The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-26
ORDINANCE NO. 13.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING Dali
RIES, MILK DEPOTS AND THE
DELIVERY OF MILK.


RIES, MILK DEPOTS AND THE ,
DELIVERY OF MILK.
Be 1t Ordained by the People of the |
City and County of Honolulu.
SECTION 1. No builder, owner, les
see, tenant, occupant, proprietor or
of any dairy within the City |
and County of Honolulu shall either |
cause or permit any matter or thing to
be or to be done, in or about such dairy,
building or structure therein contained,
health.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty of
every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant,
proprietor, or manager of any dairy
within said City and County to tho
roughly and effectually cleanse at least
once in every twenty-four hours the
walls, floors and yards of every build
ing or structure, or part thereof, which
may be in use for the accommodation or
shelter of cattle, and also to remove
the contents of any manure pit or heap
on the premises once in each week.
SECTION 8. No milk shall be taken
from any COW, goat or other milk pro-
ducing animal, unless such animal shall
be in clean condition; nor shall any
such milk be taken from any such ami
NAL, except by an employee or other
person who is himself in a clearly,
wholesome and healthy condition.
SECTION 4. No owner, Iessee, te-
nant, occupant, proprietor or manager
of any such dairy shall feed to his cows
or other cattle or have in his pos
session with intent to feed to such cat
tie, any garbage, refuse, swill, ferment-
ed or other improper food, or shall
sell or offer for sale within the City and
County of Honolulu the milk from cat
tie so fed; nor shall any person within
said City and County receive or sell or
offer for sale, or keep for sale, or have
in possession any such milk; nor shall
the milk or any cattle which may be
kept in any place where the water ven
tilation food and surroundings are not
wholesome, or are not conducive to
the health, safe condition and whole
someness of such cattle, or of theII
milk, be sold, offered for sale, kept fol
sale, had in possession or brought with
in said City and County.
SECTION 5. All sheds and barns il
which COWS are MIXED shall be so con
structed and of such size as to ensure
efficient ventilation. All milking sheds
and all barns or sheds upon the dairy
premises in which milk is produced
stored or cooled shall be inclosed by {
fence at least fifteen feet from sucl
shed or barn, and no COW or other ami
NAL shall be allowed within the space
between such sheds or barns and suci
fence, except when being driven to o
from the milking shed.
i SECTION 6. The floor section o
sheds and barns where cows are stable'
or MIXED shall be so constructed as t.
absolutely prevent all seepage to tn
ground beneath. In said floor Their
shall be provided gutter drain, s.
constructed as to prevent seepage
which shall connect with a common
drain or sewer pipe communication
with a street sewer where one exists
Where there is no street sewer the dis
) charge must be carried so far fror
3 the shed or barn, and so handled as {
r effectually prevent contamination c
| the milk or the atmosphere of tn
: dairy or barn therefrom. Cows sha
= not be permitted to stand in, or on, c
e to have access to, accumulations
e manure and urine, or either.
g SECTION T. Where the floor OF
e stable, barn or shed in which cows al
e kept or MIXED is to be reconstructed,
! shall be made of artificial stone, bitl
o men, asphalt or cement.
IS SECTION s. Food troughs and foe
J. cars must be thoroughly cleaned |
i least once a day The accumulate
e of waste in or about food troughs, rul
ways and food boxes is prohibited. TT
II walls of stables, milking barns or she'