500 MILK 



34. The dairy building shall be kept clean and shall not be used for pur- 

 poses other than the handling and storing of milk and milk utensils. It shall 

 be provided with light and ventilation, and the floors shall be graded and 

 water-tight. 



35. The dairy building shall be well lighted and screened and drained 

 through well- trapped pipes. No animals shall be allowed therein. No part 

 of the dairy building shall be used for dwelling or lodging purposes, and the 

 bottling room shall be used for no other purpose than to provide a place for 

 clean milk utensils and for handling the milk. During bottling this room 

 shall be entered only by persons employed therein. The bottling room shall 

 be kept scrupulously clean and free from odors. 



36. Temperature of Milk. Proper cooling to reduce the temperature to 

 45 F. shall be used, and aerators shall be so situated that they can be pro- 

 tected from flies, dust, and odors. The milk shall be cooled immediately 

 after being milked, and maintained at a temperature between 35 and 45 F. 

 until delivered to the consumer. 



37. Sealing of Bottles. Milk, after being cooled and bottled, shall be 

 immediately sealed in a manner satisfactory to the commission, but such 

 seal shall include a sterile hood which completely covers the lip of the bottle. 



38. Cleaning and Sterilizing of Bottles. The dairy building shall be pro- 

 vided with approved apparatus for the cleansing and sterilizing of all bottles 

 and utensils used in milk production. All bottles and utensils shall be thor- 

 oughly cleaned by hot water and sal soda, or equally pure agent, rinsed 

 until the cleaning water is thoroughly removed, then exposed to live steam or 

 boiling water at least twenty minutes, and then kept inverted until used, in 

 a place free from dust and other contaminating materials. 



39. Utensils. All utensils shall be so constructed as to be easily cleaned. 

 The milk pail should preferably have an elliptical opening 5 by 7 inches in 

 diameter. The cover of this pail should be so convex as to make the entire 

 interior of the pail visible and accessible for cleaning. The pail shall be made 

 of heavy seamless tin, and with seams which are flushed and made smooth 

 by solder. Wooden pails, galvanized-iron pails, or pails made of rough, 

 porous materials are forbidden. All utensils used in milking shall be kept in 

 good repair. 



40. Water-supply. The entire water-supply shall be absolutely free from 

 contamination, and shah 1 be sufficient for all dairy purposes. It shall be pro- 

 tected against flood or surface drainage, and shall be conveniently situated 

 in relation to the milk house. 



41. Privies, etc., in Relation to Water-supply. Privies, pigpens, manure 

 piles, and all other possible sources of contamination shall be so situated on 

 the farm as to render impossible the contamination of the water-supply, and 

 shall be so protected by use of screens and other measures as to prevent their 

 becoming breeding grounds for flies. 



42. Toilet Rooms. Toilet facilities for the milkers shall be provided and 

 located outside of the stable or milk house. These toilets shall be properly 

 screened, shall be kept clean, and shall be accessible to wash basins, water, 

 nail-brush, soap and towels, and the milkers shall be required to wash and dry 

 their hands immediately after leaving the toilet room. 



TRANSPORTATION 



43. In transit the milk packages shall be kept free from dust and dirt. 

 The wagon, trays, and crates shall be kept scrupulously clean. No bottles 

 shall be collected from houses in which communicable diseases prevail, unless 

 a separate wagon is used and under conditions prescribed by the department 

 of health and the medical milk commission. 



44. All certified milk shall reach the consumer within thirty hours after 

 milking. 



VETERINARY SUPERVISION OF THE HERD 



45. Tuberculin Test. The herd shall be free from tuberculosis, as shown 

 by the proper application of the tuberculin test. The test shall be applied 



