The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20

| thereof plainly and legibly and so
that Tho some may be easily read by
p1ssers-5y the name and the location
Of the Eiace Of business Of the person
owning such milk or cream, and, il q
permit has been issued to him. the
numbor OF his permit to sell milk or
cream or TO produce the same for sale.
No person shall, in the District of Co
lumbia, have milk or cream in bottles,
or other receptacles intended to be
left with consumers, in or about any
vehicle Ia which milk or cream for
sale is being carried in bulk No per-
son shall use any wagon or other vc-
hicle for the delivery OF milk or cream
which is not clean and free from gar
bage or other material or thing liable
to contaminate such milk or cream.
Sec. a. 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 lesi6le 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. IL. That the health officer ct
said District be, and he is hereby. an.
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,
to cause every bUll and COW upon tho
premises uDon which said milk on
cream is to be produced to be examined
physically, and in such other ways as
may be necessary to determine the
condition thereof, and to cause every
such bull and COW which has thus been
examined and found TO be sound TO be
marked I'm such manner as may be nee.
essaiy, in the judgment of said health
officer permanently to identify such
animal as inspected and passed, and to
cause every such Dull 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,
I'm making application agree 10 cause
every condemned animal 20 be Temov.
ed from his premises. to cause such
premises TO be disiurected 10 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 SINH
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 OF offer
col la ir, ]. r4ssf.. ..
cream from any cow which has not
been thus tested, under any representa-
tion that said milk or cream comes
from tested cattle "tu1erculintasted
cattle" cattle free from tuberculosis"
/ veterinary tested cattle or undcr
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 defaco
any such mark, nor cause any such
mark to be removed ur defaced from
or on any animal on which it has Leen
/ placed under such supervision, nor
! place any such mark or cause nDy
such mari; 10 be placed, on any animal
which has not been so tested. And II
| any person whose cattle have been eX-
amincd and passed as Lereiubcfore
authorized, shall desire TO discontinue
/ the sale OF milk from such cattle eX-
cluslvely he shall SO noCiiy the health
officer Of said District, IN writing. and
said health officer shall cause the fact
Of such disconjinusnce TO be anuounc-
| ed by advertisement IN some daily
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District No person whose cattle have
| been examined and registered as Hfore-
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.
| amiued and passed as sound as afJre.
said.
Gee ~. That the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia be- ana they
are hereby, authorized to make regu.
| latiOrs TO secure proper water supply,
drainage, vortil"ton air space, foDr
! SPACE, AID cllsuira OF all premises Oa
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
| tagious diseases And said Commis
/ sionors are further authorized to afiX
| to such regulations such penalties as
may, in their judgment, be necessary
TO enable them 10 secure the enforce.
ment thereof.
Sec II. That IL shall be the duty Of
| the health officer OF said District, and
Of such inspectors OF the health de.
partmenJ as he may designate, to en-
( force the provisions Of this Act and OF
all regulations made. by authority
thereof And said hcalth sGa7r and
inspectors are hereby authorized in
the performance Of such duty, to en-.
ter and inspect all places in said Dis
trict where milk or cream is sold, or
. held, offered. or produced for sale, and
to board and examine az cars, boats,
wagons, and other vehicles and to stop
all wagons and other yehirles for that
purpose No person shall interfere
with said health officer or with any
| said inspector i'm the performance Of
his official duty nor hinGrr prevent,
] on r9Ftf-g 10 porr1if opv i1sngtIilU or