The suburban citizen., 1900-07-14

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hicle for the delivery Of milk or cream
unless such wagon or vehicle has
/ painted on or affixed to the outside
thereof plainly and leEibly, and so
| that the same may be easily read by
! passcrs-by, the name and the location
| OF the place Of business OF the person
/ owning such milk or cream, and. IL a
| permit has been issued to him, the
/ number Of his permit to sell milk or
cream or to produce tho same for sale
| No person shall, in the District of Co
! lumbia, have milk or cream in bottles
or other receptaces 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 or other We.
| 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. 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 milk or
cream, the name or names of the per
son or persons from whom such milk
or cream has been obtained.
Sec, Is. That the health officer OF
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,
to cause every bull and COW upon the
premises upon which said milk or
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 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
larly 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-tested
cattle, cattle free from tuberculosis"
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 defaced 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 if
any person whose cattle have been eX-
amined and passed, as hereinbefore
authorized, shall desire to discontinue
the sale of milk from such cattle eX-
clusively, 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-
amined and passed as sound as afore-
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-
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.
Sec, II. That it shall be the duty of
the health officer Of said District and
of such inspectors Of the health de-
partment as he may designate, to en-
force the provisions of this Act and OF
all regulations made by authority
thereof. And said health officer 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