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SEC. 4. Unwholesome milk defined. Milk produced from cows kept in an in- 

 sanitary, poorly lighted, or poorly ventilated stable, or produced by cows not 

 kept clean, or any milk obtained from cows that are fed on city slop or refuse 

 matter from any starch factory, decomposed feed, stable manure, bedding, or 

 any article of food which is fermenting or fermented other than clean, well- 

 cured silage ; or milk stored in an insanitary place, or milk kept or delivered in 

 vessels not properly cleaned, or vessels which are rusted, or in wooden vessels, 

 or milk in which a sediment collects on standing. It shall be unlawful for any 

 person to sell or offer for sale or exchange milk known as " unwholesome milk." 

 The milk inspector shaU have authority to condemn unwholesome milk for food 

 purposes. 



SEC. 5. Skimmed milk. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora- 

 tion to sell, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to exchange or sell, 

 any milk from which any cream has been removed, or from which any strip- 

 pings have been kept back or removed, unless the utensils in which said milk 

 is stored and sold are marked in clear letters, showing the per cent of fat which 

 such milk contains, or be marked " skim milk." 



SEC. G. Milk and cream; standard. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, 

 or corporation to sell, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, 

 any milk to which any water or other adulterant has been added, or milk show- 

 ing less than 3.25 per cent of fat or less than 8.75 per cent of solids not fat, 

 unless branded in clear letters and figures showing the per cent of fat the milk 

 contains. The person purchasing the same must be informed by the salesman 

 of said milk that the milk is not up to the standard required. All restaurants 

 selling milk below the required standard shall have posted in a conspicuous 

 place a sign containing the legend " We serve skim milk," in letters not less 

 than 2 inches in height. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or have in 

 possession with intent to sell, any milk produced by any cow or cows before the 

 sixth day after freshening and less than 20 days before freshening. It shall also 

 be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any cream containing less than 18 per cent 

 of fat, unless the said cream be labeled showing the per cent of fat contained 

 therein. 



SEC. 7. Infection; contamination; temperature. It shall be unlawful for any 

 person, firm, or corporation to sell or offer for sale any milk, cream, or ice cream 

 which has been milked or handled by any person suffering from or exposed to 

 any contagious or infectious disease, or milk, cream, or ice cream handled in 

 utensils washed in water from creeks, springs, or other places liable to con- 

 tamination from surface draining, or milk having a temperature of more than 

 60 one hour or longer after it is drawn. 



SEC. 8. Where handled. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora- 

 tion to sell, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any milk 

 or cream bottled in any barn, living room, wagon, general store, or in any other 

 room used for any purpose other than the handling of milk and its products. 



SEC. 9. Closed containers. It shall be unlawful for general stores to sell, offer 

 for sale, or have in their possession with intent to sell, milk or cream in any 

 but closed containers, and such containers must not be opened within such 

 stores, or for any retailers of milk or other person, firm, or corporation to 

 have for sale, milk or cream on any street in any but closed containers, and such 

 containers must not be opened for the delivery of milk or cream or for any pur- 

 pose other than procuring samples by the milk inspector. 



SEC. 10. Physicians; duties. Any physician finding a case of typhoid fever, 

 diphtheria, or scarlet fever within the city shall ascertain the name of the dairy- 

 man furnishing milk to the family in which the disease occurs and report at 

 once to the milk inspector the location of the disease and the name of the dairy- 

 man furnishing milk to the family. But nothing in this section shall be con- 

 strued to apply to regularly conducted hospitals. 



SEC. 11. Sanitary places and utensils. Every person, firm, or corporation 

 handling milk or cream or ice cream for sale in the city of Topeka shall keep 

 such milk or cream or ice cream in a clean, well-ventilated, and sanitary place, 

 and it shall be the duty of said person, firm, or corporation to cause all cans, 

 bottles, and other receptacles used in the handling of milk or cream or ice cream 

 to be thoroughly washed and then sterilized with boiling water or live steam 

 each time they are used, as soon as they are empty. Cans used for delivery of 

 milk or cream to depots shall be treated as above at the depot and be returned 

 empty to the shipper. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons handling 

 milk or cream to use any of the milk or cream utensils for storing or transport- 

 ing any substance other than milk or cream. 



