The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-15
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE /
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AN ORDINANCE.
TO CREATE THE o 9F'f III OF JET iNspEc
TOR OF, ILi AND FOOD SUPPLIES.
aER Te aPh oE aibk of MnAF AID sh
OTHER FOOD 5sUpPL1Es BROUGHT
GIfY Or r HIcHM sH} AT t rs PRH
RATED Or IMPURE MILK. MEAT
IN THE CRY OF ri CHMoND.
Be 1t ordained BY tho Council of the
l. That 1t shall be the duty Of the hoard
) Of Health. as soon rs practicable after the
passage OF this ordinance, and blennially
Der and the first dayiof November OF such
year, to appoint an Inspector OF Milk and
Food Supplies to serve for the term or
! Beard OF Health, and thereafter until his
successor Is appointed and qualified &C
cording to law, who shall within thirty
days thereafter qualify before tho City
atty of one thousand dollars for the faith
full discharge OF his duties and by taking
and subscribing the usual oaths for the
shall be the duty Of said Inspector to re-
port to and be subject to the control OF
the Board Of Health, except In SO far a
any requirement Of said Board may con-
RANGES Of tie city Of Richmond 81
q Tho Board Of Health shall be au-
thorized in their discretion to employ
from time to time. and for such time az
TO the Inspector Of Milk and Food Sup
plies, one OF whom shall be an analytical,
chemist, to whom said Board may assign,
such duties as they may deem expedient,
and who when acting in the place of said
Inspector shall have all Of the powers and
authority vested In him under this ordi-
ana dseharge ss the sa duties e e
scribed by equations. to be adopted by
the Board Of Health as hereinafter pro-
vided. r.
8. The salary Of the Inspector OF Milk
and Food Supplies shall be nine hundred
dollars per annun, payable monthly, and
the compensation to the assistants shall
be ascertained and certified By the Bsard
of Health to the Committee on Health,
who shall issue a warrant therefor on the
Treasurer.
i. That from and after thirty days from
the passage of this ordinance no person
shall within or without the city Of Rich
mond maintain or keep bio or stables
or a dairy farm for the purpose Of pyo-
within the limits OF the city Of Rich
mond. nor shall any person within the
limits Of the police 5nrsdtcto,na q the the
public markets OF said city, keep q room.
stall, store Or other place where any
posed to sale without first obtaining q
permit so to do from the INSPECTOR OF
Mix and Food. Supplies OF the city Of
Rehmond Applica.oInt for n SAID permit nr
to be prescribed by said health officer. In
which application 1t shall be stipulated
that the said inspector i, or other health sadl
time to time INSPECT such place and prem
ises and the milk produced or food sup
plies exposed to sale thereat. and also
requirements Of this ordinance and such
Reasonable rules and regulations as may
be established by the Board OF Health for
the government of such place or places >.
granted, before he shall be entitled to
carry on business, for which he desires
such permit, shall pay to the Auditor OF
to cover the expenses incident to the in
spection of milk and other food supplies
in the mode prescribed by this ordinance.
BefoGe grantng Suen make Or os
cause to be made, an examination OF ting
place and premises which are Intended
to be used In the maintenance OF said
milk. meat. butter, fish,. fruit. vegetable
or other food supplies and thereafter from 2.
time to time. INSPECT the same i and y, I
y
permit may be refused. or IL granted may
at any time be revoked or suspended,
without notice, by said Inspector H. in
his Judgment sufh dairy, dairy, farm az, nor or
dition. 81
6. It shall not be lawful for any person
by himself or BY his servant or agent:
person to sell. exchange or deliver, or to
have in his or their custody or possession
with intent to sell exchange Or deliver q
any mix from which the cream Or any
part thereof has been removed or which
has been watered. adulterated or changed
in any respect by the addition Of water
G. No dealer In milk, and no. servant or
agent Of such q dealer shall sell. ex-
change. or deliver, milk from which tho
cream. or any part thereof, has been re-f
anssg IN fGnspnfg2Gns q Place ace
such milk is sold. the words "skImmed
Milk" are marked in distinct, letters not
than two ln sha se eng exahango
deliver or have III his custody or possess
sion with intent to sell, exchange or de-
liver, skinned milk containing less than
nine per cent. OF the milk sollds. excu-
sve OF butter fats.
s. No person shall sell or offer for sale.
or shall transport, or. carry for the pur-
pose OIL Salc, VI nNdlt nave III MS VI tHelI
custody or possession with intent to sell
or offer Cor sale any impure, adulterated
or unwholesomo milk, and no person shall
sell adulterated milk, nor shall any per-
son offer milk for sale which Is produced
in whole or In. part from cows Kept In q
crowded or unhealthy condition or fed on
food that produces or Is likely. to pro-
dpce, impure. diseased or unwholesome
milk, nor from COWS fed on distlllery
waste usually called ..swill." Or upon
or rottenness, or. upon any other SUBJ
stance OF an unwhoesome nature.
8. That the addition Of water or any
other substance or. thing Is hereby de-
obtained from animals that aye fed On
or upon any substance In state of pl-s
trefaction or rottenness, or upon any
substance OF an unwholesome nature, or
milk that has been exposed to or con-
by the emanations, discharges.
any contagious. dlseaAe by which the
health or life OF any person may be ems
or milk from tubsrcular cows,
Is hereby declared TO be impure and I'M
TO- That all prosecutions under this or
dinance, IL tho milk shall be shown, upon
analysis by The Inspector OF MILK and Food
Chemist or Board OF Health, or