The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11

person, firm or corporation to sell, keep, cffer or expose for sac, or to serve, dis pense or distribute for use as food for hufnan beings in the City of Birring- ham, CT within it's police jurisdiction, any meat. milk or its products, game poul- try, fish, oysters. fruits, vegetables, bread, cake water, liquid foods, beyer- ages or other article of food or drink of any description, which is impure. un- wholesome, unsouHd, deC syed. fermented, adUlterateo. conta'n; nated. filthy, or which for any ether reason is unfit or unsafe fer use as such. either because of it's own nature, condition or quality, or be- cause of careless or improper irethods of storage. refrigeration or hant ing,
 Sec. ?. It shall be unlawful to sell, keen. offer, serve or expose for sale in said city. or within it's police Jurisdiction, any article of food or drink for human beings except within a building, store. room or other enclosure the openings into which are effectively and efficiently pro- vided and equipped with screens or other wise equipped in such a manner as to exclude flies and insects of every de- scription and all such Aplaces of busi- ness shall at all times be Kept free Of such flies, insects and vermin.
 Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to sell, keep, offer, serve or expose for sale in said city, or it's police jurisdiction, for use as food for human beings any raw or cooked meats, game, poultry. fish, oysters, bread, cake. pastry. pies. olives, lemons, Hines, bananas not attached to original stem, pielSles,i tomatoes, plums, prunes, pears, berries, shelled peanuts, candies, milk or it's products, drinks, beverages or other liquids, or any prepared or cooked foods of any description, or any other fruit or vegetables which is customarily or usually eaten or consumed in it's raw or uncooked state or without wash ing or peeling. unless the same is at all times efficiently and effectively protected by suitable and appropriate coverings, containers or otherwise against soifrg, contamination or pollution by dust dirt hlth.. flies, insects, roaches, vermin, TO- dents, Acats, dogs or otherwise Provided. that gany foods. fruits. liquids or bever~ ages mentioned in this section ~when in the original package or protective cover- ing securely, wrapped or otherwise pro tected by a suitable wrapper or covering, and all such vegetables or fruits as are customarily and usually cooked before being consumed shall not be deemed sub ject to soiling or contamination within the meaning of nor subject to the re- quirements of Sections and of this ordinance. Provided, further that no article of food, drink or beverage to be consumed by human beings, whether in- cluded in this ordinance or not, shall be kept stored, placed or displayed while awaiting sale or distribution within two feet of any street. sidewalk. alley or other thoroughfare. R 38
 Sec I. All fresh and uncured meats, milk and it's products, game, poultry. fish, oysters and shell fish intended for use as food for human beings shall be stored and kept at all times except dur ing the necessary handling incident to the sale. or distribution of same, under re- frgerator at such low temperature as may be necessary to efficiently and effect ively prevent spoilage. putrefacticn or decay.
 Sec. >5 It shall be unlawful to pro duce, manufacture, prepare, keep, store, serve, dispehse, distribute, sell or cx- pose for sale any article of food or beverage for use as food for human b ings. in, on or about store, building, room, enclosure or other place or prem ises which is not kept at all times and continuously clean, sanitary and free from fies insects, reaches, vernfin, dirt, nth, rubbish and offensive, obnoxious or objectionable odors.
 \ Sec. G.. All foods, milk and it's prod ucts vegetables, fruits drinks liuuids and beverages as provided in this ortli- nance are hereby declared to be impure, sunwholesome, unsound, adulterated, con- taniinated, filthy. unfit and unsafe for use as food for human beings when not kept. stored, refrigerated, sold, offered for sale, served or disposed of in strict accordance with it's provisions; and the Health Officer or his duly authorized representative is empowered and directed to prohibit the sale, serving or dispensl ing, or distribution of such foods, veg etables, fruits, drinks and beverages by condemnation, confiscation, destroying, or denaturing as provided in Ordinance No. 660-C. <
 < Sec. r. In all cases the persons who violate any provision of this ordinance shall be fined as for separate and dis tinct offense for each day such viola ton exists or continues.
 Sec 8. Any violation or this ordinance shall be punished as provided by Section l21e of the Code of Alabama of 1897.
 Approved March 10. 1920.
 N A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission A true copy.
 H. S. RYALL, City Clerk. 4 T ii