Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-12

filing the same with the clerk OF the board
of health on printed form to be provided
therefor, containing on the back thereof
this ordinance, which shall be furnished to
such applicant, and which shall contain the
dence postoffice address and location of
the applicant and his dairy; 2nd-Num-
Der OF cows owned from which milk is OBJ
tanned or to be obtained and the source
from which milk is obtained or to be OBJ
tanned if any other than such cows.
Section 4. Such license shall be granted
by the city clerk upon the applicant COM
plying with the terms herein. and upon re-
ceipt from the treasurer showing payment
by such applicant of a license fee of so cents
for the right to sell from not to exceed three
cows and SLIGO for the right to sell milk from
more than three cows, which license shall
expire January LIST next thereafter.
Section 5. That if license is granted he
will keep such cows and his dairy and pre-
misses in a clean wholesome and sanitary
dinances OF the City of Grand Rapids and at
all times comply with such ordinances and
requirements and allow an inspection OF
such dairy and premises whether located
within or W ithout the City OF Grand Rapids,
and samples of milk to be taken or had at
all times when required by such health
officer or board of health, and where milk or
cream is purchased of parties outside of
the city for sale within the city will furnish
a report to the health officer OF name or
names and addresses OF persons from whom
such milk is purchased.
Section g. If after the issuance of any
license any additional cows be added to the
certificate or license, or it any change be
made in the location of the dairy or place of
business such owner shall forthwith in
form the board OF health by notice to the
secretary of such board.
Section {. The Board of Health of said
city, the health officer or any person ap-
pointed or designated by him or them shall
have the right at any time to enter upon
the premises where cows shall be kept and
| examine the barns, premises, food, milking
utensils and all things that may in any way
| be sources of contamination or infection OF
such dairies or milk, and to take samples of
| such milk and to make such tuberculin or
other tests of such animals and premises as
may be desired. Provided such tuberculin
| test shall be made only by veterinary sur
| geOn who is duly registered as provided by
| Sec. 1892 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Section s. A. That whenever the tubercu
| lin test shall have been made of any cows
| by an inspector.of the health department a
certificate of veterinary surgeon is fur
| nished to the health officer that such test has
| been made, it shall be tagged by the health
| together with the date of such tests and no
cows shall be solo in the city of Grand
| Rapids or shipped into or in any way
brought into the city to be used for milk
purposes without the same having been
| tested within one year prior to such date
and satisfactory proof OF such tests having
| been made furnished to the health officer.
No person shall sell milk in the city of
Grand Rapids drawn from cows that are
kept outside of the city of Grand
| Rapids unless such cows and the
premises and utensils shall be kept and be
in compliance with and according to the
requirements OF this ordinance and such
cows shall have been tested by the tubercu-
| lin tests within one year and satisfactory
proof of such testing furnished to the health
officer of said city.
Section s. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, corporation or company to sell or
deliver, furnish or dispose of milk or cream
| in the city of Grand Rapids whose cows or
any of them, or whose stables, wagons,
stores or place where such milk, cream or
cows are kept or cared for, or utensils in
| which such milk or cream is kept, handled
or conveyed are not thoroughly clean or in
good sanitary condition, or whose cows or
any of them are known to be in any way
diseased or not supplied with good whole
some food and water, or unless all persons
caring for and milking, such cows have
their hands and the udders of such cows
clean before milking, and that such per
| sons so milking and handling such milk or
cream are free from any and every infect
| ious or contagious disease and are not
caring for or nursing any animal or per-
| son having any infectious or contagious
disease, and no milk or cream shall be dis
posed OF or used for human food, which was
drawn or taken from any animal within
eight days before or four days after parturi-
| ton or taken from any house, shop or
or other place in which there is a contagious
| or infec tlous disease, until all danger of
contagion or injection therefrom has been
| removed and until permission is obtained
in writing from the health officer authoriz-
| ing the sale and use of milk or cream from
! such house, shop or other place.
Section 9. The board of health of said
city or health officer or any inspector or per-
| sons designated by said health officer
shall have the right to enter any
! building, wagon, barn or other place
were such animals, milk or cream or
| feed for such animals is kept within or with
out the city limits, to ascertain whether or
not the owner or occupant is complying
with the provisions of this ordinance and
shall have the right to take samples of milk
or cream not 10 exceed one pint, from any
can, vessel OF other receptacle for the pur-
pose OF inspecting, testing analyZing or
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examining any food to be fed to such
| cows and whenever ANY such sample
or samples so taken shall not correspond
| with or shall be in violation of the require
ments of this ordinance or of any ordinance
| of the city or law of the state, such person,
persons, corporation or company in whose
possession, care or custody Sucbzmilk
| cream or food shall be found Shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
punishable as herein provided.
Section 10. The board of health of said
| city, the health officer or any veterinarian
| or person designated by them or him shall
have the power to enter into any building
or place where cows are kept from which
milk or cream has been or is to be taken for
| sale or use in the city and examine any and
| all such premises, buildings and any and all
animals of said herd and their food to as
certain whether all of said premises, food
| and cows are in a healthful and sanitary
| condition whenever it shall be deemed nee
essary, and to make such examination and
| tests as may be reasonable and necessary
to ascertain said conditions, and any person,
company or corporation which shall not
permit such examination and tests or shall
| interfere in any manner with the same shall
be punished as herein provided.
| Section IL. Any person, company or cor
poration who shall by himself or by any
agent or servant sell or offer for sale, ex-
| change, deliver or furnish any milk or
| cream within the city of Grand Rapids,
which is unclean, impure, unhealthy.
| COW or cows or adulterated or which is not
| of the standard of purity provided by this
| ordinance shall be deemed guilty of viola
| ton of this ordinance and upon conviction
| thereof be punished as hereinafter provided
| and such milk or cream not conforming to
or complying with the requirements of this
| ordinance shall be forthwith confiScated
and destroyed by the board of health the
health officer or their duly authorized
| agent.
Section -. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person, firm or corporation 10 sell or offer
| for sale any milk which has been skinned
| or any cream or milk which has been col
| ored, watered or adulterated in any way or
| manner or to which any preventative has
| been added, or milk or cream from cows or
| other animals that have been or are kept in
| stables or other places in which water and
ventilation is insufficient for the proper
preservation of health of said cows or
| other animals or that are not fed on whole
| some food.
| Section 49, Milk containing less than 2
per centum of milk fat milk containing
| less than So per centum of milk solids mot
fat) or cream containing less than IS per
| centum of milk fats shall be deemed and
mean adulterated milk or cream within the
provisions of this ordinance, provided that
nothing in this ordinance shall be construed
| to prohibit the sale of pastuerized milk or
cream to which visocogen or sucrate OF
| lime has been added solely for the purpose
OF restoring the viscosity, if the same be
| distinctly labelled in such manner as to ad-
| wise the purchaser of its true character and
provided further that nothing herein shall
prevent the furnishing or selling of
| skinned milk to any person who is in