The opening of bottles and single-service paper
containers of milk, cream or fluid milk products shall be provided
with a cap or other acceptable device which will satisfactorily protect
the milk, cream or fluid milk products from contamination, completely
and effectively cover the pouring lip of the bottle or single-service
paper container and be of such type that its removal and replacement
is capable of being readily detected.
Any person shipping milk shall thoroughly cleanse
the container used for transporting the milk before the milk is placed
therein. Any person to whom milk is shipped shall, before returning
to the shipper the container used for transporting the milk, remove
all milk from the container and thoroughly rinse it with pure water.
No person having custody of a container for
milk intended for distribution or sale shall place or permit to be
placed therein any article or substance other than milk or its products,
or pure water or other similar agent for cleansing such container.
No person shall send, return or deliver to any
producer, wholesaler or retailer of milk any container for milk containing
any article or substance other than milk or its products.