The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-03


ORDINANCE NO. 46O7.
AN ORDINANCE regulating the sale and
delivery of milk, cream, ice cream and
other f 2r1%G o OF ml5 and cream, IN fne
the violation thereof and repeating Ordi-
nance No. 1851 and all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
Section l; The powers and duties re-
CURED by this ordinance are hereby con-
ferred upon and required to be performed
by the food inspector of the City of To-
peka.
Sec. .. Permit, Applicant. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, firm corpora
ton to sell or keep for SALE or offer for
sale any milk, cream or ice cream. or any
other product of milk or cream, within the
City of Topeka, without procuring a permit
therefor from the food inspector of said
city. Said permit shall expire on the first
day of January of each year. but shall be
subject to revocation as herein provided,
and shall be granted upon the following
LIST. That, upon an inspection by the
food inspector of the cows and dairy or
milk and cream supply, said food inspector
shall find that such cows are free from
disease and such dairy or diaries are main
tanned in clean and sanitary condition.
End. That the applicant shall make writ
ten application to the food inspector for
said permit, setting out the following:
A. The name ana residence of applicant,
or. if firm. the name and residence of each
of the members of said firm, or, if a cor
poration, the name and residence of the
ton.
B. The location of the business place
or places of the applicant, giving the street
and number of the same and the number.
name and residence of the person in charge
of each place of business if applicant main
tainS place of business
c. The number of cows owned or con-
trolled by the applicant, and the location
applicants dairy. i applicant
dairy. -
and the location of, the dairy or diaries of
all persons from whom applicant obtains
milk or cream supplies, and the number
of cows owned or controlled by each, if
applicant does not furnish milk or cream
from his own dairy.
E; Az agreement by applicant that the
food inspector may at any time inspect
applicants dairy herd or herds. dairy
diaries, and the dairy herd herds and
dairy or diaries of all persons from whom
applicant obtains milk or cream, wher-
ever located; and if upon such inspection
any dairy be found to be in an unsanitarv
condition, the method of handling the
milk or cream be unsanitary, or any dairy
herd be found to be diseased, upon writ
ten notification thereof to the said appli-
cant, said applicant hereby agrees, to dis
continue Immediately his supply of milk
or cream from such dairy or dairy herd,
and If such supply of milk cream be
not so discontinued said applicant agrees
that his permit may be suspended
voked by said food inspector; and that all
cows from which applicant obtains his
supply of milk or cream shall, at least
once a year be tested for tuberculosis and
Il certificate showing the result of such
test furnished to said food inspector from
a recognized veterinarian, who has a COM
mission from the State Live Stock SAM
tary Commissioner; and that applicant
will furnish to the food inspector at the
food inspectors request, a sample of milk
or cream, or their products, offered for
sale by applicant, sufficient to enable the
food inspector to make the necessary tests
that he may desire to make: and that
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visions and requirements of this Ordi-
nance; and that upon applicants failure
such agreement, his said permit may be
suspended or revoked by the food inspec-
tor.
Sec. 3. Permit Issued. If the foregoing
conditions are found to be complied with,
the food Inspector shall register such
applicant and grant him such permit to
do business until the first day of January
following the date of issue of same subject
Sec 4. Permit To Be Posted Said per-
NIT shall be posted in Il conspicuous place
shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation, procuring from the food
Inspector of said city a permit to sell,
or ice cream or other products of milk
cream in said city to fail. neglect or
fuse to post said permit in a conspicuous
place in said place of business of said
person, firm or corporation.
Sec. ). Name of Vendor. Each Vendor
Of milk, cream or ice cream, shall. before
engaging in the sale of milk, cream or ice
cream. cause his name and place of bust
ness to be placed, and to remain, in letters
not less than three and q quarter inches
in height on each outer side of all wagons
or other vehicles used by such vendor in
the conveyance or sale of milk, cream or
ice cream.
See 6. Unwholesome Mix Defined Milk
produced from cows kept in an unsani-
tary. poorly lighted or poorly ventilated
stable or pro1uced by cows not kept
clean or any milk obtained from cows that
are fed on city slop or refuse matter from
any starch factory, decomposed feed. sta
which is fermenting or fermented, other
than clean. well cured silage: or milk
stored in an unsanitary place milk kept
or delivered in vessels not properly clean
ed. vessels which -rusted or in
wooden vessels. or milk in which a sedi-
ment collects on standing. shall be deemed
to be unwholesome milk. 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person to sell or offer for
wholesome Milk The food inspector shall
have authority to condemn unwholesome
milk for food purposes
Sec. T. SKINNED Milk 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person, firm or corpora
ton to sell offer for sale, or have in pos
session with intent to exchange or sell,
any milk from which any cream has been
removed, or from which any strippings
have been kept back or removed unless
the utensils i'll which said milk is stored
and sold are marked in clear letters show
ing the per cent of fat which such milk
contains or be marked Skinned Milk
Sec. 8 Milk Defined. Milk is the fresh.
Clean tactical secretion obtained by the
cows. properly fed and kept. excluding
that obtained within fifteen days before
and five days after calving. and contains
not less than eight and oBe-half $50 per
three and one-quarter -(325) Per cent of
milk fat and contains no DreseFvatiYa.