Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11


or offer for sale any cream which con.
tains less than eighteen per cent OF
milk fat: provided, however that
skinned milk may be sold to any per.
son who is informed at the time OF
each sale Of its character, but only from
cans painted red and distinctly labeled
in white letters skinned milk each
and every letter being at least one inch
high and one-half inch wide, said
words to he on the side or top of said
cOntainer i'll such Il position as to be
most easily seem when such milk is
sold or delivered.
3. No person shall sell or offer for
sale in this city as pure milk any milk
20 which any preventative has been
added.
SECTION s. Inspection and Exam
nation. 1. The Board of Health or
any inspector designated by sal d
Beard of Health or any Inspector des-
ignated by said Board of Health shall
have the right TO enter any building,
wagon or place where milk or cream
is kept or exposed for sale within the
limits Of the city Of LadySmith, to as
certain whether or not the owner or
occupant is complying with the pro-
visions of this ordinance; and shall
have the right to take samples of milk
or cream not to exceed one pint from
any can, vessel or bottle, for the pur-
pose Of inspecting. testing, analyZing
or for microscopic examination.
,. Whenever il sample or samples
so taken shall not correspond with Or
shall be in violation Of the require
mcnts of this ordinance such person.
persons, corporations or company, III
whose possession, care, custody or con-
troll such milk or cream. shall be
found shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall be punished as
hereinafter provided. Any person. as
SOciatiOn or corporation that shall not
permit such examination by said Board
of Health or their representative. shall
forthwith forfeit his her or their IL
ccnse or licenses and shall he pun
ishcd as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 9. Fines. /. Any per-
son. corporation or company that di-
rectly or by any agent or servant, shall
sell. offer for sale. exchange, deliver,
or carry for the purpose of selling, eX-
changing. delivering or diSposing Of for
food in the city of I.adysmith. any milk
or cream which is unclean. diluted i'm
pure. mhoalthful. diseased or unwhOle-
some. or which is drawn from Il dis
eaSed COW or diseased COWS. or which
is diluted or not of the standard quail
ity provided for by this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of Il misde
meanOr and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vidcd. and such milk or cream shall be
forthwith confiscated and destroyed by
the Board of Health or its authorized
officer or agent.
> 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son. firm. corporation or company to
sell or offer for sale any milk or
cream which has been watered col
ored or adulterated in any way. or to
which any preservative has been add
ed. or milk known as ''swill milk" or
milk or cream from cows which have
been kept in unsanitary stables or are
not provided with wholesome food and
water.
3. Any person. persons firm, cor
poration or company that shall violate
any of the provisions Of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof be pun
iShed by the forfeiture of his or her.
their or its license, and by q fine of
not less than five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars for each OffenSe,
together with the costs of prosecution,
or by imprisonment in the county Jail
Of Rusk county not less than five days
nor more than thirty days.
SECTION 10. Revocation of License.
Upon complaint in writing made by
any resident of this city and filed with
the Board of Health that any such Ii
cenSee sold or offered for sale milk or
cream that is impure, unhealthful or
or that the dairy or place
in which said cows are kept is filthy
T. unhealthful or that the milk or cream
sold by such lcensee is drawn from one
or more COWS that are affected with
or other diseases render
ing the milk mhealthful or unsanitary,
or that he is violating any of the pro
visions of this ordinance, or rules of
the Board of Health made in purSu-
ance thereof the Board of Health shall
cause an examination to be made of
such premises and animals, and OF such
milk or cream. and if conditions war
rant the Board of Health shall sum-
mon such person or persons to appear
before them within three days after the
date Of service Of such summons to
show cause why his or their license or
licenses shall not be revoked. The
Board of Health shall proceed to hear
such matters. and in their discretion If
the allegations of said complaint are
true. and in their Judgment sufficient,
revoke the license or licenses of such
person complained of
SECTION H. Effect This Ordi
nance shall be III force and effect from
and after its passage and publication.
except section 6 relating to testing OF
herds with tuberculin and sale of milk
from tuberculosis cattle, which said
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