Evening journal., 1903-06-11
nc Milk Ordinanoe.


Section l. The ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance to Provide against the
Adulteration Of MIX and Cream and TO
Provide for the Inspection thereof
passed at the City Hall, April IS, 1895.
be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out all the sections of said or
dinance after section 1. and inserting
i'm lieu thereof the following:
Sec. .. Said Inspector shall record IN
books kept for the purpose, in the office
Of the Health Department, the names and
places of business or residence OF all per-
sons er gagel in THE sale Of milk OF cream.
Sec. 3. All dairies, including the cows,
COW stables, milk houses. and milk YES
soils. the owners Of which offer for sale
milk or cream within the limits Of the city
Of Wilmington shall be subject TO the
inspection of the milk inspector.
Sec. 4. Whoever by himself. OF by his
servant. or agent, as as the servant or
agent of any other person or persons
sells, exchanges or delivers, or has IN his
custody or possession with intent 40 sell
or exchange. or exposes or offers FOR sale
or exchange. adulterated milk, or milk to
which water or any foreign substance has
been added, or milk from diseased or sick
cows shall upon conviction before the
Municipal Court. forfeit and pay a sum
not less than ten uO) dollars nor more
than fifty 600 dollars If it shall be the
onense. and il arrested and convicted be-
fore said court for a subsequent offense,
sum Of not less than twenty-five (25) dol
lars nor more than one hundred 0O0) dol
lars.
Sec. Whoever, by himself, or by his
servant or agent, or as the servant OF
agent Of any person or persons, sells, ex-
changes or delivers, or has in his custody
or possession with intent to sell or ex-
change, or exposes or offers for sale as
pure milk any milk from which the cream
or any part thereof has been removed
shall be subject to the penalties provided
In the preceding section.
Sec G. No milk dealer OF other person
or persons. shall sell. deliver, offer for sale
or expose for sale, any SKINNED milk. un.
less The vessel, can or package containing
the same shall be plainly and distinctly
marked designating the same. In uncon.
densed Gothic letters not less than ons
inch. IN length. For a violation of thi:
section. upon conviction before the Mum.
cipal Court, fine Of ten QO) dollars shall
be imposed.
Sec. Z. In all prosecutions under tn,
three preceding sections, If the milk 4
| shown upon analysis to contain more thar
elghty-eight per cent. of watery fluid, Of
to contain less than twelve per cent. solids
not less than one-fourth of which must b.
fat it shall be deemed for the purpose o
such prosecution 10 be aduiterated an,
not of good standard quality.
Sec. s. Whoever by himself, or by hi
servant or agent, or as the servant o
agent Of any other person sells. exchange
OF delivers, or has I'm his custody or pos
session with intent TO sell or exchange o
/ exposes or offers for sale any unclean, i'm
pure. unwholesome or colored milk, or VIII
shall keep cows for the production o
milk, in a crowded or unhealFhy condition
or feed the same on food that produce
impure, diseased or unwholesome milk, o
shall feed cows on distillery waste, o
upon garbage or swill. or upon any sub
stance in a state of putrefaction or rotten
ness or upon any substance OF any un
wholesome nature. shall be liable to IN
! penalties provided IN section 4 of this OF
> dinance.
: Sec. 9. Every person Offering milk TO
sale from wagon shall have painted o
: both sides Of said wagon. I'm a conspicuou
T place. the name i'm full of the owner there
: Of For violation Of this section. upo
= conviction before the Municipal Court,
nne of fen d0l dollars shall be imposed.
a Sec. 10. The milk inspector shall hav
the authority to enter any place whel
e milk is sold or kept for sale, or TO stop an
=. enter any wagon from which milk is SOLE
e for the purpose Of inspecting the milk, q
. provided in this ordinance. lie shall pros
cute before the Municipal Court all o.
tenders against this ordinance, and an