HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 170 ORDI~AiTCE 170
To iDrovide for the inspection of milk sold
within the Oity of Col~mbia Heights and the
vtants where such milk is bottled or ~asteur-
ized; to ~reserve the ~ublic health and ~re-
vent fraud in the sale of milk, and to licence
a~nd regulate the sale and distribution of
milk, and to ~rovide a Denalty for the violation
hereof.
The City of Col~nmbia Eeights hereby ordains:
Section 1. Definitions. The term "milk station~ as used herein shall be
construed to mean any place where the princi~a! business is that of selling or
distributing milk or cre~um on a retail basis directly to the public for h%m~
consrm]~tion, "original ~ackage" shall mean any container in which shall have
been ~laced any milk or cres.~a for sale to the vublic for k~an consu~n~tion, and
which shall be ~roverly sealed, labeled s~d cav~ed as hereinafter 'orovided;
"crown" or "caD" sinai! mean a device of va~er, cardboard or metal which com~tetely
covers tiae ovening and liD of any bottle or container in which milk or cre~Jn
shall be had or ke~t for s~te or sold.
Section 2. ilo persian, firm or corporation shall l~ereafter keep~ maintain
or o~erate any milk station as herein defined within the City of Co!u~Jsia Heine%ts
without first obtaining a license sad paying the license fee as herein provided.
Section ~. ~ay oerson desiring to keep, ~intain or overate such milk
station shall first m~ke aQ~!ication to the City Co~uacil of the City of Col%~nbia
Heights snd ~furnish to said City Council satisfactory proof that tl~e a~vlicant
has complied with all laws~ regulations and ordina~ces, an~ is able and willing
to com~ly with such laws, regulations ~ad ordinances if' such license be granted.
Section ~. Tree avQlication shall be accompanied by the license fee which
shall be in the amount of $80.00 annually.
Section 6. In every milk olant where rmil]~ is bottled or oackaged for resale
at such stations all utensils and all apoaratus in which milk or cre~ shall be
received or placed at the time of weighing, straining, cooling, seoarating, churn-
lng, holding, storing or bottling, all ~ps, oipes, milking or other aooaratus,
containers, receotacles, or oarts thereof, shall be renaered thoroughly clean, and
shall be sterilized with live ste~a before using the ssme, ~d shall be washed and
cleaned inm~ediately ~ter use, in any orocess rec~red in the handling of milk
or cregn.
Section 6. !~7o milk s~ation shall be keot, ~intained or ooerated near'by
~y well traveled street, thoroughf~e, or highway, w!~ere the ooeration of such
milk 'olant or milk station, or vehicles used in the conduct ~d ~uaintanence
~hereof, shall hinder, obstruct or endanger oedestrians.
Section 7. It shall be ~lawi~ul for ~y person, i'irm or corooration to
have or keep for sale, or sell at retail ~ milk or cre~ for h~aan consumption,
exceot in the original package as herein defined, and all such original packages
shall be filled ~d sealed only at the following olaces:
(1) If sold to the cons~er as oas$e~ized milk, at the oasteu~izing olant;
(~) If sold to the consznaer as raw mitlc or cream, at the farm of the oroducer;
(8) If sold to vhe consumer as certified milk, at ti~e certii~ied Farm.
Section 8. Each crown or cao on eac~ such container shall have imorinted
uoon it:
(1) The kind of milk or milk vroduct, such as 'qnilk
"buttermilk", etc., and ~he ~no~t of such milk or cre~ in licuid measure in the
contsiner;
(2) The class, such as "raw~', "certified", or "oaszeurize6~';
(S) The milk fat content;
(~) The n~me of the '~erson, firm or corooration wLere such milk or cre~
was ~oasteurized or bottled; and
(5) - ~.~e day of intended sale of such milk or crea~n product which shall not
be later than the second day following the day of bottling. It shall be unlawful
to olace on sale any milk, the container of which, or its crow~ or cam, bears a
dsy of the week after such day has massed. If any mil_k product is offered
sale as milk substitute, such 8esignation shall apoear on such crown or cap.
Section 9. lfo oerson, firm or corporation shall have or possess for sale,
or sell, any milk or cre~a in any contsiner of a larger ca~oacity then the
in lieuid measure of the milk or cream contained therein.
Section 10. Any person, firm or corooration violating ~may orovision o~ this
ordinance shall, noon conviction thereof, be munished by a fine of not to exceed $1,:~0.00
or by impriso~unent for a oeriod of not to exceed ninety days.
First reading: May 14,
SecOnd reading: ~.~ay 28, 1940
Passed: M~ 28, 1940
Ofi'ered by: Pritci~ard
Seconded by: Soek~ulant
Roll Oall: ~jfes:
~ays:
Bentze~, Pritchard, Jackson, SoeL~alant, Bassett.
None
Louis W. Bassett
Mayor
MarM Edwards
Secretary to the Council