302 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



Title III. Ice cream. 



SECTION 1. Ice cream. No person, firm, or corporation shall manufacture, 

 sell, or offer for sale in the city, or bring into the city, any ice cream, nut ice 

 cream, fruit ice cream, or French ice cream, unless such ice cream, nut ice 

 cream, fruit ice cream, or French ice cream shall conform strictly to the 

 standards, requirements, and provisions prescribed in the following sections : 



SEC. 2. Constituents of ice cream. That ice cream shall be made from whole- 

 some milk products, sugar, with or without natural flavoring, and with or with- 

 out not to exceed in the aggregate seven-tenths of 1 per cent of starch, gelatin, 

 gum arable or tragacanth, and shall contain not less than the per cent of milk 

 fat as hereinafter designated. 



SEC. 3. Fruit ice cream, That fruit ice cream shall be made from materials 

 used in making ice cream as designated in section 2 of this article, together 

 with sound, clean, mature fruits. 



SEC. 4. Nut ice cream. That nut ice cream shall be made from material used 

 in making ice cream as designated by section 2 of this article, together with 

 sound, nonrancid nuts. 



SEC. 5. French ice cream. That French ice cream shall be made from mate- 

 rials used in making ice cream as designated by section 2 of this article, together 

 with fresh eggs. 



SEC. 6. Per cent of milk fat. That ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, 

 and French ice cream shall contain at least. 10 per cent of milk fat, unless the 

 per cent of milk fat is stated as provided in section 7 of this article, but no sub- 

 stance containing less than 8 per cent of milk fat shall be designated as or called 

 ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, or French ice cream. 



SEC. 7. Labels and placards. That no person by himself or by his servant or 

 agent, or as servant or agent of any other person, shall manufacture, offer or 

 expose for sale, sell or deliver any ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, or 

 French ice cream containing less than 10 per cent milk fat, unless the per cent 

 of milk fat is conspicuously stamped, labeled, or marked in plain letters at least 

 three-eighths of an inch square, so that the words can not be easily defaced, 

 upon two sides of each and every bucket, box, can, wrapper, or other package 

 containing said ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, or French ice cream. 

 When any ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, or French ice cream con- 

 taining less than 10 per cent milk fat is sold at retail, a white placard not less 

 in size than 10 by 14 inches shall be kept so as not to be concealed in any 

 manner, but to be easily seen and read, if desired, by the purchaser at the time 

 of the purchase, on which placard shall be printed, in black letters not less in 

 size than 1$ inches square, the per cent of milk fat contained in each and every 

 grade of ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, or French ice cream being 

 offered for sale, and said placard shall not contain other words than the name 

 of the manufacturer of said ice cream, nut ice cream, fruit ice cream, or French 

 ice cream. 



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Title VIII. Ice cream parlors and soda fountains. 



SECTION 1. Sanitary conditions. Sanitary conditions in ice cream parlors and 

 places where soda fountains are in operation, for the enforcement by the health 

 office, are declared to exist only when the floors are clean and free from litter 

 and accumulated dirt ; when the side walls and ceilings are free from cobwebs, 

 dust, and accumulated dirt, when the counters, shelves, drawers, and bins are 

 clean, when refrigerators and soda fountains are free from foul and unpleasant 

 odors, mold, and slime. Glassware, spoons, etc., used at a soda fountain shall 

 be thoroughly washed and rinsed in clean water after each using. Soda foun- 

 tains, sirup cans, and bottles shall be thoroughly washed before refilling. Draft 

 tubes shall be kept clean. Drainage boards, sinks, shelves, etc., on which glasses 

 are placed must be kept clean. Beverages drawn from a fountain or faucet 

 must be free from the danger of chemical action while in contact with lead, 

 copper, or other metals. 



PART VI. INSANITARY CONDITIONS AND PUBLIC NUISANCES. 



Title V. Miscellaneous nuisances. 

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SEC. 8. Every owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any stall, stable, or apart- 

 ment in the city in which any horse, cattle, or other animal shall be kept, or 

 any place in which manure, stable refuse, or any liquid discharge of such ani- 



