✨ Dairy Regulations
FEB. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 287
shall enter without delay particulars of all large cattle
brought or kept from time to time upon the dairy premises,
and shall also enter in such register particulars of the man-
ner in which such cattle are disposed of by him. Such
register shall also contain such particulars as are neces-
sary to identify such cattle individually, and shall also
contain the names and addresses of the persons from whom
such cattle may have been purchased or acquired, and of
the persons to whom any such cattle may be sold or dis-
posed of.
Inspection of Cattle in Dairies.
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The Inspector shall from time to time visit the
cowshed, and as far as possible the whole of the dairy
premises, of each registered dairyman, for the purpose of
inspecting the cattle milked, stalled, or kept there. -
The Inspector shall, so far as possible, inspect each
and every one of the cattle usually milked or stalled
in such cowshed, or kept on such dairy premises, with a
view to discovering whether or not any one of them is
diseased, or is in an unhealthy condition, and for this pur-
pose may appoint any person to act on his behalf with all
the powers of the Inspector. -
If the Inspector, or the person appointed by him for
the purpose, shall be of opinion that any one or more of the
said cattle is or are diseased, or is or are in an unhealthy condi-
tion, the Inspector shall serve upon such dairyman a notice in
writing, specifying, or describing the cow or cows which is or
are diseased or is or are in such unhealthy condition, and shall
also, if in his opinion the state of the cattle or any of them
is such as to warrant the course, certify in such notice that
the sale of the milk from the dairy premises of such dairyman
or from the specified cow or cows is likely to endanger the
public health. Such notice shall be in the Form C in the
Schedule hereto. A copy thereof shall be immediately trans-
mitted to the Clerk. -
After service of such notice upon the dairyman, and
thenceforth until notification to him of the cancellation of
the Inspector's certificate as hereinafter mentioned, the said
dairyman
(a.) Shall not mix any milk from the said dairy pre-
mises or from the said cow or cows, as the case
may be, with other milk.
(b.) Shall not sell or use for human food any such milk.
(c.) Shall not sell or use for the food of swine or other
animals any such milk unless and until it shall
have been boiled.
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tioned, such dairyman may serve a notice on the Inspector,
(a.) Stating that all the cattle on the said dairyman's
dairy premises are free from disease or are in a
healthy condition; or
(b.) Stating (if such be the case) that the said cattle
have been inspected by a veterinary surgeon
(whose name and address shall be set out in such
notice), and that such veterinary surgeon is of
opinion that the specified cattle are not diseased,
or are not in an unhealthy condition, or as the
case may be.
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Upon receipt of such notice the Inspector shall, with
the least possible delay, make a fresh inspection. -
In case the dairyman's notice shall be to the effect
stated in Regulation 16, (b), the Inspector shall be accom-
panied by some person who, in the opinion of such Inspector,
shall be a veterinary surgeon, to be selected by him, and
they shall jointly inspect such cattle. The dairyman shall
be notified by the Inspector of such proposed inspection at
least twenty-four hours prior thereto, and he shall be entitled
to attend such inspection with a veterinary surgeon, and
confer as to the health and condition of the cattle. Within
twenty-four hours after making such inspection the veterinary
surgeon accompanying the Inspector shall notify him in
writing whether any, and, if so, which, of the said cattle are
suffering from any, and, if so, what, disease. -
The decision of the veterinary surgeon appointed by
the Inspector shall be final, and, if his notice shall render it
necessary, the Inspector shall serve upon the dairyman an
amended notice in pursuance thereof. -
At any time after receipt of such last-mentioned
notice, such dairyman may notify the Inspector that the
requisitions thereof have been complied with, and the In-
spector shall thereupon make a further inspection. Pro-
vided always that no Inspector shall be compellable to inspect
any dairy premises more than three times in any one month
or four times in any two months. -
If and so soon as it shall be made to appear to the
Inspector from any inspection, or from any such notice of
the veterinary surgeon accompanying him, that the requisi-
tions (if any) which shall have been made have been com-
plied with, or have from any cause whatever become undesir-
able or unnecessary, and that the danger to the public health
has ceased to exist, he shall thereupon cancel his certificate,
and shall immediately transmit to the said dairyman a notice
in writing to that effect signed by him. Such notice shall
be in the Form D in the Schedule hereto.
Construction, &c., and Water-supply of Dairies, Cow-
sheds, &c.
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It shall not be lawful for any person following the
trade of dairyman to begin to occupy as a dairy or cowshed
any building not so occupied at the commencement of these
regulations, except in compliance with the following pro-
visions. -
Every such person shall, either before or after the
completion of such new building, notify to the Inspector in
writing—
(a.) His intention to occupy such building as a cow-
shed or as a dairy.
(b.) The dimensions of such building, and the provisions
made for lighting, ventilating, cleansing, and
draining the same.
(c.) In the case of cowsheds, the number of cattle pro-
posed to be daily milked in such building, and
whether once or twice a day.
In the case of dairies, the number and dimen-
sions of shelves, tables, and other conveniences
where it is proposed to store milk, and the quantity
of milk proposed to be from time to time stored
there.
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The Inspector shall as soon as possible, but within
one month after receipt of such notice, and either after
or without inspecting the said building, if in his opinion the
circumstances so require, notify such person that the con-
struction or the use proposed to be made or the contem-
plated occupation of the building so constructed or proposed
to be constructed is objectionable, as being contrary in some
respect to some or one of these regulations, or conducive to
an unsanitary condition, or likely to endanger the public
health. And the Inspector shall in such notice specify by
what means the objection or objections to such building or
such proposed use or occupation thereof may be removed or
done away with. -
If the Inspector shall notify the applicant in writing
that the construction, or the use proposed to be made, or the
contemplated occupation of the building so constructed,
does not appear to be objectionable; or if the Inspector
shall for one month fail or omit to give any notice under
Regulation 24, the applicant shall be entitled to be regis-
tered in accordance with these regulations in respect of such
building. -
It shall not be lawful for any person to use or occupy
such building unless and until he shall have complied with
such notice (if any) and received a certificate under Regula-
tion 6. Neither the failure or omission by the Inspector
to give any notice, nor the giving of any such notice as is
mentioned in Regulation 25, shall be deemed to preclude
any proceedings being taken against any such person under
these regulations or otherwise in respect of such buildings or
the use or occupation thereof. -
It shall not be lawful for any person following the
trade of dairyman to occupy or use as a dairy or cowshed
any building, whether so occupied or used at the commence-
ment of these regulations or not, if and so long as the con-
struction, lighting, and ventilation, including air-space, and
the cleansing, drainage, and water-supply thereof, are not in
conformity with the requirements of these regulations.
(a.) In every cowshed the available air-space for each
cow milked, or ox, bull, or calf stalled there, as the
case may be, shall be not less than 500 cubic
feet.
(b.) The ground-space of every such cowshed, including
the stalls, shall be floored or coated with a good
and substantial flooring or coating of proper ce-
ment or bricks, and shall be constructed with
open drains or gutters running the whole length
thereof along and immediately behind the stalls.
(c.) No such cowshed shall be constructed with more than
two parallel rows of stalls.
(d.) Every cowshed and dairy shall be lighted, ventilated,
and cleansed to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
(e.) Every such cowshed and dairy, and all the internal
fittings of every such cowshed and dairy other
than the floor, shall be coated in a good, proper,
and workmanlike manner with a sufficient coat-
ing of lime whitewash, and shall be recoated in a
similar manner at intervals not exceeding twelve
months.
(f.) All droppings, manure, excrement, filth, and other
impurities or offensive matter shall be scraped,
swept, or otherwise collected together and re-
moved, otherwise than by the use of water, from
all cowsheds, in the case of cowsheds used
merely for the daily milking of cattle, directly
after every such milking, and, in the case of all
other cowsheds, at intervals throughout the day.
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Regulations for Inspection of Milk and Dairies
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🏥 Health & Social Welfare9 February 1895
Milk Inspection, Dairies, Public Health, Registration, Local Boards, Cattle Inspection, Disease Control, Water Supply, Building Standards