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Milk Ordinance

Sec. 1. Every person, before sell
ing or offering for sale, any milk,
or cream, in the city of Cambridge,
shall first obtain from the Com
missioners of Cambridge a permit,
or license, to do so. Every such
permit, or license, shall be issued by
the Town Clerk and Treasurer, on
the recommendation of the Board
of Health, and fee of one dollar
shall be paid for every such license,
or permit.
Sec. 2. Every application for a
license, or permit, to sell milk or
cream, shall be made to the Secre-
tary of the Board of Health of
Cambridge, on printed forms, fur
nished by the said Board, and ap-
proved by the Commissioners of
Cambridge.
Sec. 3. Whenever a proper ap-
plication for a license or permit to
sell milk is made to the Secretary
of the Board of Health, he shall
make, or cause to be made, thor
ough inspection of the herd, the
premises, the wagons, the utensils
and the employees of said applicant,
and if the said Board of Health is
satisfied that all the conditions are
health and sanitary, he shall issue
a certificate to the Town Clerk and
Treasurer, stating that the said APP
plicant is entitled to license, or
permit, to sell milk and cream.
Sec f. The Board of Health,
with the approval of the Com
missioners of Cambridge, shall pre-
scribe such rules and regulations as
may be necessary for the stabling,
feeding and watering of all cattle
used for the production of milk and
cream to be sold in the city of
Cambridge, and also such rules and
regulations as may be requisite for
the care, handling, preserving tor-
ing and inspection of all milk, to
be sold in the city of Cambridge.
Sec. 5. Every licensed dealer in
milk and cream shall have numbers,
to be furnished by the Commission
ers of Cambridge, conspicuously dis
played on the sides of his wagon,if
he use a wagon; if he do not use
wagon, he shall have the number
fastened to his clothing, so that it
may be easily seen.
Sec. g. Every person who sells
milk or cream shall be deemed to
be dealer within the meaning of
this ordinance.
Sec. Z. Every dealer in milk or
cream. who does not produce the
milk or cream that he sells. shall
file with the Secretary of the Board
Of Health list of all the persons
from who mhe obtains his supply of.
milk or cream.
Sec. 8. Every holder of license.
to sell milk or cream shall, on the
written request of the Board of
Health. supply in writing, under
oath. if desired by the Health Off
Ger. any and all information in re-
gard to his herd, the production of
the milk and the storing, handling
and marketing of the same. If he
fail or. refuse to give the infor-
nation within five days, the Board
of Health shall notify the Town
Clerk and Treasurer, and he shall
cancel the license or permit of the
person so. refusing or neglecting to
give the required information, and
the said person shall not be licens-
cd again until all the required in
formation has been furnished and
he has applied for and obtained
new license or permit.
Sec. 9. The Secretary of the
Board of Health, or his authorized
representative, may make an in
spection of milk at any time and at
any place, and all milk or cream
that may be found to be below the
required standard, or in any way
unfit for consumption as food, shall
be Immediately destroyed, and the
license or permit of such person
canceled,if the Health Officer deems
it proper to do so.
Said ordinance to take effect
from the date of it's passage.
Passed this 18th day of June,
1913.
Clement G. Rogers
C. N. Stichbury
l. B. Jackson
Nehemiah Henry
Commissioners of Cambridge.
Wn. =. Hearn,
Clerk and Treasurer.-Adv.