The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-20
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
COVERING
Grades for Milk
IN THE;
City of Richmond
Adopted by the Administrative Board
of the City of Richmond
April Is, 1918.

On and after June /, 1918. no milk
or cream from any herd not free from
disease. as determined by the tuher
cuHn test, and by physical examina-
ton, shall be sold, offered or exposed
for sale. or otherwise disposed of in
the City of Richmond, unless said
milk or cream has been pasteurized
under tho supervision of the Rich
mon Health Department and in ac-
cnrdance with the rules and regula
tons of the Administrative Board Of
the City Of Richmond. MIX and
cream from herds free from disease
a 8 determined by the tubercultn test
and by physical examinations. and
conforming to certain other require
ments, as hereinafter provided for,
may he sold either raw or pasteu-
rized
For the satisfactory enforcement
Of the above rule, and in order to
make plain 10 the consumer the dis
tinction between milk from tested and
untested herds and between the raw
and the pastrurized products, the fol-
lowing grades Of milk and cream are
hereby established " the Admins
trative Foard 10 go into effect on .rune
!, 1918.
GRADE A. RAW MILK.
Grade A. Raw Mix shall come
from cows free from disease, as deter
mined by the tubercuun test and by
physical examinations by a qualified
veterinarian, he being approved by
the Chief Health Officer or Dairy In
spector. 1t shall he produced and
handled by employees free from dis
ease, as determined by mediacl inspec-
ton by a qualified physician. 1t shall
be produced under such sanitary con-
0itions that the bacteria count al the
I.
not exceed 5000 per cubic centim eter
ia the cooler months (that is, from
November ! 10 March 81. inclusive)
or 10000 during the rest of the year
that is, from April | to October 81
iaclusive)
MIX, skinned milk and cream Of
This grade and designation must be
delivered to the consumer within
thrty-siX $3.50 hours after produc-
ton.
Dairy farms producing this grade
OF milk shall score AT least eighty 500
points on the score card OF the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry, Of
which not less than forty-fve t45)
points shall be for methods
GRADE A. PAsTEURIzED MILK.
Grade A, Pasteurized Milk. shall
come from cows free from disease
"a determined by physical examina-
tons Of which at least one each
year shall he qualified veterinarian.
he being approved by the Chief
Health Officer or Dairy Inspector. 1t
shall be produced and handled under
UGH sanitary conditions that the
acteria count at no time exceeds
100000 per cubic eentimeter
All milk OF this class shall be pas
teurized under the official supervision
II the Richmond Health Department,
and the bacteria count at the time of
delivery TO the consumer shall not
exceed 10 900 per cubic centimeter.
MIX, SKINNED milk and cream of
this grade and designation must be
lhirtysix $3.50 hours after pasteuriza-
lion.
Dairy farms producing this class of
milk shall score at least seventy C7ol
points on the score card of the United
states Bureau OF Animal Industry, of
which not less than forty t40) points
shall be for methods
GRADE r, PAsTEURIZED MILK.
Grade q. Pasteurized MIX. shall
come from cows free from disease, as
determined by physical examinations.
Of which at least one each year shall
ne by qualified veterinarian, he be-
ing approved by the Chief Health
Officer or Dairy Inspector, II shall
be produced and handled under such
sanitary conditions that the bacteria
count at no time exceeds 1000. 900 per
cubic centlmeter.
All milk OF this class shall be
pasteurlzed under the Official super.
vision OF the Richmond Health De-