Milk Ordinance for the City of South Bend

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ITEM 4r. Dairy barns floors. - The floors and gutters of s%kch parts of all dairy barns in which cows are milked shall be constructed of concrete or other approved impervious and easily cleaned material, shall be graded to drain properly, and shall be kept clean and in good repair. No horses, pigs, fowl, calves, etc- shall be permitted in parts of the barn used for milking. ITEM 5r. Dairy barn, walls and ceilings. - The walls and ceil- ings of all dairy barns shall be whitewashed once each year or painted once every 2 years, or oftener, if necesoary, or finished in an approved manner, and shall be kept clean and in good repair. In case there is a second story above that part of the barn in which cows are milked, the ceiling shall be tight. If the feed room adjoins the milking space, it shall be separated therefrom by.a dust -tight partition and door. No feed shall be stored in the milking portion of the barn. ITEM 6r. Dairy barn, cow yard. - All cowyards shall be graded and drained as well as practicable and kept clean. ITEM 7r. Manure disposal. - 1A11 manure shall be removed and stored or disposed of in such manner as best to prevent the breeding of flies therein or the access of cows to piles thereof. ITEM 8r. Mill: house or room, construction. - There shall be provided a milk house or milk room in which the cooling, handling, and storing of milk and milk products and the washing, ba* e�icidal treatment, and storing of milk containers and utensils shall be done. (a) The milk house or room shall be provided with a tight floor constructed of concrete or other impervious material, in good repair, and graded to provide proper drainage. (b) It shall have walls and ceilings of such construction as to permit easy cleaning, and shall be well painted or finished in an approved manner. (c) It shall be well lighted and ventilated. (d) It shall have all openings effectively screened including outvrard- opening, self- closing doors, unless other effective means are provided to prevent the entrance of flies. (e) It shall be used for no other purposes than those specified above except as may be approved by the health officer; shall not open directly into a stable or into any room used for domestic purposes; shall have water piped into it; shall be provided with adequate facilities for t he heating of water for t he cleaning of utensils; shall be equipped with two- compartment stationary wash and rinse vats. - 8 -