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office a detailed account of their inspections. They shall report to the health 

 officer any evidence of violations of law, order, or rule. They shall work inde- 

 pendently of each other and under the general supervision of the health officer. 



PART III. FOOD. 



Title I. Milk. 



Resolved "by the board of health, That the first three paragraphs of the rules 

 governing milk, adopted by the board July 29, 1903, be amended so as to read 

 as follows : 



Section 1. Permits. No one shall engage in the sale of milk or cream in the 

 city of Columbus, Ohio, ship same into the city for sale, or supply to others for 

 use in the city unless he shall first obtain a permit from the board of health 

 so to do. 



A fee of $1 will be charged for each permit, and the same shall be credited 

 to the sanitary fund. Permits shall be renewed annually in January. Permits 

 issued after July 1 shallbe charged at the rate of 50 cents for each permit for 

 use only during the second half of the year. On or before the 1st day of Janu- 

 ary permits will be issued by the board of health for the ensuing year to all 

 applicants who comply with the provisions of these rules and regulations regu- 

 lating the sale of milk or cream in the city of Columbus, but before the issuance 

 of any permit every vender or shipper of milk or cream shall make application 

 therefor upon a printed form, provided by the board for that purpose, on which 

 shall be stated: 



1. The name, residence, post-office address, and location of the business place 

 or places of the applicant. 



2. The number of cows from which milk is obtained for sale and the kind 

 of food which the cows are given. 



3. If the applicant buys part or all his milk supply, the names and addresses 

 of all persons from whom he obtains milk or cream. 



4. If the applicant be a shipper of milk or cream into the city, he shall, in 

 addition to the above, state the route of his shipments. 



Sec. 2. Inspections for permits. The board will not issue any permit unless 

 it is satisfied, after inspection, with the cleanly and sanitary condition of the 

 stables, cows, wagons, store, or place of business of the applicant therefor and 

 with all the utensils used by him from which his milk or cream is obtained ; and 

 that the food given the cows is pure and wholesome ; and that all persons en- 

 gaged in the care and handling of the milk are free from any contagious dis- 

 eases and that said persons use due cleanliness in their work. 



Sec. 3. Applications for permits. All applications for permits shall be 

 signed by the applicant and when received by the milk and dairy inspector shall 

 be placed on file, and the name of such applicant shall be entered in a book of 

 registration kept for such purpose. As soon as possible after an application is 

 received at the health office for a permit to sell milk, the milk and dairy in- 

 spector shall visit the dairy or place of business of such applicant and make 

 such observation and gather such information as will enable the board to prop- 

 erly consider such application. Should the applicant live at such distance from 

 the city of Columbus as to make it impracticable for the milk and dairy in- 

 spector to visit such dairy premises, such applicant shall furnish evidence, satis- 

 factory to the board, of the sanitary condition of his dairy before he will be 

 given a permit to ship milk or cream to the city. 



Sec. 4. Revoking permits. (a) If, after issuing a permit to sell milk or 

 cream, the board of health shall become satisfied that the provisions of this 

 subdivision of the sanitary code are being violated, it will at once revoke the 

 permit issued to such person or persons, and no new permit will be issued until 

 all insanitary conditions have been rectified and all other provisions of tJais 

 subdivision of the sanitary code are complied with. 



(6) Anyone doing business under a permit from the board of health who 

 shall change the location of such business without notifying the health office of 

 such change^ shall have such permit revoked without further notice. 



Sec. 5. Milk tickets. If dairymen or other persons offering milk for sale use 

 tickets as representatives of value, these tickets must be in coupon form and 

 must be destroyed after once using. 



Sec. 6. The stable and surroundings. The surroundings to the stable must be 

 kept in a sanitary condition. Cows must -not be allowed to stand in manure 

 and filth. 



