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walls of any building, room, basement or cellar where the pro- 

 duction, preparation, manufacture, packing, storing or sale of 

 any such food is conducted. Operatives , employes, clerks and 

 all other persons who handle the material from which such food 

 is prepared or the finished product, before beginning work, or 

 after visiting toilet or toilets, shall wash their hands thoroughly 

 in clean water. Whoever fails to observe or violates the pro- 

 visions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and pun- 

 ished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars. 



Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep, or 

 to allow or permit any person to sleep in any work room of a 

 bake shop, kitchen, dining room, confectionery, creamery, cheese 

 factory, or any place where food is prepared for sale, served 

 or sold, unless all foods therein handled are at all times in her- 

 metically sealed packages. 



Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any employer tc 

 require, suffer or permit any person who is affected with any 

 contagious or venereal disease to work, or for any person so 

 affected to work, in building, room, basement, inclosure, prem- 

 ises or vehicle occupied or used for the production, preparation, 

 manufacture, packing, storage, sale, distribution, or transporta- 

 tion of food. 



Section ii. It shall be the duty of the State Food Commis- 

 sioner and those appointed by him to enforce this Act, and for' 

 that purpose the State Food Commissioner and his appointees 

 shall have full power at all times to enter every such building, 

 room, basement, inclosure or premises occupied or used or sus- 

 pected of being occupied or used for the production, preparation 

 or manufacture for sale, or the storage, sale, distribution or 

 transportation of such food, to inspect the premises and all uten- 

 sils, fixtures, furniture and machinery used as aforesaid ; and if 

 upon inspection any such food producing or distributing estab- 

 lishmentj conveyance, or any employer, employe, clerk, driver or 

 other person is found to be violating any of the provisions of this 

 Act, or if the production, preparation, manufacture, packing. 



