310 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



milk, unless there shall be attached to the outside of every vessel, can, or pack- 

 age from or in which such skimmed milk is sold or held for exchange or de- 

 livery a tag upon which shall be printed in black letters at least 1 inch in height 

 the word " skim " or the words " skimmed milk." 



SEC. 16. It shall be unlawful for any person to bottle or to place in a jar, can, 

 or other receptacle, or to cause to be bottled or placed in a jar, can, or other 

 receptacle, any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, con- 

 densed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, while 

 such person is upon, at, or near the delivery wagon, or at any other place than 

 the milk house. 



SEC. 17. It shall be unlawful for any person to whom any milk or cream is 

 delivered to fail or neglect, immediately after emptying the receptacle in which 

 such milk or cream shall have been delivered, to rinse or cause to be rinsed 

 thoroughly, such receptacle, so as to free the same from all remnants of milk or 

 cream. 



SEC. 18. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, or to cause or permit to 

 be placed, into any receptacle that is commonly used for the reception, storage, 

 or delivery of milk or cream for sale, any filthy or offensive substance or any 

 refuse matter of any kind, or to use, or to cause or permit to be used, any such 

 receptacle for cooking or heating milk or cream or any other substance. 



SEC. 19. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to bring or 

 receive, or to cause or permit to be brought or received, into the city of Los 

 Angeles, for sale, or to sell, exchange, or deliver, or to offer for sale, exchange, 

 or delivery, or to catise or permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be 

 offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, ex- 

 change, or delivery therein, any condensed, evaporated, pasteurized, sterilized, 

 or heated milk or cream or any milk or cream that shall have been subjected to 

 heat in any manner, unless the receptacle in which the same is contained bears a 

 label stating that the same has been condensed, evaporated, pasteurized, ster- 

 ilized, or heated, as the case may be. 



SEC. 20. The existence in the city of Los Angeles of any adulterated, foul, or 

 unclean milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed 

 or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, or of any milk, 

 cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated 

 milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk that does not conform to the 

 standard hereinbefore defined and prescribed therefor, or that is above the 

 temperature hereinbefore prescribed, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and 

 the same is ordered to be abated accordingly. The health officer, the inspectors 

 employed in the health department, and all other officers or employees of the 

 city of Los Angeles charged with the inspection of milk, are hereby authorized 

 and required to condemn such milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteur- 

 ized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed 

 milk immediately upon discovering that the same does not conform to the stand- 

 ard or that the same is above the temperature prescribed in this ordinance, and 

 to destroy the same, or, instead of destroying the same, to introduce thereinto 

 a substance that will make it evident that the same has been condemned and 

 that will prevent the sale or use of the same as milk, cream, buttermilk, 

 skimmed milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated 

 skimmed milk, as the case may be : Provided, however, That the provisions of 

 this section shall not apply to skimmed milk when labeled as such as required 

 by the provisions of this ordinance if the same is not below the standard herein 

 prescribed therefor. 



SEC. 21. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to use, or to 

 cause or permit to be used, any bottle, can, or other vessel or utensil for the 

 purpose of handling, storing, selling, delivering, or distributing milk, cream, 

 buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or 

 condensed or evaporated skimmed milk therein, unless, immediately prior to 

 such use, such bottle, can, or vessel shall have been washed clean in warm 

 water, with soda or soap, and thoroughly sterilized by boiling or steaming by 

 means of an appliance or plant used exclusively for that purpose. Such ap- 

 pliance or plant shall be open at all times to the inspection of the health officer, 

 or any inspector employed in the health department, and it shall be unlawful 

 for any person, firm, or corporation to prevent, or to attempt to prevent, the 

 health officer or any such inspector from inspecting any such appliance or plant 

 or any portion thereof or to interfere in any manner with such inspection. 



