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APPENDIX G. 



LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES, REGULATIONS, ETC., CONCERNING THE PRO- 

 DUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MILK IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES 

 THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SALE AND 

 HANDLING OF MILK IN BALTIMORE CITY. 



[In force June 1, 1908.] 



STATE LAWS. 

 [1898, ch. 306.] 



20. It shall be the duty of all dairymen or herdsmen or private individuals 

 supplying milk to cities, towns, and villages to register their herds or cattle 

 with the live-stock sanitary board, in violation of which the parties offending 

 shall be fined not less than $1 nor more than $20 for each offense. 



[Ibid.] 



21. 'It shall be the duty of the live-stock sanitary board to have inspected 

 at least annually without notice to the owner or those in charge of any dairy or 

 parties supplying milk as named in section 20 the premises wherein cows are 

 kept, and if such premises are found in an unsanitary condition the said board 

 may prohibit the sale and shipment of milk from such premises until such 

 time as the premises shall conform to the following sanitary rules : 



Rule 1. No building or shed shall be used for stabling cows for dairy purposes 

 which is not well lighted and well ventilated, and which is not provided with 

 sufficient feed trough or box and suitable floor laid with proper grades and chan- 

 nels to immediately carry off all drainage ; and if a public sewer abuts the 

 premises upon which such building is situated they shall be connected therewith 

 whenever the inspector considers such sewer connection necessary. 



Rule 2. No water-closet, privy, cesspool, urinal, inhabited room, or workshop 

 shall be located within any building or shed used for stabling cows for dairy 

 purposes or for the storage of milk or cream ; nor shall any fowl, hog, sheep, 

 or goat be kept in any room used for such purposes. 



Rule 3. It shall be the duty of each person using any premises for keeping 

 cows for dairy purposes to keep such premises thoroughly clean and in good 

 repair and well painted or whitewashed at all times. 



Rule 4. It shall be the duty of each person using any premises for keeping 

 cows for dairy purposes to cause the buildings in which cows are kept to be 

 thoroughly cleaned and remove all dung from the premises, so as to prevent its 

 accumulation in great quantities. 



Rule 5. Any person using any premises for keeping cows for dairy purposes 

 shall provide and use a sufficient number of receptacles made of nonabsorbent 

 materials for the reception, storage, and delivery of milk, and shall cause them 

 at all times to be cleaned and purified, and shall cause all milk to be removed 

 without delay from the rooms in which cows are kept. 



Rule 6. Every person keeping cows for the production of milk for sale shall 

 cause every such cow to be cleaned every day and to be properly fed and wa- 

 tered with abundance of pure, clean water. 



Rule 7. Any inclosure in which cows are kept shall be graded and drained 

 so as to keep the surface reasonably dry; no garbage, fecal matter, or similar 

 matter shall be placed or allowed to remain in such inclosure unless sufficient 

 straw or similar good absorbent materials be used to keep the inclosure clean 

 at all times, and no open drains shall be allowed to run through it. 



And any person who shall ship or sell milk contrary to the aforesaid order 

 of said board shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction 

 shall be fined not less than $1 nor more than $20 for each day during which 

 shipments shall be made after notice of such order. 



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