Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

handling, serving or distributing Of the
food, or Of the materials used In the
food, shall be constructed, maintained.
and operated in clean, sanitary and
healthful manner;
4. The food and the materials used
in the food shall be protected from any
foreign or injurious contamination which
may render them unfit for human con-
sumption;
8. The clothing, habits, and conduct
|of the employees shall be conducive to
and promote cleanliness, sanitation and
healthfulness
4. There shall be proper, suitable and
adequate light. ventilation, drainage and
plumbing;
S. There shall be proper, suitable, and
adequate toilets and lavatories, con-
structed, maintained, and operated in
clean, sanitary, and healthful MARINER.
Sec. 8. No employer shall require,
permit, or suffer any person affected with
any contagious, infectious, or other dis
ease or physical ailtnent which may rem
der such employment detrimental to the
public interest, to work in any such
establishment, and no person, so affected,
shall work i'll any such establishment,
subject to the provisions of this act,
and pursuant to the provisions of Sec
ton 4
/ Sec. a. The state board of hea!tl, mar
require any person proposing to work,
or working in, an establishment, cub
ject to the provisions of this act to
undergo a physical examination, for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether said per
son is affected with any contagious, IN
fictitious or other disease or physical all
sHt1 H.
detrimental to the public interest. The
examination shall be made at the time
and pursuant to the conditions duly de-
fined by the state board of health. No
person who refuses to submit to such
examination shall work or be required,
permitted, or suffered to work in any
such establishment.
Sec. S. The state board of health
shall be charged with the duty of en-
forcing the provisions of this act
Sec. e. The state board of health
Through its duly authorized officers, in
spectors, agents, or other assistants
shall be permitted, at all reasonable
times, to inspect any establishment, OF
part thereof, subject to the provisions
of this act, together with its operation
Sec. ?. If, as result of an inspection
provided for in section E of this act
lit appears that any establishment i:
being maintained or operated in viola
ton of any of the provisions of this act
the state board Of health shall caus,
written notice thereof to be served upor
the person violating such provisions, to-
gether with an order commanding ar
abatement of such violation and com.
pliance with this act within a REASONABLE.
period of time stated in the order Any
person upon whom such notice and order
is served shall be given an opportunit,
to be heard and to show cause why sucf
order should be vacated or amended
under such rules and regulations as ma,
be fully prescribed. If, as result O.
such hearing, it appears that the pro
visions of this act have not been violated
then the state board of health shall i'm
lniediately vacate such order, withou
lprejudice If, however, after such hear
. ing, it still appears that the provision!
have been violated, and, upon failure
to comply with such order, in its orig
inal or amended form, within the reason
able time therein stated. then the stat
board of health shall, at once, certify tn
facts to the proper prosecuting attorney
Sec. g. The state board of health shall
make uniform and necessary rules ant
regulations for carrying out the pro
visions of this act.
Sec. 9. The word food" as used ii
this act, shall include all articles use'
for food, drink, confectionery, or con
diment by man, whether simple, mixed
or compound, and all substances and in
gradients used in the preparation there
Of. The word establishment" as use'
herein, shall include all buildings, rooms
easements, cellars, lofts, or other prem
Uses, or part thereof, used, occupied. o
maintained for the purpose of manufac
turing, preparing, packing, canning, bot
thing. keeping, storing, handling, serving
or distributing, in any manner, food TO
sale. The word person." as used il
this act, shall extend and be applied t.
partnership, association. company, o
/ corporation and to an individual.
, Sec. 10. A person who violates a pro
r vision of this act shall be fined not NOR
: than three hundred dollars for the frs
t offense, and, for each subsequent offense
), not more than five hundred dollars.
E Sec II. All acts and parts of act
t inconsistent with this act are hereby re
S pealed.
Approved February "a. 1917