2076 ARTICLE 58;

Dairies.

An. Code, sec. 20. 1904, sec. 20. 1898, ch. 306, sec. 19. 1916, ch. 337.

24. It shall be the duty of all dairymen or herdsmen or individuals
making a business of supplying milk to cities, towns and villages or else-
where, to register their herds or cattle with the State Board of Agricul-
ture, in violation of which the parties offending shall be fined not less
than one dollar nor more than twenty for each offense.

For a case affirming State v. Broadbelt, 89 Md. 575, and upholding validity of an
ordinance of city of Baltimore regulating sale of milk, see Creaghan v. Baltimore,
132 Md. 456.

This section and sec. 25, are a valid and constitutional exercise of police power.
They do not deprive dairymen of equal protection of law. Object of these sections.
State v. Broadbelt, 89 Md. 575.

As to " pure and skimmed milk," see art. 27, sec. 279.

An. Code, sec. 21. 1904, sec. 21. 1898, ch. 306, sec. 20. 1916, ch, 337.

25. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Agriculture to have
inspected at least annually without notice to the owner or those in charge
of any dairy, or the parties supplying milk as named in Section 24 the
premises wherein cows are kept, and if such premises are found in an
unsanitary condition, the said Board may prohibit the sale and shipment
of milk from such premises until such time as such premises shall conform
to the following sanitary rules:

Rule 1. No building or shed shall be used for stabling cows for dairy
purposes which is not well lighted and ventilated, and which is not pro-
vided with sufficient feed troughs or boxes, and suitable floor, laid with
proper grades and channels to immediately carry off all drainage; and if
a public sewer abuts the premises upon which such building is situated,
they shall be connected therewith whenever the Inspector considers such
sewer connection necessary.

Rule 2. No water closet, privy, cesspool or urinal, inhabited room or
workshop shall be located within any building or shed used for stabling
cows for dairy purposes, or for the storage of milk or cream; nor shall any
fowl, hog, sheep or goat be kept in any room used for such purposes.

Rule 3. It shall be the duty of each person using any premises for
keeping cows for dairy purposes to keep such premises thoroughly clean
and in good repairs and well painted or whitewashed at all times.

Rule 4. It shall be the duty of each person using any premises for
keeping cows for dairy purposes to cause the buildings in which cows are
kept to be thoroughly cleaned, and remove all dung from the premises so
as to prevent its accumulation in great quantities.

Rule 5. Any person using any premises for keeping cows for dairy
purposes shall provide and use a sufficient number of receptacles, made
of nonabsorbent materials for the reception, storage and delivery of milk,
and shall cause them at all times to be cleaned and purified, and shall
cause all milk to be removed without delay from the rooms in which cows
are kept.