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buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk furnished or supplied by such owner or person. 80 refusing.

"All persons selling or offering for sale milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk within said city, or furnishing or supplying milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk to be sold therein, shall allow samples thereof to be taken by the health officer, or by any person deputed by him, or by the members of the board of health or by the inspectors in the health department, at any time when demanded. "(F) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, exchange, or deliver, or offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk. pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk except in sealed bottles or other sealed receptacles: Provided, howeter. That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed orevaporated skimmed milk sold, exchanged, or delivered, or offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or had in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery in any place devoted exclusively to the sale or storage for sale of milk and the products thereof, or devoted exclusively to the sale or storage for sale of eggs, milk, and the products of milk, and shall not apply to milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk sold to be consumed upon the premises wherein or whereon the same is sold.

"G) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation keeping for sale any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk in any store, restaurant, bakery, or other establishment, to fail, refuse, or neglect to keep the same, at all times before the sale thereof, in a clean and well-drained cooler or refrigerator. Such cooler or refrigerator shall be kept tightly closed at all times except when articles are being placed into or are taken from the same, and shall be kept in such location and under such conditions as shall be approved by the board of health.

H All wagons or vehicles used in carrying or transporting milk, cream, buttermilk. skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, shall have the name of the owner, the name of the dairy, the number of the wagon license, and the word "milk," or the word "cream," of the words “milk and cream," or the word "buttermilk," or the words "condensed or evaporated milk" painted thereon in plain and legible English, in letters or hgures not less than 2 inches high; the word or words so painted shall indicate the article or articles carried in such wagon or other vehicle.

"I It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who uses in his or its business a wagon, cart, or other vehicle to fail, refuse, or neglect to have and keep upon such wagon, cart, or other vehicle a covering of canvas or other material so arranged as to protect securely the contents of such wagon, cart, or other vehicle from dust and the rays of the sun.

**J› It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation selling or offering for sale any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, in the city of Long Beach, or for use or to be used therein, to feed, or to cause or permit to be fed, to his milch cows, or to have in possession with intent to feed such cows, any garbage, swill, refuse, or other improper, unclean, or unwholesome food.

"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 Long Beach, for sale, or to

sell, exchange, or deliver, or to offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery therein, any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, from any cow or cows to which any garbage, swill, refuse, or other improper, unclean, or unwholesome food shall have been fed.

"(K) 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 Long Beach, for sale, or to sell, exchange, or deliver, or to offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery therein, any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk produced from cows that are kept in any place where the water, ventilation, food, or surroundings are not wholesome and sufficient for the preservation of the health and safe condition of such cows, and the preservation of the wholesomeness of the milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk produced therefrom.

"(L) It shall be the duty of every person, firm, or corporation producing or dealing in milk or cream to cool or reduce the heat thereof to a temperature of not exceeding 70° F., immediately after the same is milked, and to maintain such milk or cream at or below such temperature at all times prior to the delivery thereof to a consumer or consumers, except during such time as such milk or cream is undergoing the process of pasteurization, condensation, sterilization, or evaporation, and it shall be unlawful for any such person, firm, or corporation to fail, refuse, or neglect so to do.

"(M) The standard of milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, and condensed or evaporated skimmed milk in and for the city of Long Beach is hereby defined and prescribed as follows:

"Milk is the fresh, clean lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, properly fed and kept, excluding such secretion obtained for a period of 20 days before calving and for a period of 8 days after calving, and containing, by weight, not less than 8.5 per cent of milk solids, not fat, and not less than 3.5 per cent of milk fat, and a total of milk solids of not less than 12.5 per cent, and not to exceed 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter.

"Cream is that portion of milk, rich in milk fat, that rises to the surface of milk on standing or is separated from milk by centrifugal force, is fresh and clean, and contains, by weight, not less than 20 per cent of milk fat, and in the nonfatty portion thereof not less than 8.8 per cent nor more than 9.8 per cent of milk solids.

"Buttermilk is the product which remains when butter is removed from milk or cream in the process of churning and contains, by weight, not less than 8 per cent of milk solids.

"Skimmed milk is milk from which all or a portion of the milk fat has been removed, and which contains, by weight, in the nonfatty portion thereof, not less than 8.8 per cent of milk solids.

"Pasteurized milk is milk that has been heated above 145° F., and maintained at or above such temperature for not less than 20 minutes, and immediately cooled to 70° F. or lower, and maintained at or below 70° F. at all times prior to delivery thereof

to a consumer or consumers.

"Condensed or evaporated milk shall contain, by weight, not less than 7.7 per cent of milk fat, and a total of milk solids of not less than 28 per cent.

"Condensed or evaporated skimmed milk shall contain, by weight, not less than 18 per cent of milk solids.

"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 Long Beach, for sale, or to

sell, exchange, or deliver, or to offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or per-mit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery therein any milk, cream, but-termilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk that does not conform to the standard herein beforedefined and prescribed therefor.

"(N) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to place, or to cause or permit to be placed, any water or any foreign substance of any kind in any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk.

"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 Long Beach, for sale or to sell, exchange or deliver, or to offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to. have in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery therein, any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, into which any water or any foreign substance of any kind shall have been placed,

"For the purpose of this section condensed or evaporated milk and condensed or evaporated skimmed milk shall be deemed to be foreign substance if the same, or either thereof, shall be placed in milk or cream.

"O It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, exchange, or deliver, or to offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or to permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, exchange, or delivery, any skimmed milk, unless there shall be attached to the outside of every vessel, can, or package from which such skimmed milk sold or held for exchange or delivery, a tag which shall be printed in black letters at least 1 inch in height the word "skim" or the words "skimmed milk."

P! It shall be unlawful for any person to bottle or 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, condensed 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.

QIt 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 soas to free the same from all remnants of milk or cream.

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R It shall be unlawf 1 for any person to place, or to cause or permit to be placed, 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 ref: se matter of any kind, or to use, or to cause or permit to be used, any s ch receptacle for cooking or heating milk or cream or any other s bstance.

"S) 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 Long Beach, for sale,. or to sell, exchange or delivery, or to offer for sale, exchange, or delivery, or to cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, or delivered, or to be offered for exchange, sale, or delivery, or to have in possession for sale, exchange, 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, sterilized, or heated, as the case may be.

T The existence in the city of Long Beach of any adulterated, foul, or unclean milk, crem, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, or of any milk, cream, buttermilk,.

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skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk that does not conform to the standard herein before defined and prescribed therefor, or that is above the temperature herein before 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 Long Beach charged with inspection of milk are hereby authorized and required to condemn such milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, immediately upon discovering that the same does not conform to the standard, 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 paragraph shall not ap ly 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.

(U) 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 appliance 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.

"(V) It shall be unlawful for any person to serve any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk in bottles to any dwelling in which any person is ill with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, or to any dwelling on which there is a placard or notice stating or indicating that any person therein is ill with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, until after such placard shall have been removed by the proper officer.

"It shall be unlawful for any person to remove from any such dwelling any bottle or receptacle which shall have been or is to be used for the purpose of receiving, storing, or delivering milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, or into which any milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk shall have been or is to be placed, or which is commonly used for the reception, storage, or delivery of milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk.

"(W) It shall be unlawful for any person affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, or who shall have been knowingly exposed to any such disease within a period of 10 days, to handle, transport, deliver, mix, work over, or distribute milk, cream, buttermilk, skimmed milk, pasteurized milk, condensed or evaporated milk, or condensed or evaporated skimmed milk, or to serve as milker or milkman.

"(X) 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 in the sale, distribution, or delivery of milk or cream which shall have been handled by any person affected with any con

tagious, infectious, or communicable disease unless such bottle, can, or other vessel shall have been cleaned and sterilized as hereinbefore provided.

"(Y) It shall be the duty of every person, firm, or corporation owning, conducting, carrying on, or operating any dairy or milk house, or any place where milk is stored or is kept for sale, to post and to keep posted thereon at all times a copy of this ordinance." SEC. 7. That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as follows:

For the first offense, by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200, or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not more than 50 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

For the second offense, by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $400 or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not less than 5 days nor more than 100 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

For the third or any subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not less than 25 days nor more than 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 8. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SEC. 9. This ordinance is urgently required for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and the city clerk shall certify to its passage by a two-thirds vote of the city council and cause it to be published once in the Daily Telegram, and thereupon and thereafter it shall take effect and be in force.

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