Standards for Raw Milk. 249 



Receiving Stations and Bottling Plants. 



Requirements. 



1. They shall be clean, well screened, and lighted, and shall 

 be used for no other purpose than the proper handling of milk 

 and the operations incident thereto, and shall be open to inspec- 

 tion by the health authorities at any time. 



2. They shall have smooth, impervious floors, properly 

 graded and drained. 



3. They shall be equipped with hot and cold water and steam. 



4. Ample provision shall be made for steam sterilization of 

 all utensils, and no empty milk containers shall be sent out until 

 after such sterilization. 



5. All utensils, piping, and tanks shall be kept clean and 

 shall be sterilized daily. 



Recommendations. 



1. Containers and utensils shall not be washed in the same room in which milk is 

 handled. 



Stores. 



Requirements. 



1. All stores in which milk is handled shall be provided with 

 a suitable room or compartment in which the milk shall be kept. 

 Said compartment shall be clean and shall be so arranged that the 

 milk will not be liable to contamination of any kind. 



2. Milk shall be kept at a temperature not exceeding 50 F. 



Recommendations. 



1. Milk to be consumed off the premises may be sold from stores only in the 

 original unopened package. 



General Regulations. 

 Requirements. 



1. The United States Bureau of Animal Industry score card 

 shall be used, and it is recommended that dairies from which milk 

 is to be sold in a raw state shall score at least 80 points. 



2. Every place where milk is produced or handled and every 

 conveyance used for the transportation of milk shall be clean. 



3. All water supplies shall be from uncontaminated sources 

 and from sources not liable to become contaminated. 



4. The license or permit shall be kept posted in a conspicuous 

 place in every establishment for the operation of which a milk 

 license or permit is required. 



5. No milk license or permit shall at any time be used by any 

 person other than the one to whom it was granted. 



