1718
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

(c.) The material of which the floor is constructed shall be carried up the wall to a height of not less than three inches in such manner that the angles between floor and the walls are rounded off.

(d.) The ceiling or roof shall be constructed with a smooth surface and so as to be dust-proof.

(e.) Ventilation openings or windows shall be provided in at least two walls, and the total area of such openings shall be not less than one-eighth part of the total floor area. Such openings or windows shall be so fitted with wire gauze (or other suitable material) as to exclude flies.

(4.) The last preceding subclause shall not apply to premises which at the time of the coming into force of these regulations are in use for the treatment or storage of milk if such premises are, in the opinion of the local authority, in a satisfactory sanitary condition, and the rooms used for the preparation or storage of milk are constructed in an approved manner.

(5.) No person shall sell milk or prepare or store milk for sale in any place in which is stored, kept, or sold, any kerosene, vegetables, fish, meat (except vegetables, fish, and meat in hermetically sealed packages), or any other substance by which milk is or is liable to be contaminated; or in any room which is used as a living-room or kitchen, or as a sleeping-room, or which opens directly off any sleeping-room; or in any room which is in direct communication with or liable to contamination from any privy, urinal, stable, or pigsty, or which has in it any opening into any drain or sewer.

(6.) Every person who sells milk shall provide, for the purpose of cleansing all vessels and apparatus under his control which come in contact with the milk, a suitable and sufficient supply of cold and of boiling water.

Handling of Milk.

(7.) It shall be the duty of every person who carries on the business of a dairyman, or who is in charge of any premises in which milk is sold, or is treated or stored for sale, to enforce the observance of clause 4 of these regulations by every person employed in such business, or on such premises.

(8.) No person shall milk any cow, or cause or suffer any cow under his control to be milked, for the purpose of obtaining milk for sale—

(a.) Unless at the time of milking the udder and teats of the cow are clean;

(b.) Unless the hands of the person milking such cow have been washed immediately prior to milking and are clean and free from contamination or infection.

(9.) Every person who sells milk shall at all times keep clean every place in which such milk is sold, and all furniture, fittings, appliances, and vehicles used in connection with the sale of milk.

(10.) No person shall apply to his mouth or drink from any vessel or utensil which contains or which comes in contact with any milk for sale.

(11.) Every person who sells milk shall protect such milk from dirt and dust, and from contamination by flies or any animal.

(12.) No person shall keep, measure, carry, or deliver any milk for sale, or cause or suffer any such milk to be kept, measured, carried, or delivered in any vessel which is not clean.

(13.) No person shall use any vessel with rough or broken or rusty edges or surface for containing, measuring, or carrying any milk for sale.

(14.) No person shall use for containing, measuring, storing, or conveying milk for sale any vessel unless it is so constructed as to permit of every part of the interior of the vessel being seen and adequately cleansed, and unless it is provided with a lid or covering which shall protect the interior from dust or rain, or contamination by flies or any animal.

(15.) No person shall use, or cause or suffer to be used, for closing or for helping to close any churn, tin, or other vessel containing milk for sale, any rag, or canvas, or any material which is absorbent or is liable to contaminate milk.

(16.) Every person who receives or delivers milk for retail sale shall, as soon as possible after emptying, cleanse or cause to be cleansed every part of any vessel within his control in which such milk has been carried.