Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-17
AN ORDINANCE

An ordinance TO regulate ana con-
troll the selling of milk and cream
within the city of Alma, TO license
the vendors thereof and TO regulate
the care of the milk and cream and
of COWS from which the milk is sold
and for the examination Of dairies
and dairy herds and Of milk and
cream, and 10 repeal ordinances
numbers forty-one and forty-three
of the City of Alma regarding the
subject matter of this ordinance, to
be known as ordinance number 115
Of the City of Alma, Michigan.
The City of Alma ordains:
Section l. That on and after the
first day Of July, A. d. 1913, no per-
son, firm or corporation shall engage
in the sale of milk or cream within
the city of Alma ship same into the
city for sale or supply products for
others for sale within the city Of
Alma, or sell the same within said
city unless and until he shall first
obtain a license from the City Clerk
so to do. az hereinafter specified :
provided, however, that this section
shall not apply to any person keep
ing a single COW for family use and
selling the surplus milk from that
cow.
A fee of one dollar will be charged
for each license, same TO be credited
TO the general fund of the city. Ii
censes shall be issued annually, the
first Monday in July. Any license
issued after December first of each
year shall be charged at the rate
of fifty cents for each license. All
licenses shall expire on the first
Monday of July following. Licenses
shall be issued by the mayor and
city clerk to all applicants who COM
ply with the provisions Of this ordi-
nance and the rules and regulations
provided herein governing the sale
Of milk and cream in the city Of AL
ma. Before the issuance Of any II
cense every vendor or shipper of
milk or cream to or within the city
shall make application therefor up
on printed form prepared for that
purpose and approved by the Com
mission which shall contain and pro-
vide:
l. The name, residence, postof-
flee address and location of the bus
mess place or places of the applicant.
2. The number Of cows from
which milk is obtained for sale.
3. II the applicant buys part or
all Of his milk supply, the names and
addresses of all persons from whom
he obtains milk or cream.
4. Permission and consent from
the applicant shall thereby be given,
that the proper city authorities may
examine, test and inspect all milk
and cream that applicant may sell or
offer for sale within said city, the
cows from which the same is pro-
duced, the premises where produced,
the persons, tools and equipment by
which produced, and that applicant
Will supply at all times upon re-
quest, information needed by the
proper city officials to determine
whether this ordinance is being OBJ
served and obeyed by such applicant
and any person from whom he may
in whole or in part, obtain the milk
and cream so sold or offered for sale.
.. That applicant will comply
with the terms, provisions and con-
ditions Of this ordinance and any
amendment thereof.
Section 2. No person, firm or cor
poration shall sell and deliver milk
within the limits Of the city of Alma
unless the COW or cows from which
said milk is obtained shall at least
once each year or oftener il deemed
best by the board of health be tested
by some qualified persons, satisfac-
tory to city health officer with tub
erculin for tuberculosis; and when
any cattle are added to the herd
from which milk is obtained by any
person, firm or corporation selling
and delivering milk, such cattle SO
added to said herd shall be first
tested for tuberculosis as herein pro-
vided for, and all cattle so tested