The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
C. F. LLOYD. City Clerk.
 Age Herald, July 20, 1916.
Ordinance No. 4O3-C

of ice cream and other frozen milk
 products in the city of Birmin 2 ham
 and the police jurisdiction thereof,
 establishing certain standards, pro-
 viding for the inspection, regulation
 and control of ice cream factories
 and other places where frozen milk
 products are stored, sold or offered
 for sale; and providing penalties for
 violation thereof
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham, follows:
 Section 1. Paragraph A. Ice cream is a frozen milk product made from sweet cream Cor cream and milk, sugar, with or without a natural flavoring, with or without eggs. and may contain not more than one per centum of harmless filler and shall contain not less than five per centum of it's gross weight of butter fat.
 Par. B. Fruit ice cream is a frozen product made as provided in Par. A, ex- cept that it may contain clean, pure fruits and shall contain not less than five per centum of butter fat.
 Par c. Nut ice cream is a frozen prod uct made as provided in Par. A, except that it may contain sound, nonrancid nuts and shall contain not less than five per centum of butter fat.
 Sec. 2. All raw milk and raw cream entering into the manufact of ice cream or other ices of which milk is a constituent part, shall. prior to, and within "A hours immediately preceding such manufacture, be pasteurized in the following manner, to-wit: Such milk or cream shall be placed in a sterilized ves- sel or other apparatus which shall have the approval of the department of health and subjected to a heat of at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit, which temperature shall be maintained for not less than 30 minutes, whereupon such milk or cream shall be immediately and rapidly cooled to a temperature of not more than fifty 6o) degrees Fahrenheit. and held h sealed containers at or below such tenn perature until the same is mixed with other constituents of such ice ceram or other ices, and frozen, provided that, at no time during the process of cooling oi it's subsequent storage shall such milk or cream be unduly exposed to the air or other sources of reinfection, and pro- vided, further, that no milk cream shall be pasteurized a second time.
 Sec. 3. The pasteurization apparatus shall be equipped with a recording ther- mometer of such type that the same shall be kept locked by the department of health, and no person shall have &C., cess to such thermometer except an au- thorized representative or inspector oa the department of health, and 1t is here by made the duty of the Inspector of tho uepdItlIlcHI Ol HtdllII lO ldhc lIOIIl SuCU thermometer the thermometric record ol all pasteurization of milk and to file thu same in the archives of the department of health.
 Sec 4. It shall be the duty of the health department to investigate and examine at intervals of not greater than one month every plant manufacturing ice cream, and it shall be the duty of such department of health to examine inv tn a oo c equipment installed and to satisfy him. self that such equipment destroys 90 per cent of the bacteria in milk and all pathogenic germs contained in such milk entering into the manufacture of said ice cream.
 Sec 5. All utensils used in the pro- duction and handling of pasteurized milk and ice cream must be cleaned and sterilized each time immediately before being used, and shall be so con- structed that all parts of the same are absolutely free from crevices, cracks, joints or other places where milk may accumulate or soak in so that the same cannot be removed by simple washing, and provided that all surfaces coming in contact with milk or cream shall be smooth and free from rust.
 Sec. 6. Permit Required-No person. firm or corporation shall manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, or have in its, hs her or their possession, custody or charge, for sale or other disposal, within the city of Birmingham or within it's po- lice jurisdiction, any of the products re- ferred to in section l, without first hav- ing obtained from the division of milk and meat inspection permit to conduct such business, and shall have paid into the treasury of the city such sum as may be required under the laws provided.
 Sec '. No ice cream, fruit ice cream, or nut ice cream shall be made or stored in any portion of a building which is used for the stablng of horses, or other animals, or in any room used in whole or in part, for domestic or sleeping pur- poses, nor in any building so used unless that room where the ice cream is made, stored or sold, shall be separated from the other parts of the building.
 Sec. s. All rooms in which ice cream, fruit ice cream or nut ice cream is man. ufactured or stored, shall be provided with tight walls and floors, and kept con- stantly clean, and shall be properly light ed and ventilated and shall be kept screened. The walls and floors of said room shall be of such construction as to permit rapid and thorough cleansing. They shall also be equipped with! ap- pliances for washing and sterilizing all utensils employed in the mixing, freezing, storage distribution or sale of ice cream and no utenSil used shall again be used until it has been thoroughly washed and sterilized with boiling water or live steam and any plant or factory building or room where any ice cream is made for sale not equipped with such appliances shall not be granted permit as provided under section 6.
 Sec. g. All establishments where any ice cream is manufactured for sale shall be equipped with sanitary facilities for the cleansing of the operatives hands, which equipment shall be located convenient to the place of operations, with running hot and cold water. and all persons ini- mediately before engaging in the mixing of the ingredients entering into compost tion of ice cream, or it's subsequent freez- ing or handling, shall thoroughly wash his or her hands and keep them cleanly during such mixing. manufacture or handling Such persons shall also he dressed in clean outer garments while so engaged.
 Sec 10 No urinal, water closet or privy shall be located in the rooms mentioned in the preceding sections, or so situated as to polute the atmosphere of said rooms
 Sec H. All vehicles or conveyances of any kind used for the transportation or delivery of ice cream shall be kept in a cleanly condition and free from of- fensive odors
 Sec 12 All metal containers in which ice cream is delivered manufacturers to dealers or consumers shall immed;- ately on being emptied and before re-