JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1513

Places for the Preparation, Storage, and Sale of Food and Drugs.

18. Every place used for or in connection with the sale, manufacture, preparation, storage, or packing of food or of drugs for sale—
(1.) Shall be lighted and ventilated as prescribed by by-law by the local authority or, in the absence of such by-law, then to the satisfaction of an officer ;
(2.) Shall, if any waste liquids are produced therein, be provided with drainage to the satisfaction of the local authority ;
(3.) Shall at all times be kept clean, free from foul odours, and so far as practicable free from rats, mice, insects, and other vermin ;
(4.) Shall have properly constructed walls, floors, and roofs, which shall be kept in good repair ;
(5.) Shall, so far as practicable, be used for that purpose only; and no place shall be so used which is at any time used as a sleeping-apartment, or in which any animal is kept, or which is or has been used for any purpose which would be likely to contaminate such food or to affect injuriously its wholesomeness or cleanliness.

19. The owner or occupier of premises used for the manufacture, preparation, storage, or packing of any food for sale which by reason of situation, construction, or disrepair are in a condition whereby such food may be exposed to contamination or taint or may become dirtied or deteriorated shall, on receipt of a notice signed by the Medical Officer of Health requiring him so to do, cease to use, or shall reconstruct, or shall repair the premises as directed in (and within the time specified in) the notice.

Preparation and Storage of Food and Drugs.

20. (1.) Food or drugs for sale and every receptacle and appliance used for or in connection with the sale, or the manufacture, preparation, storage, or packing of any food or drug for sale, shall at all times be kept clean and free from contamination by damp or by foul odours, and shall be protected as far as practicable from access by rats, mice, and other vermin, from flies or other insects, and from dust.
(2.) Every person who sells any food which is ordinarily consumed in the state or condition in which it is sold shall, while it is in his possession or under his control, protect such food from dust and flies and any unwholesome matter by storage in covered receptacles, by covering with gauze, or by other effectual means. Fruit and vegetables commonly eaten in an uncooked state shall be protected from flies, dust, and unwholesome matter in such manner as the local authority may by by-law direct, or, in the absence of such by-law, then to the satisfaction of an officer.
(3.) No person shall sell any food so packed that it can come into contact with paper or other material that is not clean.
(4.) No person shall use any receptacle, appliance, or vehicle in connection with the preparation, manufacture, storage, packing, carriage, or delivery of any food for sale unless such receptacle, appliance, or vehicle is constructed of such material and in such manner as to be easily cleansed and kept clean.
(5.) Receptacles, appliances, and vehicles which are used in the carriage or delivery of any food shall at all times be kept clean ; no such receptacle, appliance, or vehicle shall at any time be used for the carriage of any matter whereby the wholesomeness, cleanliness, and freedom from contamination of any food carried or usually carried therein would be or might be endangered.
(6.) No person shall use for the preparation of food for sale any vessel or copper which is used for boiling clothes, or for any other purpose which may contaminate or taint such food.
(7.) No person shall keep, carry, spread, or use, or suffer to be kept, carried, spread, or used, any preparation containing arsenic, strychnine, or other poison, so as to expose any food intended for sale to risk of contamination therewith ; but nothing herein shall prevent the proper use of spraying-mixtures containing any of these poisons for the purpose of controlling the attacks of insects or other pests upon fruit or vegetables.
(8.) In every bar, restaurant, dining-room, tea-room, refreshment stall or booth, and in every place where food or drink is sold, all drinking-vessels and other table appliances shall be thoroughly washed after use, and shall be kept clean ; and no such vessel or appliance

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