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No. 509
AN ORDINANCE
DEFINING "IIILK" AND CERTAIN "A.ILK PRODUCTS," "MILK PRODUCER,
PASTEURIZATION," ETC., PROHIBITING THE SnLE OF ADULTERATED AND
MISBRANDED MILK AND14ILK PRODUCTS, REQUIRING PERMITS FOR THE SALE OF
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, REGULATING THE INSPECTION OF DAIRY FAR1.iS,
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Id ILK PLANTS, THE TESTING, GRADING, LABELING, PLACARDING, PASTEURIZA-
TION, REGRADING, DISTRIBUTION, SALE AND DENATURING OF MILK AND MILK
PRODUCTS, PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLISHING OF MILK GRADES, THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF FUTURE DAIRIES AND MILK PLANTS, THE ENFORCEi.1ENT OF THIS
ORDINANCE, AND THE FIXING OF PENALTIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YADUCAH, KY.,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Definitions.-- The following definitions shall)
apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this ordinance:
MILK.(A). Milk is hereby defined to be the whole, fresh,
clean, lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or
more healthy cows, properly fed and kept, excluding that obtained
within fifteen days before and five days after calving, or such
longer period as may be necessary to render the milk practically
colostrum free; which contains not less than eight and one-half
per cent (820) of solids not fat and not less than three and one-
fourth per cent (34) of milk fat.
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MILK FAT OR BUTTER FAT.- (B) Milk fat or butter fat is the'
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fat of milk and has a Reichert -Meissel number of not less than tweet -
four (24) and a specific gravity of not less than 0.905 (40 degrees
C./ 40 degrees C.)
CREAM.- (C) Cream, sweet cream, is that portion of milk, rich
in milk fat, which rises to the surface of milk on standing or is
separated from it by centrifugal force, is fresh and clean, and which
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contains not less than eighteen per cent (180) of mills fat shall be
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known as substandard cream.
Cream having less than thirty per cent (304) IJilk fat shall
be known as light cream.
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Cream having more than thirty per cent (30`o) and less than
forty per cent (404) milk fat shall be known as heavy cream, and
cream having more than forty per cent (40`,x) milk fat shall be known
as extra heavy cream.
Whipping cream and manufacturing cream are creams intended
for whipping or manufacturing, purposes, and the grades of same shall:
not be based on bacterial count.
SKIMMED MILK.- (D) Skimmed milk is milk from which substantial-
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ly all the milk fat has been removed.
ADJUSTED M.iILK.- (E) Adjusted milk is milk in which the percen-
tage of milk fat has been adjusted by the addition or removal of cream of
(skimmed milk.
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BUTTERMILK.- (F) Buttermilk is the product which remains when
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l'milk fat is removed from milk or cream, sweet or sour, in the process of
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churning. It contains not less than eight and five tenths(8.5%) of milk
solids not fat.
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CULTURED BUTTERP,SILK.- (G) Cultured buttermilk is the product
resulting from the souring or treatment by a lactic acid culture of milk
or milk products.
EVAPORaTFD MILK (UNS7EETENED).- (H) Evaporated milk(unsweeten-
led) is milk from which a considerable portion of water has been evaporated
and which contains not less than twenty-five and five -tenths per cent(25.5)
of milk solids and not less than seven and eight -tenths per cent (7.8%)
milk fat.
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CONDENSED I4ILK ( S1,7EETENED).- (I). Condensed milk (sweetened)
is milk from which considerable portion of water has been evaporated, to
,.,:Eich sugar has been added, and which contains not less than twenty-eight per
cent (280) of milk solids and not less than eight per cent (8f) milk fat,
C014DENSED SKIMMIED MILK.- (J) Condensed skimmed milk is
skimmed milk from which a considerable portion of water has beenevaporate,
and which contains not less than twenty per cent (200) of milk solids.
PO!"lDERED (DRIED) V., -HOLE MILK.- (K) Powdered whole milk is milk
:from which substantially all of the water has been removed, and which con-
tains not less than twenty-six per cent (26°0) of milk fat and not more
than five per cent (5%) of moisture.
P0111DERED (DRIED) SKIM14ED MILK.- (L) Powdered skimmed milk is
(skimmed milk from which substantially all of the water has been removed,
and which contains not more than five per cent (50) of moisture.
RECGb7BINED MILK.- (I+i) Recombined milk is a substance produced
by recombining powdered whole milk, powdered skimmed milk, condensed or
evaporated whole milk, or skimmed milk, and milk fat, with water, and shall
,conform in milk fat percentage and bacterial counts to the provisions of
this ordinance relating to milk.
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MILK PRODUCTS.- (N) Milk products shall oe taken to mean and
include cream, skimmed, milk, adjusted milk, buttermilk, cultured butter-
milk, evaporated milk ( unsweetened), condensed milk (sweetened), con-
densed skimmed milk, powdered whole milk, powdered skimmed milk, and re-
icombined milk.
PASTEURIZATION. -(0) The terms "pasteurization", "pasteurized"I
apd similar terms shall be taken to refer to the process of heating 11
milk or milk products to a temperature of not less than one hundred
and forty-two degrees (142 degrees) Fahrenheit, and holding at such
temperature for not less than thirty (30) minutes, in pasteurization
apparatus approved by.the health officer, the temperature and time
being automatically recorded by a temperature and time recording
devise approved by the health officer.
ADULTERATED i::ILK -_ND I,iILK PRODUCTS.- (P) Adulterated milk and
milk products are milk and milk products defined in this ordinance
which do not conform with the definitions contained in this ordinance.
MILK PRODUCER -1A milk producer is any person, firm or
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corporation who owns or controls one or more cows, a part or all of
the milk from which is for sale, or sold or delivered to another
persoh, firm or corporation.
MILK DISTRIBUTOR. -(R) A milk distributor is any person, firm,
or corporation which has in possession, offers for sale, sells or
delivers to another, any milk or milk products for consumption or
manufacturing purposes.
DAIRY OR DAIRY FARI+1.- (S) A dairy farm is any place or premises
where one or more cows are kept, a part all or of the milk or milk
products from w:nich is sold or delivered to any person, firm or cor-
poration
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PJILK PLaNT.-(T) A milk plant is any place, or premises or
establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled,
processed, stored, bottled, pasteurized, or prepared for distribution.
HEALTH OFFICER.- (U) The health officer shall be 'taken to
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mean the Health Officer of the City of Paducah in person, or his
authorized representative.
AVERAGE BACTERIAL COUNT.- Average bacterial count shall be
taken to mean the average bacterial count of all samples taken,during
the grading period, including at least four samples taken upon
separate days.
GRADING PERIOD.- (W) The grading period shall be such period
of time as the Health Officer may designate, within which grades
!I shall be determined for all milk and cream supplies, provided that the
grading period shall in no case exceed six (6) months,
DISINFECTANT.- (X) A disinfectant is any germicidal substance,
approved by the Health Officer.
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SECTION 2. THE SALE OF ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED MILK OR I-IILK
PRODUCTS PROHIBITED.- No person, firm, association, or corporation shall n
within the city of Paducah produce, sell., offer or expose for sale, or
have in possession with intent to sell, any milk or milk product which is
adulterated or misbranded.
- SECTION 3. PERP.IITS.- It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, association or corporation to bring into or receive into the City of
Paducah, for sale, or to sell or offer for sale therein, or to have on
hand any milts or milk product, excepting evaporated milk, condensed milk,
condensed skimmed milk, powdered whole milk and powdered skimmed milk,
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who does not possess an unrevoked permit from the Health Officer of the
City of Paducah, and on whose vehicles or in whose place of business
there does not appear in a conspicuous place a placard showing the permit
number in figures at least three inches high and one and one-half inches
wide.
Such a permit may be revoked by the Health Officer upon viola-
tion by the holder of any of the terms of this or any ot%!er health ordi-
ranee of the City of Paducah, provided that the holder of said permit
shall, after complying with such revocation, have the right of appeal
to the Board of Health.
SECTION 4. LABELING AND PLACARDING.- All bottles, cans,
packages, and other containers enclosing milk or any milk product defined'
in this ordinance shall be plainly labeled or marked with (1) the name of
the contents as given in the definitions in this ordinance; (2) the
grade of the contents if said contents are graded under the provisions of
this ordinance; (3) the word "pasteurized" if the contents have been
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pasteurized; (4) the word "raw" if the contents are raw; (5) the
percentage of milk fat if the package or other container encloses adjusted
milk.
Every grocery store, restaurant, cafe, soda fountain or
similar establishment selling or serving milk shall display in a place
designated by the Health Officer, a card furnished by the Health Officer,
stating the grade of the milk at the time when delivered and whether same
is raw or pasteurized.
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SECTION 5. INSPECTION OF DaIRY FAR1.1S AND CALK PLANTS FOR THEA
PURPOSE OF GRADING OR REGRADING.- At least once during each grading
period the Health Officer shall inspect every dairy farm producing milk
I' or cream for consumption within the City of Paducah, and all milk plants
whose milk or cream is intended for consumption within the City of
Paducah. In case the Health Officer discovers the violation of any item
jof sanitation, he shall made a second inspection after a lapse of such
time as he deems necessary for the defect to be remedied but not before
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the lapse of three days, and the second inspection shall be used in
determining the grade of milk or cream.
One copy of the inspection report shall be posted by the
Health Officer in a conspicuous place upon an inside wall of one of
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the dairy farm or milk plant buildings, and said inspection report
shall not be removed by any other person except the Health Officer.
Another copy of the inspection report shall be filed with the records
of the health department. In addition, a written notice shall be
mailed to or left with the owner or manager in the case of violations.
SECTION 6. THE TESTING OF MILK r.ND t:ILK PRODUCTS.- During
each grading period at least four samples of milk or cream from each
dairy farm and each milk plant shall be tested by the Health Officer.
Samples of milk and cream from stores, cafes, soda fountains, restau-
rants and other places where milk products are sold shall be tested
as often as the Health Officer may require. Said tests shall include
the determination of the bacterial count made in conformity with the
standard methods recommended by the American Public Health Associatio ,
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the Health Officer may deem necessary for the detection of adulteratio n.
Notices of bacterial counts shall be given to the producer or dis-
tributor concerned as soon as made, or to any interested person on
request. Samples may be taken by the Health Officer at any time prior)
to the final delivery of the milk or milk products. All stores, cafes),
I restaurants, soda fountains, and other similar places shall furnish
the Health Officer upon his request, the name of the milk distributor
from whom their milk is obtained.
Should the market value of any single sample exceed twenty-five
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cents the city of Paducah, shall pay the distributor therefor.
SECTION 7. THE GRjLUING OF IdILK AND CREAMa.- At least once
)every six (6) months the Health Officer shall .announce through the
(daily press the grades of all milk and cream supplies delivered by ally
producers or distributors and ultimately consumed within the City of
Paducah. Said grades shall be based upon the following standards: The
grading of cream identical with the grading of milk except that the
permissable bacterial limits shall be multiplied five fold in each case.
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+ CERTIFIL+D ISILK:
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Certified milk is milk which conforms with the re-
quirements established and published by the State Board of Health in
ithe State of Kentucky, relating to the production and grading of milk
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las herein defined.
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GRADE "A" RAL! I:iILK:
Grade "A" raw milk is milk whose average bacterial
count as determined under Section 6 of the ordinance does not exceed 50,000
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I. per cubic centimeter, and which is produced upon dairy farms conforming
erith all the following items of sanitation:
COWS: TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHPR DISEASES.- (1) A physical ex-
amination and tuberculin test of all cows shall be made before any milk
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therefrom is sold and at least once every twelve months thereafter by a
i; veterinarian approved by the health Officer. A certificate signed by the
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veterinarian, and filed with the Health Officer, shall be the only valid
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evidence of the above test. Every diseased animal shall be removed from
the herd at once and no milk from diseased cows shall be offered for sale.
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All reacting animals shall be isolated at once and immediately excluded
from the premises. all animals failing to pass the tuberculin test shall
be branded with the letters "T" or "T.B" on the shoulder, hip, oil jaw and
removed at once and slaughtered under the direction of the Health Officer.
Each letter in the brand shall be not less than two inches high and one
and one-half inches wide. herds showing reactors on any test shall be
retested within six months, but no, before the lapse of sixty days.
DAIRY BARNS.:: (2) LIGHTING: All dairy barns shall have at least
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three square feet of window space for each animal.
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�! (3) AIR SPACE: All dairy barns shall have at least five hundred
(500) cubic feet of air space per cow.
(4) FLOOR: Floors and gutters of all dairy barns shall be
constructed of concrete or other impervious or easily cleaned material
approved by the Health Officer and shall be graded to drain properly, and
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shall be kept clean and in good repair.
(5) VdALLS AND CEILINGS: The walls and ceilings of all dairy
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barns shall be whitewashed once each year and painted once every two years,
or finished in a manner approved by the Health Officer, and shall,be kept
clean and in good repair. In case hay or other feed stuffs are stored
above the barn, the ceiling shall be tight.
(6) COPT YARD: All cow yards shall be graded and drained as
well as practicable, and kept clean.
(7) MAPURE DISPOSAL: All manure shall be removed and stored or
disposed of in such manner -as best to prevent the breeding of flies
therein.
(8). BILK HOUSE OR ROOIfi: CONST-,UCTION: There shall be provided
a separate milk house or milk room for the handling and storage of milk,
provided with a tight floor constructed of cement or other impervious
material and graded to provide proper drainage. The walls and ceilings
of the milk house or room shall be of such construction as to permit easy
cleaning* and shall be painted at least once each year or finished in a
manner approved by the Health Officer. The milk house or room shall
be well lighted and all openings effectively screened to prevent the
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entrance of flies, and shall be used for no other purpose than the
handling and storage of milk or milk products and other operations
j� incident thereto. The cleaning and other operations shall be so
located and conducted as to prevent contamination one to the other.
'The milk room shall riot open directly into the barn or into any room
jI used for sleeping or domestic purposes.
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(9). CLEANLINESS AND FLIES: The floors, walls, ceilings and
equipment of the milk house or room shall be kept clean at all times.
All means necessary for the elimination of flies shall be used.
(10) '"TOILET: Every dairy form shall be provided with a sanitary
toilet constructed and operated in accordance with the ordinances of
the City of Paducah.
- ('ll)" '.'TATER SUPPLY: The i -nater supply shall be easily accessible
adequate and of'a safe sanitary quality.
UTENSILS.- (12) 'CON:gHUCTION: All containers or utensils use
in the handling or storage of milk or milk products must be of such
d construction as to be easily cleaned and must be in'good repair.
Joints and'seams shall be soldered flush. All milk pails shall be of
a narrow mouth design approved by the Health Officer.
(13) CLEANING: All containers and other utensils used in the
handling and storing or transportation"of milk and milk products muetl
be thoroughly•cleaned by rinsing with clean water after each usage,
scrubbing in an alkaline solution, and rinsing with clean water.
(14) STERILIZATION: All containers and other utensils used
in the handling, storage or transportation of milic or milk products
shall'betwesn'each usage be sterilized with steam.
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(15) STORAGE: ''All containers and other utensils used in the
handling, storing or "transportation of milk or milk products shall
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be stored so as not to become contaminated until again used.
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(16) HANDLING: After sterilization no container or other mill:
or.milk product utensil shall be handled in such a manner as to permit
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any part of the person or clothing to come in contact with any surface
with which milk or milk products come in contact.
9IP,HING.- (17) Udders and teats: The udders and teats of all
milking cows shall be clean and sponged with a disinfectant immediately
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before milking.
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(18) FLANKS: The flanks of all milking cows shall be kept
free from visible dirt at the time of milking.
(19) MILKERS1 HANDS: Milkers' hands shall be clean, rinsed
with a disinfectant and dried with a clean towel immediately before
Milking. Should the milking operation be interrupted, the milkers,
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hands must be re -disinfected. Wet hand milking.is prohibited.
(20) CLEAN CLOTHING: Milkers shall wear clew -outer garments during
milking.
(21). MILK STOOLS: Milk stools shall be kept clean.
(22) REKOVAL OF 1,=K: Each pail of milk shall be removed immediate-
ly to the milk house. No milk shall be strained in the dairy barn.
(23) COOLING: Milk must be cooled within one hour after milking
to 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less and maintained at or below that tempera -1
ture until delivery, unless it is delivered to a milk plant for pasteuriza-
tion or separation, in which case it must be cooled or pasteurized within
two hours of the time of production.
(24) BOTTLING AND CAPPING: Capping shall preferably be.done by
machine. In case capping is done by hand, the hands shall be disinfected
in a manner approved by the Health Officer before the process of capping
is begun and after each interruption: Caps not purchased in sanitary
containers and kept therein until used shall be kept in dustproof con-
tainers and shall be immersed in an approved disinfectant solution
immediately before use.
PERSONNEL.- (25) HEALTH CERTIFICATES: Every person whose .,iork
brings him or her in regular contact with the production, handling,
storage, or transportation of milk or milk products shall.hold,a certificate
from the Health Officer certifying to the fact that within twelve months
laboratory and other examinations have been made indicating that said
person is free of tuberculosis, that said person is nota carrier of
typhoid fever, and that said person is free of.any disease capable of
being spread through milk supplies.
(26) NOTIFICATION OF DISEASE: Notice shall be sent to the Health
Officer within tti-✓enty-four hours by any milk producer or distributor upon
chose dairy farm any case of sickness or any infectious, contagious or
communicable disease occurs.
GRADE "B" RAPI MILK:
Grade "B" raw milk is milk the average bacterial count of which
at no time prior to delivery exceeds 200,000 per cubic centimeter, and
which is produced upon dairy farms conforming with all the items of
sanitation required for Grade "A" raw milk except (2), (3), (5), or (6),
provided that cleanliness of the barn and cow yard shall in no case be
ogimitted. Item (23) shall apply except that cooling temperature shall be
changed to sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. Item (14) shall apply except
that boiling water may be substituted for steam.
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GRADE "C" RAW TAILK:
Grade "C" raw milk is milk the average bacterial count of which
Iat no time prior to delivery exceeds 1,000,000 per cubic centimeter,
and which is produced upon dairy farms conforming with all the items
IIof sanitation required for Grade "B" raw milk, except
(23) or (25), provided that cleanliness shall in no case be omitted.
GRADE "D" RAW MILK -
Grade "D" raw milk is milk which does not meet the requiremen s
of Grade "C" raw milk, and the average bacterial count of which does
not exceed 5,000,000.
GRAD; "A" PASTEURIZED MILK:
Grade "A° pasteurized milk is a Grade "A" or grade "B" raw
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milk which has been pasteurized, cooled, and bottled in a milk plant
conforming with all of the following items of sanitation and the
average bacterial count of which at no time after pasteurization and
until delivery exceeds 50,000.
BUILDINGS 1iND EQUIP-iiENT. (1) FLOORS. The floors of all roo s
in which milk is handled shall be smooth, impervious, properly drained
and provided with trapped drains and kept clean.
(2) WALLS AND CEILINGS: Walls and ceilings of rooms in
which milk is handled or stored shall be frequently painted with a
light colored paint of finished in a manner approved by the Health
Officer, and kept clean.
(3) DOORS AND WINDO.VS: All openings into the outer air
shall be effectively screened to prevent the access of flies, Doors
shall be self-closing.
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i(4) LIGHTING AND VENTILATION: All rooms shall be well
lighted and ventilated.
(5) PROTECTION FROM CONTARiIN';TION AND FLIES: The vaaious
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milkplant operations shall be so located and conducted as to prevent
liany contamination one to the other. All means necessary for elimina-I
tion of flies shall be used.
(6) TOILET FACILITIES: Every milk plant shall be provided
with toilet facilities conforming with the ordinances of the City of;
Paducah. There shall be at least one room or vestibule not used fori
milk purposes between the toilet room and any room in which milk or
milk products are handled. The doors of all toilet rooms shall be
self-closing. Toilet rooms shall be kept V. a clean condition, in
good repair, and well ventilated. In case privies or earth closets
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are permitted and used, they shall be located at least 100 feet from
the building, and shall be of a sanitaru, type constructed and operated
In conformity with the ordinances of theCityof Paducah.
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(7) WATER SUPPLY: The water supply shall be easily accessible,
adequate and of a safe sanitary quality.
(8) WASH ROOM: A %,;ash room shall be provided, equipped -with
hot running water, soap, and sanitary towels of a type approved by the
Health Officer. The use of a common towel is prohibited.
(9) 14ILK PIPING: Only "sanitary milk piping" of a type which
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can be easily cleaned with a brush shall be used.
(10) CONSTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT: All equipment with which milk
comes in contact shall be constructed in such manner as to be easily
cleaned.
(11) DISPOSAL OF ';9.'.STES. All wastes shall be disposed of in
conformity with the requirements of the Health Officer.
METHODS.- (12) CLEANING A3dD STERILIZING OF CONT,:INERS AND
APPARATUS: All milk containers and milk apparatus shall be thoroughly
cleaned after each usage by rinsing with clean water, then scrubbing in
an alkaline solution, then rinsing with clean vrater, and finally steriliz-
ed in a manner approved by the Health Officer.
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(13) STORAGE OF CONTAINERS: After sterilization all bottles,
cans, and other containers shall be stored in an inverted position in a
clean place protected from contamination.
(14) HANDLING OF CONTaINIRS AND _.PPARATUS: Between sterilization
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and usage all containers and apparatus shall be handled in such manner as
j to prevent any part of the person am clothing from coming in contact with!
any surface with which milk or milk products come in contact.
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(15) Storage of cans: Milk bottle caps shall be purchased and
stored only in sanitary tubes and shall be kept therein until used.
(16) PASTEURIZATION: Pasteurization shall be performed as
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described in the definition section of this ordinance. The time and
temperature record charts shall be preserved for a period of three months
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V cpfd the information of the Health Officer.
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(17) COOLING: All milk not pasteurized upon receipt shall be
immediately cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Farhenheit or less
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and maintained thereat until pasteurized, and all pasteurized milk
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shall be immediately cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Farhenheit
or less and maintained thereat until delivery.
(18)BOTTLING: Bottling shall be done in such a manner as to
prevent any part of the person or clothing from coming in contact with
any surface with which milk or milk products come in contact.
(19) OVERFLOVIMILK: Overflow milk which has become machine
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contaminated shall not be sold for human consumption.
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(20) CAPPING: Capping shall be done by machinery approved by
the Health Officer. Hand capping is prohibited.
(21) TIME OF DELIVhRY: Milk to be consumed in the form of
whole milk shall be delivered to the final consumer within thirty-si
hours of the time of pasteurization.
PERSONNEL.- (22) Every person venose work brings him or her
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of milk or milk products shall hold a certificate from the Health
Officer certifying to the fact that within twelve months laboratory
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and other examin:�tions have been made indicating that said person
is free Of tuberculosis, that said person is not a carrier of typhoi
fever, and that said person is free of any disease capable of being
Spread through milk supplies.
(23) NOTIFICATION OF DISE[aSES: Notice shall be sent to the
Health Officer within twenty-four hours by any milk producer or
distributor upon whose dairy farms any case of sickness or any
ii infections, contagious, or communicable disease occurs.
(24) CLEANLINESS: All persons coming in contact with milk
or milk products containers or equipment, shall wear clean outer
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garments and shall keen their hands clean at all times whale thus
engaged.
GRADE "B" PASTEURIZED],iILK:
GRADE "B" pasteurized milk is Grad "A", "B", or "C" raw
milk which has been pasteurized, cooled and bottled in a milk plant i
conforming with all the items of sanitation required for -Grade "A"
pasteurized milk excepting (2), (4), or (24), and the average
bacterial count of which at no time after pasteurization and prior
to delivery exceeds 100,000.
GRADE "C" PASTEURIZED SILK:
Grade "C" pasteurized milk is pasteurized milk which does nqt
meet the requirements of Grade "B" pasteurized milk, and the aberage
bacterial count of which is no time prior to delivery exceeds
500,000 per cubic centimeter. Grade "C" pasteurized milk shall be
sold for cooking and manufacturing purposes only and every container
thereof shall be marked with the words, "For cooking and manufacturing
purposes only."
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SECTION B.- GRABE9 OF RAVI tIILK ',7HICH T1UST BE PASTEURIZED—
At the expiration of twelve months from the date on which
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this ordinance takes effect, and thereafter all grades of mills except
"Certified" and Grade "A" shall be pasteurized before delivery to
the consumer.
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SECTION 9. SUPPLEIGENTARY REGRADING.- At any time between regular
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announcements of milk grades any producer or distributor may make appli-
cation for regrading his product. `
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In case the applicant's existing low grade is due to excessive
bacterial count, said applicant must be supported by at least two
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bacgeriological examinations made subsequent to the end of the previous
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grading period and indicating, that the quality of the applicant's output
has improved since the last grading announcement and conforms with the
requirements of a higher grade. The samples upon which the said two
analysis are rpade may be brought to the Health Department laboratory by
the applicant.
Upon receipt of a satisfactory application, the Health Officer
shall make at least four bacterological analysis upon samples, collected
by the Health Officer of the applicant's output within a period of not
less than two weeks and not more than three weeks of the date of the
application. The Health Officer shall award a higher grade immediately
in case the said four analysis indicate the necessary quality.
In case the applicant's existing low grade is due to a violation
of an item of sanitation other than bacterial count, said application
must be accompanied by a statement signed by the applicant to the effect
that the violated item of sanitation has been conformed with. 'Nithin one
week of the receipt of such application the Health Officer shall make a
re -inspection of the applicant's establishment and, in case the findings)
,justify, shall award a regrade.
At any time between regular announcements of milk grades the
Health Officer may lower the grade of any milk producer or distributor
if as a result of inspections or milk analysis a lower grade shall be
justified in accordance ,with the terms of this ordinpnce. j
SECTION 10. TRANSFERRING OR DIPPING MILK.- No milk producer
or distributor shall transfer milk or milk products from one container
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to another upon the street or in any vehicle or store or in any place
except a bottling or milk room especial used for that purpose, except
as may be specially permitted by the Health Officer in the case of milk
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being delivered in bulk. The sale of dip milk is hereby expressly
prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for hotels, soda fountains, restaurants;
and similar establishments to sell or serve any whole milk on adjusted
milk except in the original container in which it was received from the
producer or distributor.
SECTION 11. I+iILK NOT TO BE PASTEURIZED OU'T'SIDE OF 1,1CCReCKEN
COUNTY. No milk or cream shall be sold in the City of Paducah that has
been pasteurized outside the county of i.IcCracken, Kentucky, except as may
be authorized by the City Health Officer.
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SECTION 12. SPITTING.- No person shall spit, except into
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a receptable provided for the purpose, in any part of any room, vehicle
or other place used for the sale, storage, handling, or transportation
of milk.
SECTION 13.- VEHICLES.- All vehicles used for the deliver
of milk in the City of Paducah shall be so constructed as to protect
the milk from the sun and from contamination. Such vehicles shall
be kept clean while used in transporting milk or milk products. No
!: substance capable of contaminating milk or milk products shall be
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transported with milk or milk products.
SECTION 14.- DEi,,ATURING I,iISBMiNDED PRODJCTS.- The Health
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Officer shall immediately denature with rennet or some harmless color
ing matter any milk or milk product found misbranded with respect to
grading or sold without a permit.
SECTION 15. REPASTEURIZATION PROHIBITED.- No milk or
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milk products shall be pasteurized more than once.
SECTION 16.- FUTURE DAIRIES AND 1.71LK PLANTS.- All dairies
and milk plants from which milk is supplied to the City of Paducah,
which are hereafter constructed, shall conform in their construction
to the requirements of the Healtn Officer.
SECTION 17. PROSCRIBED I.TILK.- Milk which does not conform
with any one of the grades described in this ordinance shall not be
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sold in the City of Paducah.
SECTION 18. PENALTY.- Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of not less than 435.00 nor
more than 5}50.00 for each offense; and each sale shall constitute
a separate offense.
SECTION 19. REPEAL AND DxTE OF EFFECT.- All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed; and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon its adoption and its publication, as provided by
law.
SECTION 20.- UNCONSTITUTIONALITY CLAUSE.- Should any section,
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paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance be declared
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unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of said
ordinance shall not be affected thereby. Eaeh and every violation of
the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.,
A PROPOSED -0,;r1dTaQrtv'P TO THA; PROPOSED SILK
ORDINANCE FOR TIIE CITY OF P;ICUCAH GOVERNING
THE Iii NUFkiG TUNE BIND SALE OF COUNTRY OR
BUTTER kND COTTAGE CHEESE.
SECTION 1. Grade "A" country or raw butter. All country
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or raw butter sold as an edible or table product for human food in the
City of Paducah, County of BicCracken, State of Kentucky shall conform
to the following items:
(1) All cows from vrr.ich milk or cream is used for the manufact{zre
of this butter must have been recently tuberculin tested.
(2) This butter shall contain not less than BOj1' butterfat,
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not more than 16% moisture, 3 to 4,o salt and 1 to 2`' curd and coloring
matter.
(3) All persons engaged in the manufacture or packing of tris
butter shall present if required by the Health Officer, a certificate
from a competent physician stating that s,.ieh persons are free from
tuberculosis, are not carriers of typhoid fever or other communicable
diseases.
(4) This butter shall be sold only in a sanitary package or
container bearing plainly the words "Grade A country butter" and name
of person, firm or corporation manufacturing same.
(5) Upon proper application oviner, firm or corporation shall
be given a permit by ti --e Health Officer stating that he or they/ may
manufacture and offer for sale, barter or trade country or raw butter
in the City of Paducah, Ky.
SECTION 2. Grade "B" country or raw butter need not conform
to (1), (2) or (3) of Section 1, and shall be sold only in a package
or container bearing plainly the words "Grade B country butter for
cooking purposes only" and name of person, firm or corporation
manufacturing same.
SECTION 3. Grade "C" country or raw butter need not conform
to any of the above items and shall be offered for sale, barter or trade
only to shippers, packers, produce houses or junk dealers, and shall be
plainly labeled "Grade C country butter."
SECTION 4. All cottage c;,ieese sold as an edible or table
product for human food in the City of Paducah, County of LicC.racken,
State of Kentucky, shall conform to the regulations set forth in Section
1, except that the container shall bear plainly the label "Cottage
cheese", date of manufacture and name of person, firm or corporation
manufacturing same.
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SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who sells or offers
for sale, barter or trade any country or raw butter, or cottagecheese
which has not been labeled in accordance with the requirements set
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forth above, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
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punishable with a fine of not less than �N5,00 and not more j
than 025.00, and said 'butter or cottage cheese may be conficated
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by the I3ealth Officer. Each sale shall constitute a separate
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offense.
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