making application, agree to cause
every condemned animal to be remOv.
ed from his premises to cause such
premises to be disinfected to the salts
faction of said health officer, and after
the completion Of such inspection to
bring or keep no new bull or COW
thereon except such as have been simi.
larry examined and passed as sound
by some competent veterinary surgeon
acting under the supervision of or in
conjunction with said health officer.
No person shall sell or hold or offer
for sale in said District any milk or
cream from any COW which has not
been thus tested, under any representa-
tion that said milk or cream comes
from tested cattle "tuberculin-tcsted
cattle" cattle free from tuberculosis" 4"
veterinary tested CATTLE or under
any similar representation. No person
shall counterfeit or initiate any mark
used for the Identification Of cattle
which have been inspected under the
supervision of the health department
Of said District, nor remove or deface
any such mark, nor cause any such
mark to be removed or dcfaced from
or on any animal on which it has been
placed under such supervision, nor
place any such mark or cause any
such mark TO be placed, on any animal
which has not been so tested And il
any person whose cattle have been eX.
amiued and passed, as hereinbefore
authorized shall desire to discontinue
the sale of milk from such cattle eX-
chsiyely, he shall so notify the health
officer of said District in writing, and
said health officer shall cause the fact
of such discontinuance to be announc.
ed by advertisement in some daily
paper or daily papers published in said
District. No person whose cattle have
, been examined and registered as afore'
, said in said District shall without a
, written permit from said health officer,
place or keep, or permit to be placed
; or kept, on the premises on which
such registered cattle are kept, any
bull or cow which has not been ex.
amned and passed as sound as af0re
said.
Sec. 1G That the Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia be, and they
are hereby, authorized to make regu
lations to secure proper water supply
, drainage, ventilation, air space, floor
space, and cleaning of all premises on
, which milk or cream Is sold, or held
, offered, or produced for sale, to secure
proper care Of such milk and cream
and to secure the isolation on such
, premises of cattle suffering from con
7 tagious diseases. And said Commits
: sioners are further authorized to affiX
] to such regulations such penalties as
! may, in their judgment be necessary
! to enable them to secure the enforce
. ment thereof
p Sec. II. That it shall be the duty oi
the health officer of said District, anc
p Of such inspectors Of the health de
b. partmeDt as he may designate, to en-
, force the provisions of this Act and o.
/ all regulations made by authority
q thereof. And said health officer anC
). inspectors Gre hereb" authorized, IL
n the performance of such duty, to en-
ter and inspect all places in said Dis
p trict where milk or cream is sold, Of
r held, offered, or produced for sale, anC
h to board and examine all cars, boats
4 wagons and other vehicles, and to stoI
o all wagons and other vehicles for tina
O purpose No person shall interfere
.. with said health officer OF with any