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residences of the principal officers, if the applicant is a corporation, together 

 with the location of the place for which such license is desired. Such applica- 

 tion shall also state whether the milk is to be sold in a store, depot, or also 

 from a delivery wagon. It shall further state whether the milk and cream 

 is to be sold in bottles exclusively or in bulk and bottles. It shall also state 

 if cows are to be kept; and if so. shall state the number. 



Rule 2. Inspection and investigation of previoiis record. No application for 

 license shall be approved by the commissioner of health after May 1, 1908, if 

 the records of the milk division show that the depot, store, or any part of the 

 establishment in which the business is to be conducted is in an insanitary con- 

 dition. 



If the applicant's record is not on file in the office, or if he is newly engag- 

 ing in the milk business, an inspection of his place shall be made within five 

 days after making the application, to determine the sanitary conditions. No 

 application for license shall be approved if applicant has a bad record. 



The applicant, if refused a license on account of bad sanitary conditions or 

 for repeated adulterations of milk and cream, may make application to the 

 commissioner of health for a hearing. The commissioner of health may then 

 recommend the applicant for a license if he is satisfied that the regulations of 

 the department will be complied with in the future. 



Rule 3. Revoking of license. If at any time after the granting of such 

 license the holder fails to comply with the sanitary regulations of the depart- 

 ment, or repeatedly sells, or offers for sale, or has in his possession for the pur- 

 pose of selling, milk and cream below the grade prescribed by the ordinances 

 or rules of the department of health, the chief food inspector shall recom- 

 mend to the commissioner of health that his license be revoked with or without 

 further notice. Said commissioner of health may grant the defendant a hear- 

 ing if he deems this necessary. 



Rule 4. Reissuing of revoked license. If all the regulations of the depart- 

 ment have been complied with the commissioner of health may recommend 

 that the license be reissued. 



Rule 5. License exhibited. Every milk dealer shall post his license in a 

 conspicuous place on the premises for which it has been issued. 



MILK DEPOTS. 



Rule 6. Definition. By " milk depot " is meant any place, house, or room 

 where milk is received from the farm, or large wholesale dealer, in bottles or 

 cans and prepared for distribution. The milk depot shall not be used for any 

 other purpose, nor shall any other business be conducted therein. 



Rule 7. Where to be established. No milk depot shall be established or 

 maintained in a room or rooms which communicate directly with any living 

 rooms, kitchen, sanitary closet, laundry, or stable, and places where animals are 

 kept or slaughtered. No milk depot shall be maintained which communicates 

 in any way with a horse or cow barn and shall be separated therefrom by an 

 air and odor proof partition or wall. After May 1, 1908, milk depots shall 

 not be maintained in any building where horses and cows are kept. The imme- 

 diate vicinity of the milk depot, especially the place within 10 feet of the doors 

 and windows thereof, shall be kept free from the accumulations of rubbish, 

 garbage, manure, and any other putrefying, decomposing, infectious, and bad- 

 smelling substances. 



Rule 8. Construction. The floor shall be smooth, free from crevices and de- 

 fects, and water tight. When below the street level it must be constructed of 

 impervious material, such as cement, asphalt, or tiles laid in cement. It shall 

 be well drained, and the drains must be trapped and ventilated. The walls and 

 ceilings shall be smooth, tight, and free from unnecessary projections, niches, 

 etc., and kept well painted or lime washed. 



Windows: Glass space corresponding to 15 per cent of the floor space shall 

 be provided. All windows must be so located as to admit light freely and be 

 unobstructed. 



Screens : Between May 1 and November 1 all windows shall be provided with 

 fly and dust screens, and all doors shall be provided with self-closing door 

 screens. 



Ventilation : All depots shall be provided with adequate ventilation by means 

 of windows, air shafts, air ducts, or other mechanical apparatus, if required, so 

 as to insure free circulation of fresh air at all times. 



Rule 9. Wash rooms. Wherever milk is bottled or otherwise prepared, a 

 separate room shall be maintained for the purpose of receiving, storing, and 



