The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-29
HEALTH DEPT. TO | REGULATE WHOLE DAIRY INDUSTRY
Territorial Commissioner oi Health Issues Formal >
 Set Regulations.

Regulations goverrsn5 sanitation in Alaska dairy enterprises have been issued from tho office of Terri torial Health Commissioner, accord ing to a statement issued by the Comm issioner, Dr. F C. DeVighne. Not only have the regulations been sent to dairies, but to city councils Of the several Alaskan towns with the suggestion that they pass ordi nancas in conformity with and in sup port of the regulations
 Preliminary inquiry
 The regulations as sent out follow:
 '1. Before, issuing a license for the vending of milk or cream or oth- CT dairy product wlthin tho city linn it's of any incorporated town in Al aska the local Board of Health shall ascertain that the following regula- tiors have been compiled with in every respect The word Dairy, is herein construed to mean the build ing or place wherein milk, cream or other milk products are kept, stored, bottled or otherwise prepared for sale or delivery by a milk vendor. The word Vendor is herein construed to mean any person who sells, dis poses Of or otherwise carries on the business of solling or disposing of milk, cream or other, dairy product for human consumption. These regu- lations are not intended to apply to vendors of butter, cheese, dried canned or condensed milk imported into the Territory of Alaska
 Method of Licensing
 "2 No person shall sell, offer for sale or deal in any milk, cream or other milk product, within the incor- porated limits of any city or town in Alaska. unless he or she shall have first secured q license so to do; and unless the cows from which the same is produced are free from disease. bnd shall have been and shall be regularly inspected and tested and certified to be free from disease, by Nan officer of the United States De- partmont of Agriculture, or by an officer of the Territorial Board of Health.
 "3 No license sIai: be issued for the sale of milk cream or other milk products unless the said milk is and has been produced under the following conditions and regulations The teats and udder of the cow shall be thoroughly cleaned before milk. ! ing. Milking shall not be done by the wet handed method, and the milk shall have been removed from '7s stable or nlace wherein produced immediately after milking and cooled to 8 temperature of not above 50 do grees. Milk shall be thoroughly pro tected from dust. dirt and flies and shall be produced and handled in a cleanly manner. Milk shall not be sold when obtained from any COW . within two weeks prior to three days after such COW shall calf or shall have calved. and no milk shall be sold containing any foreign matter or prescrvative. No milk shall b( vended as such which contains less than 6 1-4) three and one-quartel per cent of butter fat, and (8) eigh per cent of milk solids other thar butter fat. No cream shall be soL as such which contains less than QS) eighteen per cent of butter fat.
 A. No dairy shall be located with in t50) fifty feet of a manure pile privy, stable or other matter T thing liable to contannnate milk fl such dairy No dairy shall communi cate by door or window with any barn. shed, water closet or other par of dwelling house or establish ment used for any domestic purposes Diaries shall be lime-washed insid
 twice each year. or painted insid once each year. and must be kept a al times cloan and sanitary.
 ! g. No vendor shall act as sue
 in any capacity wherein tho handlin
 of cows. milk. cream or other mil
 product is required. or the utensil or containers used therefore, no shall any employe Of such vendor b