The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-16
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Is 81 deemed ecessAry tot the Ia.
mediate disposal o. removal Of saia
animal or animals from said herd;
Z. It shall be the duty OF any
person OF persons to Immediately
report 70 the City Health OFFICER
the presence OF any disease which
exists in any COW, cows or herd in
any way connected with the milk
supply Of the City Of Fairmont-
s. Cows must NOT b fed or
bedded until after being nIilkee.
unless this be done onehalf hour
before milking.
Report Of Diseased Animals.
Section 90. 1t shall be the duty
of every person. firm or corpora
ton, selling or exchanging, or Of
ferinE or exposing for sale or ex.
change, milk or cream IN the city,
having charge or control OF any
cows or the premises on which
cows ara kept, TO notify the Citr
Health Officer OF the existence OF
Tuberculosis or any contagious or
infectious disease. among said
cows, or among any COWS from
which he, they or 1t Obtain any sup
ply Of milk for sale or exchange. as
aforesaid, by letter delivered or
mailed within twenty-four hoars
after the discovery thereof; and to
isolate or cause to be isolated any
OF such cows 20 diseased which he.
they or It may reasonably believe
TO be infected and to exercise such
+preceution as may be directed In
writing BY the said City Health Of
ficer. And the said City Health
Officer shall immediately report any
case of tuberculosis, contagious or
infectious disease to the Commits.
sioner Of Agriculture Of the State
Of West Virginia. and to the Board
OF Health for Marion county. II the
same be beyond the corporate lin
its and within said county.
Annual Herd Examination.
A physical examination OF all
cows shall be made at least once in
every twelve months by an accred.
tied veterinarian Of the United
States Bureau OF Animal Industry,
approved by the Board OF Directors
Of the City OF Fairmout. in accord
auce with The rules laid down in The
standard form OF agreement for tho
Tuberculin Testing Of Herds of Cat
tie unanimously adopted by the
United States Live Stock SANITARY
Association, December 8. 1920. AMI
by representatives. Of Pure Bred
Cattle Breeders Association. anG
approved by the Bureau NJ Animal
Industry on December 8. 1920, and
by the State Of West Virginia,
Segregation Of Diseased Cows.
Every diseased COW shall be re.
moved from the herd at once anti
no milk from such COWS shall be
sold or offered for sale.
Added Cows to &c First Examined.
No COW shall be added to the
herd until after they have passed Il
physical examination and the tuher.
culin test
Unnatural MIX.
No milk that is obtained from a
COW within 10 days before or 10
days after parturition. nor any milk
that has an unnatural odor or APP
pearancc shall be. sold.
Stables and BarnS
Section "a. The following pro
visions must be carefully OBJ
served:
l. Cow stables and barns must
be clean, we'll lighted and Tenti-
lated and We!l-drained.
.. Manure must be removed
from the COW stables and barns at
least twice daily, to distance OF
twenty-five (251 feet from said
stables or barns. This must be
one one-halt hour before and not
during milking:
3. No cobweb5 or dirt must be
allowed to collect on the walls,
floor or ceiling.
4. Cow stables and burns shall
be satisfactorily separated from
the rest OF the building.
5. The walls and ceiling must
be whitewashcd Mt least once ev-
cry six months. unless OtherHise
ordered by the City Health Off
Ger.
Milk House
section Is. The following pro
visions must be carefully OBJ
served:
/. The milk house must be
clean, lighted. well ventilated ami
drained and used for no pthcr pur-
pose than the handling Of milk or
milk products.
.. The milk house must not
Nave direct connection with any
stable or dwelling, or other build.
ing. This provision may be waived
if in the Judgment OF the City
Health officer the purity and
cleanliness of the milk will not be
endangered
3, The milk house or any room
where milk is handled, separated.
kept, stored or churned must be
geTeensI and protected against tho
adnittance Of rodents, insects. ami
mails and fowls.
4. There must no proper racks
for cans, bottles and utensils set
outside in pure mir and sunlight.
Cans. bottles and utensils must
never set on the groun! or floor.
Water
section 26. All water used in
the production and handling Of
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