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CLASS II.
Regulations for New Cow-sheds and Dairies.
23. Every new cow-shed shall be a detached building, situate in its own
yard, and not within twenty feet of any inhabited building, and
shall be provided with a paved passage behind the manger at least
three feet in width.
24. Every new cow-shed shall be provided with a quarantine shed,
effectually separated from the cow-shed, for the reception of cows
newly brought on the premises ; and such cows shall be kept in
quarantine for a period of twenty-one days before removing them
into the cow-shed.
25. Every occupier of a cow-shed shall provide a shed to be called the
"Infirmary," which shall be efEeotually separated from the cowshed,
for the reception of cows suffering from contagious disease,
and such cows shall be placed and kept therein until reoovery,
removal, or death takes place.
26. Every dairy shall be well paved With asphalte, iron-stone bricks, or
flag-stones, laid on concrete, and set in cement; the inner walls
and all woodwork shall be covered with hard, smooth, impervious
material to the height of six feet from the ground. The dairy
shall have no direct communication with any inhabited dwelling
room, and there shall not be within it any drain or other communication
with a sewer, nor any water-closet, or privy within or
contiguous to it. The dairy shall, at all times, be kept clean, and
in good order and repair, and it shall not be used for any other
purpose than that for which it is licensed.
27. Every dairy shall be provided with a sufficient number of tables of
slate, marble, galvanized iron, or other impervious material, for
the reception of the vessels containing milk, all of whioh shall be
thoroughly washed and cleansed every morning and evening after
the milk shall have been sent out.
28. Any person who shall make application to the local sanitary authority
for sanction to establish anew the business of a dairyman, shall
furnish with such application a plan of the premises and sections
of the building in which it is proposed to carry on such business,
drawn to the scale of a ¼ -inch to the foot, and showing the provision
made, or proposed to be made, for the drainage, lighting,
ventilation, and water supply of the same ; and shall also furnish
a key-plan of the locality, showing the buildings and streets
within 100 yards of the premises, drawn to the scale of five feet
to the mile.
29. Penalty Clause.
Definition of Terms—Throughout and for the purposes of these bye-laws,
" the premises" shall include all the premises used for the business
of a dairyman ; " cow-shed" shall mean that portion of the premises
wherein cows are stalled or kept; "dairy" shall mean
that portion of the premises which is used for the storage and for
the vending or sale of milk; " occupier" shall be construed to
mean the person owning, renting, or holding, or rated for, premises
where the business of a dairyman is carried on ; and
" dairyman" shall mean any and every person whose business is
the keeping of cows for the production of milk, or whose sole
or chief business is the vending or sale of milk for the food of
man.
The Society, I may add, directed a copy of the proposed byelaws
to be forwarded to the Local Government Board. The
President had already promised his best attention to the subject
on receipt of a copy of my paper, and the Board renewed that
assurance when acknowledging the communication addressed to