"The cleaning operation of all holds, bait wells, bait tanks 

 and decks must be carried out under the supervision of a duly author- 

 ized representative of the California State Department of Public Health. 



"The cleaning operation shall be carried out by scrubbing or steam 

 cleaning the surfaces of all holds, bait wells, bait tanks and decks 

 where fish intaided to be used for canning purposes are stored, after 

 which a thorough rinsing is to be given and then the surfaces are to be 

 treated with a chlorine compound. 



"The brine cooling coils on all brine tuna boats shall be cleaned 

 with either a chlorine solution or solution of chloride of lime, vrtiich 

 is to be carried out by pumping the solutions through the coils, A 

 thorough rinse with clean, fresh water should follow the application of 

 the above-mentioned solutions, 



"Where boats are fishing in local waters only, a certificate good 

 for 30 days will be issued, after wliich the boat vail have to be thor- 

 oughly cleaned again. If in less than 30 days sanitary conditions are 

 found to be unsatisfactory, the boat will be ordered to clean up before 

 being allowed to deliver fish to any carmercial cannery. 



"For boats that are fishing in foreign waters, the cleaning opera- 

 tion must be done before their departure on each trip, and the certifi- 

 cate surrendered at the end of each trip before being allowed to unload 

 their cargo." 



The California State Public Health Department also inspects tuna 

 for decomposition in accordance with its Regulations and Specifications 

 Governing the Delivery, Handling, and Inspection of Tuna, Mackerel, and 

 Sardines which reads as follows: 



" GENERAL RULES 



"lo The term 'decomposed' as used herein shall be taken to mean 

 fish that are 'in whole or in part diseased, contaminated, filthy, 

 putrid or decomposed or otherwise unfit for food'. (California Pure 

 Foods and Drugs Act, 1939, approved July 13, 1939. 



"2. The Bureau of Cannery Inspection of the State of California 

 and its inspectors shall require the seller of raw fish and the canning 

 organization involved in each sale to comply with the provisions of the 

 California Pure Foods and Drugs Act, 1939, prohibiting the manufacture, 



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