THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



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connected and properly trapped, or which discharges upon the surface of the 

 ground; or else it must discharge into a movable receptacle, which shall be 

 kept clean and free from odors. 



10. Any person having a contagious disease, or caring for or coming in con- 

 tact with any person having a contagious disease, shall not handle milk. 



11. All cases of infectious or contagious diseases within the premises where 

 milk or cream is sold or stored must be reported to the health office at once. 



12. In selling milk the contents of the can or other receptacle should be thor- 

 oughly mixed before measuring out the amount desired. 



13. Ice must not be placed in the milk or cream to cool it. 



14. On testing milk by dealers samples must be removed from the receptacles 

 containing the milk, and if the samples are tasted or if the fingers are put into 

 the milk, or in any way be subjected to the possibility of being contaminated, 

 the samples must be thrown away and not put back into the milk containers 

 or sold. 



BURLINGTON, VT. 

 AN ORDINANCE Relating to the sale of milk and cream. 



It Is hereby ordained by the city council of the city of Burlington, as follows: 



SECTION 1. Written applications for licenses to sell or supply milk or cream 

 within the city of Burlington to be used by the inhabitants thereof shall be 

 filed with the milk inspector on or before the 15th day of May in each year. 

 Such licenses shall take effect on the 1st of June in each year, and shall con- 

 tinue in force one year. If applications for licenses shall be made after May 15, 

 they shall be acted upon by the board of health as soon as conveniently may be. 

 Licenses granted after June 1 of any year shall expire on the 31st day of the 

 next May. 



SEC. 2. The license fee shall be $5, which amount shall be deposited with the 

 milk inspector at the time application for a license is made. If a license should 

 not be granted, the money so deposited shall be returned to the applicant. 



No fee shall be required for the issuance of an additional license provided 

 for in paragraph 4 of section 284 of the charter of said city. 



SEC. 3. A license shall not be granted hereunder unless the cows from which 

 such milk or cream is to be produced are in a healthy condition, nor unless the 

 barns, stables, premises, and utensils used in connection therewith are in good 

 sanitary condition, nor unless such milk and cream are obtained and sold in a 

 neat and cleanly manner. 



The stables and premises shall be kept light, dry, clean, and well ventilated. 

 The walls and ceilings of the stables shall be kept well whitewashed and free 

 from any accumulation of manure. The manure shall be removed from the 

 stables at least once daily, and there shall not be a great accumulation of 

 manure in the yard. 



The barnyard shall be well drained, the animals shall be allowed plenty of 

 outdoor exercise, and shall be bedded when in the stable with clean, dry litter. 

 Ample space shall be allotted for each cow. The cows shall be fed liberally 

 with wholesome feeding stuff and supplied with an abundance of fresh, pure 

 water. 



The cows shall at all times be kept clean and the udders and flanks be wiped 

 with a clean cloth or washed before milking. All milkers and other attendants 

 employed about the dairy shall be personally clean before entering upon their 

 duties. 



SEC. 4. No milk or cream shall be sold or supplied or kept for sale or supply 

 within said city, to be used by the inhabitants thereof, which was drawn from 

 cows within 15 days before or 4 days after calving, nor unless the cows from 

 which it was derived have within one year been examined by a competent 

 veterinary surgeon, approved by the board of health, and found to be free from 

 diseases dangerous to the public health. 



