The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
THE MILK ORDINANCE is
NOW IN FORCE In PENSACOLA

liver, or have in his custody or pos
session, with intent to sell or deliver,
skinned milk containing less than 9
per cent of the milk solids, exclusive
of butter fat.
Section 5. No person shall sell, or
offer for sale. or shall have in his Gus
tody or possession, with intent to sell
or offer for sale, any impure, u1whole-
some or adulterated milk, and no per-
son shall sell or offer for sale, milk
which is procured from COWS having
tuberculosis, or from COWS kept in IN
sanitary premises or under unhealthy
conditions, or fed on food that produc-
es, or is likely to produce, impure,
diseased or unwholesome milk, nor
from COWS fed upon any substance in
a state of putrefaction or rottennesS,
or upon any oJher substance of an I'M
wholesome nature
Section 6. That milk that is OBJ
tanned from animals that are fed upon
any substance in a state of pUtrefac-
ton or rottennesS, or upon any sub
stance of an unwholesome nature, or
milk that has been exposed to or con-
taminated by the carnations, dis
charges or excrements from persons
sick with any contagious disease by
which the health or life of any person
may be endangered. or milk from tU-
bercular cows, is hereby declared to
be impure and unwholesome-
Secion z That milk that contains
more than SO per cent of watery fluids,
or less than IL per cent solids, or less
than per cent milk solids, exclusive
of butter fat, or contains any other
substance not part of pure milk, is
he.s- h. H. = I. Il
Section S.-That the Inspector of
Milk shall have the power to open any
can. vessel. or package containing
milk. sold or offered for sale, whether
sealed, locked or otherwise, or wheth-
er in transit or otherwise: and, if
upon inspection, he shall find such
can, vessel or package to contain any
milk which has been adulterated. or
from which the cream. or any narf
thereof, has been removed. OF which Is
sold OF offered for sale. in violation of
any section of this ordinance. said in
spector of milk is empowered to take
q sample of the same for ANALYSIS. and
put 1t in a can. vessel OF package. and
have the same sealed in the presence
of one or more witnesses. and sent to
the chemist of the board of health, or
any chemist appointed or designated
by it, and, if upon analysis. such milk
shall prove to be adulterated. he shall
report the offender to the CITY marshal.
Section 9. The board of health Is
hereby authorized and empowered to
prescribe rules and regulations defin-
ing the duties of the inspector of
milk, not inconsistent with the pro
visions of the ordinances of the CITY.
and said board shall likewise be au-
thortzed to prescribe rules and regula-
tions for the management of dairies
and dairy farms where cows are kent
for the purpose of producing milk to
be offered for sale. or sold. within the
city of Pensacola. not Inconsistent
with the provisions of the ordinances
of the city.
Section 10. The inspector of milk.
when in the discharge of his official
duties, is hereby invested with the
same police powers which are vested
in the health officers under the ordi-
nances of the citv
Section IL. That any person offer
ing milk for sale from a cart. wagon
or any other vehicle. shall be required
to have painted on both sides thereon.
in plain letters at least three inches
in length, the location of the dairy
from which the milk is obtained. and