Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-08
MILK ORDINANCE

: sale and retail dealers therein in IN
/, City Of Alexandria, Va, prohibitin!
the sale within the City Of milk 10
!, Of the standard herein required, de
: fning what shall be pasteurized mill
!. and fixing the grades thereof, fixing
the conditions under which milk ma!
be produced and marketed within Tx
> said City and produced for marketing
!. the rein, regula ting the -ale and COM
.. position of cream, ice cream and but
tecmilk, and providing penalty fol
the violation Of any of the provisions
hereof.
Be it -ordained by the City Council
:, 81 Alexandria that /, by the term mill;
is meant the normal tactical secretion
Of the cow with no addition to or sub
traction from any of it's constituent
parts.
=. Wholesale and retail! dealers in
milk in the City of Alexandria, Va.
shall file APPLICATION for permit to in
du!ge in such business, said permit
being accompanied by fee of S1.0O,
which is payable to the City Treasurer
S;;ch permits granted shall be revoc-
able on violation Of any clause Of this
ordinance.
8. Ray milk. No milk shall be sold
IN Alexandria as whole milk which
shall have a butter fat content Of less
than 3.25 per cent, and a content q
sUt:ds ether than fat Of less than 50
per cent. I'LL. having constituent parts
OF less than these standards shall be
plainly labelled "Substandard MIX"
on container, and places retailing such
milk snal! have exhibited in conspicu-
Gus p2acas signs printed in , inch let
tiers to the following effect ''Sub-
standard Milk sold here" The bac-
tcrial count of raw milk shall not eX-
coed 10000 organisms per cubic cen
iimater when delivered TO the con-
suner.
j. paStaurized Milk. Pastcurized
milk shall be all such milk as shall
have been heated 70 i45 degrees
Farhcnhcit for 80 minutes. and i'm
mediately cooled below SO degrees
Fahrenheit. OF such milk there shall
be txo grades, namely grade "A and
grade "B".
Grade "A" pastcurized m;!k-Such
mix shall answer the same require
l,lynts as to constituent parts as raw
milk. ard shall have a bacterial count
Of not ever J00,00G organisms per
cubic cantimeter before pasreurizatlon
and not over $4,000 organisms per
cubic cen,;metcr when delivered to
the consumer.
Grade b" pastcurized m;lk-Such
milk shall answer the same require
menus as 10 constituents parts as "a"
milk, and shall nave bacterial count
OF not over 100000 organisms per
curic centimeter before pastuerlza-
ton, and not over $1,000 organisms
pcr cubic ccntimeter when delivered TO
Inc consumer.
Al! pasteurized milk shall be cap
ped with caps showing the name OF
dealer and the day Of pasteur!zation.
) conditions Of production-ta' milk
EGusas and other buildings used for
the handing or storage Of milk shall
he Of suitable construction. and ade-
uiately screened and protected from
dust and flies the year round.
th-Barns used for housing stock
snail be Of suitable construction, have
sufficient light and air space, and
shall be kept in such clcaniy condi-
ton as shall meet the demands Of
The Health Department. The premi-
ses about the barns and mllknousas
.-ha!l be kept free from manure or
oshcr conditions which might influence
the sanitary quality Of The milk OF the
!; health Of the animals.
ell bottles. cans or other uten,
sis used as containers snail be Of
suitable construction, ard be properly
! s.erilzcd in boiling water CT equally
, effectiYe steriIizing agent after usag'
: SAID containers shall be adequatal:
: protc Ted from dust and flies at al
: times.
! (O--AlI persons engaged in prodnr
: ;ng or handling milk snail sub'"1
a themselves TO any physical examlna
; ;cn OF incubation which the Iora
health authorities may deem nccea
: sary for the health Of the commani:,
or consumers.
), tal 40 mix shall be sol in Alex
! &i,lria except from animals free trcE
tuberculosis as determined BY tn
: tutercu1:n test. Such animals sha
: receive said test every y months frot