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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Register
cattle.

19. It shall be the duty of all dairymen or herdsmen or pri-
vate individuals supplying milk to cities, towns and villages
to register their herds or cattle with the Live Stock Sanitary
Board, in violation of which the parties offending shall be
fined not less than $1 nor more than $20 for each offense.
20. It shall be the duty of the Live Stock Sanitary Board,

Inspect
premises.

to have inspected at least annually, without notice to the
owner or those in charge of any dairy or parties supplying
milk, as named in section 19 of this article, 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 the
premises shall conform to the following sanitary rules:
Rule 1. No building or shed shall be used for stabling cows

Buildings to
be used.

for dairy purposes, which is not well lighted and well venti-
lated, and which is not provided with sufficient feed-trough or
box, 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, urinal, inhabited

Sanitary
measures
adopted.

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, hug, sheep or
goat be kept in any room used for such purposes.

Rule 3. It shall be the duty of each person using any prem-

Kept clean
and in good
repair.

ises for keeping cows for dairy purposes, to keep such prem-
ises 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 prem-

Buildings to
be kept
clean.

ises for keeping cows for dairy purposes, to cause the building
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

Proride and
use recep-
tacles.

for dairy purposes, shall provide and use a sufficient number
of receptacles, made of non-absorbent materials for the recep-
tion, 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 k»pt.