The age-herald., 1901-08-30
CITY ORDINANCES.
AM ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE. To Regulate Diaries and the Management Thereof. and the Sale of Milk in thc City of Birmingham.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham that cn and after March l. 1900. each milk dealer. firm or corporation or each dairyman who sells supplies CT offers for sale, sweet milk, skinned milk, cream, butter milk or butter, In any way, 10 or for any person within the City Of Bir- mingham, or within three miles of the corporate limits thereof, shall be re- quired to take out an annual license from the city at the rate of one dollar per COW, which said dollar per cow shall in- clude cost of tuberculin test.
 Sec. ?. Be 1t further ordained, that no person, firm or corporation shall sell ex- change or deliver, or transport or have in his or her. or their possession, for the purpose of sale, any milk which contains more than eighty-seven and fifty one hundredth (N5O per centum Of water or less than threes per cent of butter-fat, and the specific gravity of which. at GO degrees fah., shall be between one and twenty-nine one thousandths Q.029), and one and thirty-three one thousandths Q.033), and all milk of lower grade and quality than specified by this section shall
  and impure, and the vender thereof fined. as provided in Section 10.
 Sec g. Be 1t further ordained, that skimmed or separated milk that is sold, to be sold or held for sale in any way within the City of Birmingham or with in three miles of the corporate limits thereof by any person, firm or corpor- ation. shall contain not less than nine per centum of milk solids. exclusive or butter-fat, and butter milk shall con- tain not less than eight and fifty one hundredths per centum of milk solids ex- elusive of butter-fat.
 Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained, that it shall be unlawful to add to milk intended for sale, water ice chalk, borax. salicy- late of soda, or any other substance or fluid; and 1t shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale, or have in possession, any milk which has been added to, or adult erated as aforesaid.
 Sec. B. Be 1t further ordained. that all dairy cows which. produce milk for the Birmingham market shall be free from all injuries or diseases, that would in any way affect the milk, especially of all in- fectuous diseases that are communicable to man, or produce an elevation of sys> tematic temperature, such as tuberculo- Sis, authrax, Texas fever, pneumonia, parturient apoplexy fmilk fever), malig- nant cataarh, etc. No COW shall be used in dairy which supplies milk to the peo- pie of Birmingham, unless she has been tested by the Inspector. with tuberculn, for tuberculosis. All dairy cows thus test ed shall be marked in the ear with a tag bearing a serial number and "Birmine> ham, Ala.," and such cows may be re- tested as often as the Inspector may deem 1t necessary. And 1t shall be un, lawful to sell milk from any cow which has not been so tested. and which Is no, free from injuries and diseases as afore, said.
 Sec 6. Be 1t further ordained, that dairy cows producing milk for the Birmingham m market shall not be fed distillery waste, usually called 'swill'" or upon any sub stance in state Of putrifaction or rot tenness, or upon any other substance that is unwholesome. or that will in any way affect the healthfulness of the milk Sec '. Be 1t further ordained. that the cows of the dairy shall be allowed free movement in the open air at least six (6) hours every day. The barns, sheds and stalls in which said cows gre fed and mixed, shall be properly ventilated light ed drained and cleaned, all of which shall be subject to inspection by the Inspec- tor.
 Sec 8. Be 1t further ordained, that the Inspector, or ASSlStant Inspector, shall have the right at any time from sun. rise to sunset. to enter. examine and in- spect any dairy from which milk is sup piled or sold within the police jurisdiction of the City of Birmingham, and to exam inc. inspect. and test for disease, cows connected with or belonging to the own CT or proprietor of such dairy. and to inspect and examine at any time and at any place. milk intended or kept for sale For any interference or hindrance of the Inspector. or Assistant Inspector. by the owner or proprietor. or his agent. the license before provided for shall be re- voked.
 Sec. g. Be it further ordained. that every wagon used for the delivery of milk shall have the name of the owner or proprietor of the dairy painted thereon in prominent letters.
 Sec 10. Be 1t further ordained. that any violation of or failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than one Cs1.00) dollar nor more than one hundred (s100) dollars for each and every offense. Adopted August 21st. 1901
 W. M. DRENNEN,
 Mayor.
 H. D. WOOD. City Clerk.
 August Soth, 1901i