The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-07
MILK ORDINANCE AND ITS
PR0V|S|0NS-.C0MPLETE BILL
PROVIDES for Inspection Of Utensils in Which Product of
Cows is Kept the Barns License and Also the
Tubercular Tests

The milk ordinance. which is now
before the council, AMI which will
come up for final passage at the jan
uary meeting Of the council is as fol-
lows:
An ordinance to provide for the in
spection Of milk and cream diaries,
and dairy herds, and to license and
regulate the sale and disposition of
milk and cream in The city of Grand
Forks.
Be It ordained by the city council
of Grand Forks:
Section 1. That no person shall
sell. barter or or exchange milk or
cream within the city of Grand Forks
without first having obtained license
therefor as hereinafter provided.
Section II. Any person desiring to
secure a license as provided for in
section One shall make application
therefor in writing to the Health Of
icer Of this city, settling forth there
In the place Of his residence, the num-
Der Of COWS in his dairy herd, or the
name and place Of residence of the
person or persons from whom he de-
sires to obtain his milk or cream.
Section III. Such applicant shall
pay to the city treasurer the follow
ing license fee:
(a.) For persons owning, leasing
or obtaining milk or cream from five
cows or less, an annual fee of $1.00
per head.
OBJ For persons owning, leasing
or obtaining milk or cream from
more than five cows and less than
twenty-four cows, an annual fee Of
$500 for the first five COWS and fifty
cents for each additional COW.
&C., For all other persons, an an
nual fee of $500.
Section Nv. It shall be the duty of
the Board of Health to inspect or
cause to be inspected the dairy herds
or cows Of the applicant or the per-
son or persons from whom the ap-
plicant desires to obtain milk or
cream and also the barns and prem
tses where such dairy herd is kept,
and all vehicles, recptacles and other
instrufaentalities used in and all en-
ployees concerned with the produc-
ton, handling, keeping and transport
tation of the milk or cream that may
be sold under license as herein pro-
vided. They shall also test or cause
to be tested the cows Of such dairy
herd for tuberculosis and other dis
eases and they are authorized to use
or cause to be used the tuberculin
test in testing such cows for tubercu-
losis and to tag or cause to be tagged
every COW so tested with astag which
shall indicate whether such animal
is sound or diseased and unfit for
dairy purposes.
Section v. No fees shall be charged
for such inspection of testing of COWS
excepting where such inspecting or
testing OF COWS shall be had without
the city of Grand Forks, the applicant
for the license shall pay the actual
expenses incurred by the Board of
Health In such inspection and testing
of cows.
Section vi. Upon the report and
order of the Board of Health showing
compliance by the applicant with all
the terms and provisions Of this ord
nance In respect to such dairy herd
OF cows and the milk or cr...,n pro.
duced therefrom and further showing
healthful and sanitary condition ex-
listing In respect to the premises.
and instrumentalities used in connec-
ton with such dairy herd and the
production, keeping .nd transporta-