St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-01-31
Provisions Require A Ii
cense, Sanitary Sur
roundings, Etc.
MILK MUST BE 312 PER
CENT BUTTER FAT
Families Who Sell Must Pay
License AS Regular
Dealers.

The local Board of Health ordi-
nance regulating the production and
distribution Of dairy products has
been passed. 1t will be published
the number of times required by law
in this paper, and producers and con-
sumers Of dairy products are urged
by the Board Of Health to study ii
carefully and to endeavor to CO.
operate in carrying out it's porvis-
ions. 1t will become operative in
about thirty days. The family who
sells milk products Is as amenable
| to the ordinance as the established
| dairy. Following is the ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE regulating the pro-
duction and distribution Of dairy
products.
Section 1t Is hereby declared to
be unlawful for any person or cor
poration to maintain or operate a
dairy, or to sell or otherwise dispose
of dairy products within the town of
Covington without permit from
this Board and compliance with the
provisions Of this ordinance.
Section 2-Applicants shall state
in writing the name and address of
the applicant; the dairy from which
Is produced, Or from which is pro-
cured dairy products; the number of
cows; the average quantity of pro-
ducts produced or procured; the av-
erage quantity disposed of; the man
ner of disposition, and, if an timer
ant distributor, the usual route; or,
if located at sales stand, the hours
when the dairy products are receiy-
ed: also the brand or name, if any,
under which he, she or they operate
Section 3-If, upon investigation
the health authority concludes that
the applicant has conformed to, and
will conform to and comply with the
requirements Of this ordinance, a
non-transferrable revocable permit
shall be issued without cost, provid-
ed that dairies outside Of the cor
poration shall pay annually a fee of
fifty cents for each mile, or fraction
thereof, that the dairy is distan:
from the town of Covington, provid
ed that dairy products in transi;
through CoVington in unbroken con-
tainers shall not be liable under this
ordinance. The permit shall be con-
spicuously exhibited in the dairy.
Foot distributors must carry GER
tilted copy ON their persons. Dis
tributing vehicles must have con-
sicuousg. painted on each side the
legend EHealth Permit No. -
Section 4-Milk must contain not
less than IL per cent butter fats.
and not less than IL per cent of
solids other than fats. But the
standard may be raised at the dis
cretion of the health authority. Milk
must contain no disease germs, and
must not be drawn from cows Ia
days preceding, or five days after,
calving.
Section 5-Dairies shall be sun
lighted, provided with graded water
tight floors, and contain not less than
600 cubic feet of air space per cow.
They must have a milk room, and
no milk shall be stored or changed
into dairy products in any room or
any portion of any building used for
stabling or domestic purposes, or
which opens into room used for
such purposes; nor shall cows be
stabbed with animals or fowls; pro-
vided that horses may be stable
under the same roof, whenever the
stalls are partitioned by solid wall
extending to the ceiling. The milk
room must be sunlighted, screened
and of such construction as to allow
Of easy and thorough cleaning, and
provided with covered, ventilated
and drained refrigerator, sufficiently
spaced from the floor and surround
ing walls to permit Of cleaning, and
drained into an open gutter. 1t
shall contain proper appliances for
sterilizing and washing all utensils,
and all such utensils shall be boiled
or sterilized regularly after being
used. Milk shall be taken into the
milk-room as soon as drawn from
the cow.
Section 6-Milk products kept for
disposal in any shop, restaurant or
other establishment shall be kept in
a clean, ventilated refrigerator spac-
ed as in Section 5.
Section Every distributor re-
failing milk in less than 5-gallon lots
must provide sufficient glass bottles
fitted with tight covers for the stor-
age and delivery of the milk, AMI
shall not use SUCH bottles before or
after delivery to consumers until
they have been thoroughly cleaned.
Bottles shall be filled at the dairy
plant only. Consumers may receive
milk in their own receptacles only
at the dairy plant. In quantities
over gallons, storage and delivery
must be effected in cans or recep-
tacles sealed by wire, or chain and
lock.
No container shall be delivered or
taken from any disease infected
premises, and distributors shall not
enter such buildings, but shall make
delivery in the yard or on the side
walk in containers furnished by the
occupants thereof.
Section 8-Pure water of adequate
supply must be provided for main
tanning the health Of the cows, and
for the sanitation of the dairy uten-
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