A.
No person affected with typhoid fever, scarlet fever,
diphtheria, sore throat, diarrhea, suppurative process, infectious
skin eruption or any other communicable disease or condition which
may be transmitted or who is a carrier of the causative agent of any
such disease shall handle or be employed in the handling of milk or
milk products.
B.
Persons conducting the business of processing, manufacturing,
collecting, storing, shipping, transporting or importing milk or milk
products by virtue of licenses issued under the provisions of this
chapter shall notify the Health Department immediately when any case
of contagious, infectious or communicable disease occurs or when a
carrier of the causative agent of any such disease is found on any
dairy or in any milk plant where their supplies of milk or milk products
are produced, handled, processed or manufactured.
A.
Examination of cows. Cows that are determined by a
licensed veterinarian to be a menace, for any cause, to the health
of the consumers of the milk shall not be used in the production of
milk for human consumption and shall be isolated immediately from
the milk herd. Cows shall be physically examined by a licensed veterinarian
of the State of New Jersey, or other jurisdiction wherein the cows
are maintained, at least once a year, and a certificate showing results
of such examination shall be placed and kept on file for a period
of one year at the milk plant to which the milk is delivered by the
producer. These records shall at all times be open to inspection to
the Health Department.
B.
Cows not tuberculin-tested prohibited. No person shall
ship, transport, import, export, offer for sale, resale or distribution
to consumers or for manufacture as ice cream within this City any
milk or cream unless such milk or cream is produced by cows which
have successfully passed an authorized tuberculin test made under
the individual accredited herd plan or modified accredited area plan
if the herds within the modified area supplying milk to the City have
been tested within three years under cooperative supervision of the
state and United States Department of Agriculture.
C.
Brucellosis testing. All dairy animals shall be tested
for brucellosis, and milk shall be disposed of in accordance with
tests and procedures acceptable to the State Department of Health
and as enumerated in Title 24 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey,
as amended and supplemented (N.J.S.A. 24:10-15, Subdivision 6).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 24:10-15 was repealed
by Chapter 62 of the Laws of 1964. See now N.J.S.A. 24:10-57.21.
D.
Cleanliness of cows. The flanks, udders and teats
of all milking cows shall be clean at the time of milking.
The hands of the milkers must be washed clean
just prior to milking and kept clean during the process of milking.
Milkers and milk handlers shall wear clean,
washable outer garments while engaged in handling milk.
Cow stables shall be well ventilated. At least
two square feet of window light shall be provided in cow stables to
each 500 cubic feet of air space. The floors and gutters of all barns
in which cows are kept and milked shall be constructed of concrete
or other impervious material which can be easily cleaned and shall
be graded properly. The floors and gutters shall be kept in good repair
and in clean condition. Manure shall be removed from the stable daily
to a point at least 50 feet away from the stable and shall be made
inaccessible to the cows. Liquid matter must be absorbed and removed
with the manure or conveyed at least 50 feet from the stable by means
of an approved drainage system and disposed of in a manner that will
not create a nuisance. The keeping of horses, pigs, fowl or animals
other than dairy animals in the immediate part of the stable used
for dairy purposes is prohibited. Manure or bedding from horse stalls
shall not be taken into the cow stable for any purpose. Cow beds shall
be of proper dimension for sanitary stabling of cattle.
The side walls and ceilings of cow stables shall
be so constructed that they can be kept reasonably free from accumulations
of dust and dirt and shall be maintained in a clean condition.
Cow yards shall be graded and drained so that
liquid wastes will not accumulate and shall be kept reasonably clean.
A.
A suitable milk house or milk room, approved by the
Health Department, shall be provided for the cooling, handling, bottling
and storage of milk or milk products and for the proper storage of
milk utensils and for the operations incident thereto, and shall not
be used for other purposes. The milk house or milk room shall be separate
and apart from barns and other buildings. In those cases in which
milk houses or milk rooms have been constructed in connection with
stables, there shall be no direct opening between the milk rooms and
the stables. The milk house or milk room shall be well lighted and
ventilated, and all openings shall be effectively screened to prevent
the entrance of flies. The milk house or milk room shall be provided
with self-closing doors. The milk house or milk room shall be provided
with a tight-fitting floor, constructed of concrete or some other
impervious material, and shall be properly drained and kept clean.
The walls and ceilings of the milk house or milk room shall be constructed
so as to permit proper cleaning and shall be kept clean. The immediate
surroundings of the milk house or milk room shall be free from accumulations
of liquid or solid waste materials, which are subject to decomposition.
Approved refrigerating facilities or a storage vat of sufficient capacity
to hold all cans of milk to be cooled or stored and of sufficient
depth to bring the water to the neck of the can must be provided.
Storage vats or cooling tanks shall be constructed of concrete, metal,
wood (metal lined), or other impervious material. It must be provided
with a suitable drain so as to facilitate changing the water and cleaning.
The water in such vat must be kept clean and fresh, and a plentiful
supply of uncontaminated water shall be provided.
B.
In the case of new buildings or alteration of existing
buildings or the change of any equipment wherein there is to be established
or is already established, plans and specifications shall be submitted
to the Health Department for approval.
When a milk house is located more than 100 feet
distant from the cow stable, a straining room shall be provided near
the cow stable. A straining room shall meet the same requirements
as a milk house, except that no cooling facilities are required in
a straining room.
The milk from each cow shall be immediately
removed from the cow stable to the milk house or straining room.
Uncooled morning milk and cooled evening milk
shall be delivered by producers to the milk plant not later than 10:00
a.m.
Milk or cream produced in the afternoon of the
day and delivered to the distributor during the morning of the following
day shall, for the purpose of this section, be considered as having
been produced on the day of delivery.
Cooled night milk and uncooled morning milk
shall not be mixed.
All producers producing milk for the consumption
in the City shall immediately cool all night milk to 50º F. or
lower.
Milking pails, cans and other utensils used
in the handling or storage of milk or milk products shall not be used
for any other purpose and shall be made of smooth, well-finished metal
or other approved material and of such construction as to be easily
cleaned and shall be kept in good repair. Joints and seams shall be
flush. Metal receptacles or utensils which are rusted on the surfaces
which come in contact with the milk or milk products shall not be
used in the handling of milk or milk products. Milking stools shall
be kept in a clean condition and shall be constructed of impervious
material. Metal strainers shall be so constructed that they can be
readily cleansed after being used. Suitable single strainer cloths
shall be used and destroyed after one service. No milk containers
shall be collected from any premises where there exists a case of
infectious, contagious or communicable disease, except under such
conditions and regulations as are specified by the local Board of
Health or Health Department having jurisdiction.
A.
All containers, milking machines and other utensils
used in the handling, storage or transportation of milk or milk products
shall be thoroughly cleansed after each use and shall be scalded with
hot water, or by some other method which will result in the same degree
of cleanliness, before milk or milk products are again allowed to
come in contact with them.
B.
All containers and other utensils used in the handling,
storage or transportation of milk or milk products shall be stored
so as not to become contaminated before again being used. Where such
use applies to dairies, all such equipment shall be stored in the
milk house. Nonrusting racks for the draining and storage of containers
and utensils shall be provided.
There shall be an adequate supply of water which
shall be free from contamination.
No person shall maintain, use or permit to be
used any privy or other receptacle for human excrement, unless such
privy or other receptacle is so constructed and maintained that flies
cannot gain access to the excremental matter contained therein, and
unless such excremental matter shall at all times be prevented from
flowing over or upon the surface of the ground. Every privy or other
receptacle for human excrement located within 100 feet of any stream,
the waters of which are used for drinking or domestic purposes, shall
be provided with a watertight vault.
Cattle dealers and dairymen, as defined in this
chapter, shall meet all the regulations of the Health Department with
reference to the business of buying and selling cattle insofar as
such business relates to the production of milk for sale or distribution
in the City.
No producer-dealer, dealer or owner shall engage
any additional or new dairies nor shall any existing or new dairies
be permitted to operate until said operator or owner shall first notify
the Health Department in writing of the name and address of said additional
or new dairy from which such milk or milk products will be procured
and such additional or new dairy shall comply fully with the terms
of this chapter.
