View report page

42
PART VI.
Special Provisions applicable to Cowkeepers.
22.—(1) Every cowkeeper shall cause every part of the interior of
every cowshed in his occupation to be thoroughly cleansed from time to
time, as often as may be necessary to secure that such cowshed shall
be at all times reasonably clean and sweet.
(2) He shall cause the ceiling or interior of the roof and the walls
of every such cowshed to be properly lime-washed or sprayed with lime
or otherwise disinfected twice at least in every year, that is to say,
once during April or May and once during September or October, and
at such other times as may be necessary:
Provided that this requirement shall be deemed to be satisfied as
regards any part of such ceiling or walls which is properly painted or
varnished or constructed or covered with tiles or other smooth washable
material if that part is properly washed from time to time as often
as may be necessary to keep it clean.
(3) He shall cause all dung and other offensive matter to be removed
from any cowshed in his occupation in which cows are milked at least
once in every day.
(4) He shall not cause any dung or offensive matter to be so placed
as to render uncleanly the access to any cowshed or milk room.
23. Every cowkeeper shall cause the following precautions to be taken
in connection with the milking of cows, viz.:—
(i) The milking shall be carried out in a good and proper light
whether in the daytime or in the hours of darkness.
(ii) Before milking is begun, all dirt in or around the flanks, udder
and teats of each cow shall be removed, and the udder and
teats shall be cleansed by being thoroughly rubbed with a
clean damp cloth.
(iii) The hands of the milker shall be thoroughly washed and dried
before milking and shall throughout the milking be kept
clean, free from contamination and, as far as practicable,
dry.
(iv) All milking stools shall be kept thoroughly clean.
(v) As soon as possible after milking, the milk of each cow shall
be removed from the cowshed to a suitable milk room or shall
be placed in a covered receptacle.
(vi) No dry bedding or other dusty matter shall be moved in the
cowshed during the milking or within half an hour before
the milking commences, except so far as may be necessary
for the removal of dung.
24.—(1) Every cowkeeper shall, without any delay other than that
caused by any process of straining or centrifugalisation to which it may
be subjected, cause the milk to be cooled to a temperature not more than
five degrees Fahrenheit higher than the temperature of the water
supply available for cooling : Provided that this requirement shall not
apply—
(i) where the milk is delivered by road without delay to a
ing station provided with adequate facilities for cooling milk
to a temperature not exceeding fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit;
or
(ii) where the milk is used for the manufacture of butter, cream,
cheese or other miik products at the premises where it is
produced or is supplied to some other person for this purpose;
or