The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-12
aEnE1AI ORDINANCE NO III
AN ORDINANCE

TO preserve puDnc. neaItH ny p!ov.iiS
the. city Of Bemidji. Minnesota. and 2, OF
dairies and dairy. herds kept for the
production of such milk and of the
pasteurized, and to license and regulate
the sale and disposition of milk in said
city, and providing penalty for the
The CITY Council of the City Of Be-
DEFINITION OF TERMS.
Section |; The word person" as USED e.
including individuals. co-partnership, as,
ISOLATION, and corporation. The word
milk" shall include whole milk X; ana = nd
cream. except where the e,a more ,l,n Limited
'e'"f LICENSE III USE AND ND iNsPEcFIoN.
Section 2 No person shall sell milk
except for manufacturing >, purposes,
%ite'e obt she es &c tSsrefers as
herein provided. Restaurants. hotels, or
public eating houses shall conform, to
tho requirements or this 9 tIan inc ont
cense to sell or distribute milk. AL! II.
censes issued under this ordinance shall
be for not more than one year, ana shall
er revoked. No such license shall be
ton Of the Board Of Health and approx
ed by the City Council: aoa,u,,. T.
cense to sell milk in the City of Bemidj1
shall file with the Board of Health a
written application. addressed TO the
Board of Health The Board of Health
shall present all such applications to the
City Council, together with a report
showing whether the appitcanst. m, mas com com
ance, and Is a fit and proper person to re.
ceive such license. Such application shall
set forth with reasonable exactness the
name and place of residence Of the APP
plicant, the location or place from which
the applicant obtains or is to obtain his
milk, and If the applicant IS not a pro
Queer Of milk then the name nnsen and fr ad,
whom he obtains or is to obtain milk
for sale or distribution, and II said ap-
plicant is a producer of milk the ap.
herd, or If he is not a producer of milk.
the number Of cows in the dairy herd
or herds of the person or persons from
% h ag Of or such is 10
i'aforesaid shall authorize the applicant
to sell and distribute milk until said
City Council takes action thereon and
or refuses so to do. A person licensed
uinance Shall notify the Board Of Health
the add Ito Of any produce
Section T. It shall be the duty OF
the Board Of Health to cause all diaries,
pasteurizing plants and other places
City of Bemdji Is produced or handled
to be Inspected for the purpose Of de-
termining whether such places are
equipped and operated as required by
| this ordinance. Refusal to permit such
inspection shall be sufficient cause for
refusing or revoking such license;
Section S. The city council shall APP
point a competent licensed veterinarian
as city dairy inspector, and said dairy
! inspector shall once year inspect all
dairies. and dairy herds for the produc;;
ton of milk sold within, the limits OF
the City; of Bemidji. and for each In
spection ne shall be entitled to a fee
of twenty-five cents (25c) for each ami.
mai inspected. to be paid by the owner
Of such animal.
ed at the first meeting of the City Coun
Gil after the passage and approval OF
this ordinance and shall thereafter bt
appointed at the first meeting Of the
City Council after the municipal election
and shall hold office until his successor
Section s.. The city dairy inspecto,
shall have authority to condemn ant
denature milk intended for sale in thu
City of Bemidji which has not been pro
duced or handled in accordance with tn.
provisions of this ordinance Mill
found in the possession of any person
licensed to sell milk in the City Of Be
midji shall be considered as intended TO
sale in the City of Bemidji.
STANDARDS. GLASSES and LABELS
Remidj shall be fresh. clean. norma
tactical product. from healthy cows, no
less than fifteen (15) days before an
FIVE 60 days after calving. 1t shall b
free from disease producing organisms
flavor and color. and shall contain nc
more than . 2 per cent acidity. d It shal
DicontAins not less than 3,26 per can't .