St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

all aforesaid places and buildings
used in the production and handling
of milk for the city of which he Is
an officer; he shall have access to
all animals producing milk for said
city and to all vessels and utensils
used in the productive, preparation
for market, and sale of such milk;
and he shall be allowed to take
samples of milk on offering payment
therefor. He may revoke or suspend
the licenses heretofore provided for.
for violation of this law or of the
Chairman of the Board of Health
tested with tuberculin, all COWS fur
nishing milk for the city of Opelod.
sas, La.
/. Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, That a person suffering from
any contagious disease, or one in
whose residence, or among whose
associates, any contagious or insses
tious disease exists, must keep away
from cows, milk or milk utensils.
When any person engaged in the
production, storage or distribution of
milk is suffering from any contagious
or infectious disease, or when such
disease among his employees or
Their immediate associates or with
lin any building used In any way in
: the milk business, nc milk shall be
sold or delivered from such dairy or
milk establishment, except by the
permission of and in the manner pre-.
scribed by the Board of Health. No
person who has anyth,n g TO 40 in
The production or handling OF Tx
shall enter any place where twists
any contagious or infectious disease
nor have any communication with
any person who is an occupant of
any person who is an occupant of such
infected place. Every producer who
sells milk directly to the consumer
shall promptly notify the Board of
Health of any case of communicable
disease among his employees, taeir
immediate associates, or members of
their families. Every milk producer
who sells his product to a middle
man for resale shall notify said deal.
er of the existence of any communi-
cable disease as aforesaid and said
dealer shall at once notify the Board
of Health.
No milk shall be dipped from cans
or poured into other vessels except
in the regular milk-room of a dairy
plant. No milk shall be bottled up
on any wagon.
Milk tickets shall be used but once
No one shall deliver milk to or re.
ceive any empty milk bottle from a
dwelling where any contag u dis
ease exists, until authorized by the,
Board of Health in the way pre-.
scribed by the Board.
No one shall place or permit to be
placed in any vessel or utensil used
in the production, sale or delivery of
milk, any offal, swill, kerosene oil
or other offensive material; nor shall
he return or cause to be returned
any milk bottle which is in an IN
clean or offensive condition.
The presence of a diseased animal
in a herd from which milk is sold
shall be prima facie eydence that
the milk of the diseased animal is
sold contrary to law.
The Board of Health may make
all necessary regulations for enforc-
ing this ordinance.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
etc, That whoever violates any pro
vision of this ordinance or any reg
ulation made under it's authority.
and whoever hinders, obstructs or in
terferes with the Chairman of the
Board of Health or any of his in
spectors or assistants in the dis
charge of their duty, shall be punis-
ed by a fine of not less than $500 or
more than 1000, or Imprisonment
for not less than ) days, or more
than 10 days in the city Jail.
Section s. Be it further ordained,
etc, That this ordinance shall take
effect from the LIST day OF January,
1915.
Adopted September list, 1914
B. "A. LITTELL, NJ. p,
Chairman of the City Board OF Health.
Sec. of the City Board OF Health