ICE CREAM AND CONFECTIONERY.1

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.

Ice Cream, Ices, Etc.-Sale from Vehicles. (Ord. 330, May 14, 1917.)

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, vend, or peddle ice cream, ices, or other frozen dainties from any wagon, pushcart, or vehicle within the city of Bakersfield without first having procured a permit as provided for in this ordinance.

SEC. 2. Before any person, firm, or corporation shall procure a permit to engage in, or carry on the business of, or perform any act or acts necessary for the selling, vending, or peddling of ice cream, ices, or other frozen dainties, in cones, cornucopias, or otherwise, from any wagon, pushcart, or other vehicle within the city of Bakersfield application must be made to the health officer of said city for a permit to do so, and if the said health officer is satisfied that said wagon, pushcart, or vehicle is properly screened to protect the contents thereof from flies, with a screen door at one side, which can be tightly and se curely fastened, and that same has a small screen wicket provided with strong spring hinges placed at one side of the driver for the outgoing cones and cornucopias and the intake of money, and that said wagon, pushcart, or vehicle is and can be kept in a cleanly and sanitary condition, said health officer will then issue such permit to so sell, vend, or peddle ice cream, ices, or other frozen dainties. SEC. 3. No permit shall be issued for a longer period than 90 days, and the same may be revoked at any time when such wagon, pushcart, or vehicle is not kept or maintained in a cleanly and sanitary condition.

SEC. 4. All cones and cornucopias so used shall comply with the rules, regu lations, and requirements of the State board of health of the State of Callfornia and rules of the health department of the city of Bakersfield.

SEC. 5. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine in the sum not exceeding $50, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

MAYWOOD, ILL.

Ice Cream and Ices-Manufacture, Care, and Sale. Soda Fountains-Cleanliness-Sterilization of Utensils. (Ord. June 12, 1919.)

SECTION 1. Sale of ice cream and harmful ingredients.—It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to manufacture, sell, or deliver or offer for sale or delivery any ice cream or frozen ices in the village of Maywoo! which contain any poisonous, impure, or unwholesome ingredients or preservatives or which are in a decomposed, poisonous, impure, or unwholesome condition.

It shall be unlawful to make, sell, or deliver in the village of Maywood .ce cream or fruit ices from other substances than eggs, milk, cream, condensed milk, fruits, gelatin, nuts, and harmless flavoring and coloring matters.

1 See also Foodstuffs, eating and drinking places, food establishments, soda fountain and ice-cream parlors, p. 150.

Only such milk and cream may be used in the manufacture of ice cream for sale, delivery, or consumption in the village of Maywood as has been produced, prepared, and handled according to the standards prescribed in an ordinance entitled "An ordinance to license and regulate the production, care, and sale of milk and cream in the village of Maywood."

Only such fruits and nuts may be used in the manufacture of ice cream as are sound, clean, mature, and nonrancid.

SEC. 2. Standards of fat and bacteria content.-It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale in the village of Maywood any ice cream which contains less than 8 per cent of milk fat. Such ice cream shall be free from bacteria in excessive numbers.

SEC. 3. Old or melted ice cream not to be sold or refrozen.-It shall be unlawful to refreeze any ice cream or frozen ices which have melted and to sell or offer for sale any such ice cream or ices which have been frozen.

SEC. 4. Ice-cream cones to be wholesome.-No person, firm, or corporation shall give, deliver, sell, or offer for sale any ice-cream cones which are made under insanitary conditions or in any unclean manner or which contain any ingredients which are unwholesome or deleterious to health.

SEC. 5. Character of receptacle for storage and transport.-No person, firm, or corporation shall keep or store ice cream for sale or disposal or transport the same over any street, alley, or way in the village of Maywood except in a receptacle which is clean, dust proof, and fly proof. Such storage receptacles shall be kept in a location and in a manner which is satisfactory to the health department.

SEC. 6. Storage of ice-cream cones and pails.-All ice-cream cones, fiber pails, and other containers used in the sale or delivery of ice cream must be kept or stored in such place and manner as to fully protect them from flies and other sources of contamination.

SEC. 7. Character of utensils used in the manufacture of ice cream.—All utensils and equipment used in the manufacture, handling, or sale of ice cream shall be of nonabsorbent material, free from rust or corrosion, constructed in such & manner that they may be easily cleaned and sterilized and shall be kept clean and sterilized at all times.

SEC. 8. Character of place of manufacture.-Every room or other place used or occupied for the manufacture, handling, or storage of ice cream or frozen ices shall be closely ceiled, well ventilated and lighted, and all windows and doors shall be provided with tight screens to prevent the passage of flies. The walls and floors of such premises shall be so constructed as to permit of rapid and thorough cleansing. Every manufactory or place for the preparation of ice cream or frozen ices shall be equipped with appliances for the washing and sterilizing of all utensils employed in the manufacture, handling, and sale of such products.

SEC. 9. Persons engaged in production to be clean.—All persons engaged in or about any place where ice cream or frozen ices are produced, prepared, or handled, stored, or offered for sale shall be clean as to person and clothing.

SEC. 10. Sale of ice cream made under conditions of contagion prohibited.-It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale in the village of Maywood any ice cream or frozen ices which have been produced, prepared, or handled by any person infected or suspected of being infected with contagious disease. When there is any such condition of contagion or suspected contagion about any such place the fact shall be reported by the person, firm, or corporation producing ice cream therein, and the sale and delivery of ice cream and ices manufactured therein within the village of Maywood shall be stopped immediately by the 35495-21-16

health department. When the health department is satisfied that there is no longer any danger of the sale of ice cream and ices produced therein it shall then permit the sale of the ice cream and ices produced therein, but not before. The violation of this section shall be punished with a fine of from $50 to $500.

SEC. 11. Soda water fountains, etc., must be sanitary.-All soda water fountains and all places where soda water or nonintoxicating drinks of any kind or where ice cream is sold or offered for sale shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and there shall be a sufficient supply of glasses, dishes, spoons, and other utensils to serve such refreshments in a clean and sanitary manner, and all such glasses, dishes, spoons, and other utensils shall be washed in clean, hot, soapy water, thoroughly rinsed after each time such glasses, dishes, spoons, and other utensils are used, and shall be dried in a anitary manner. Sanitary paper cups and dishes may be used in lieu of glasses and other dishes.

SEC. 12. Penalty.-Any person, firm, or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or shall refuse to observe or obey any of the authorized orders of the health department or any authorized person, given by virtue of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be fined in a sum not less than $5 and not to exceed $200 for each offense.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

Ice Cream, Ices, and Confectionery-Manufacture and Sale-Physical Examination of Employees. (Ord. 1946, July 18, 1917.)

SECTION 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the manufacture or sale of ice cream, ices, or compounds thereof, in which butter or other fats are an ingredient or which is to be sold or offered for sale under the name of ice cream, or any candy or confection in which sugar is an ingredient, unless they have secured a permit so to do.

SEC. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to establish, maintain, or operate an ice cream, candy, or confectionery factory or sales place within the corporate limits of the city of Oklahoma City, shall make written application to the commissioner of public safety for a permit to do so. Such application shall state the name and the residence of the applicant if an individual, the names and residences of the firm if a copartnership, if a corporation, the names and residences of the principal officers, together with the location and descrip tion of the premises for which the permit is desired.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of public safety to make or cause to be made, an examination of the premises described in the application for the purpose of ascertaining whether the location, lighting, ventilatan sanitary arrangements and equipment conform to the terms of the ordinanc of the city of Oklahoma City.

SEC. 4. If, in the discretion of the commissioner of public safety, the applies tion should be approved, such approval shall be transmitted to the city chemis and there shall then issue or cause to be issued to such applicant upon pagast to the city treasurer of the fee provided therefor a permit authorizing such applicant to conduct such business according to the provisions of this ordinance SEC. 5. If at any time during the term of such permit the board of comrais sioners shall upon investigation determine that the provisions of this ordinanc have not been or are not being complied with, or that the public health, or the health of persons employed in such establishment is endangered by its mainte nance, the said commissioner of public safety may revoke the permit thereof SFC. 6. Any person, firm, or corporation establishing, maintaining, or oper ating any place where ice cream, frozen products, candy, or confectionery 2”

manufactured or sold shall on the 1st day of May of each year pay a license fee as follows:

(a) For the manufacture of ice cream or frozen products, $25. (b) For the manufacture of candy or confectionery exclusively wholesale, $25. (c) For the manufacture of candy or confectionery for retail, $5. (d) For the selling of ice cream or frozen products at retail, $2. Provided, That manufacturers paying said license fee shall have the right to sell their products at the street number designated in their permit without further license fee for a sales place: Provided further, That restaurants or hotels manufacturing or selling ice cream to be consumed on their premises in connection with the actual service of meals shall be exempted from the payment of a license fee therefor.

SEC. 7. For the purpose of this ordinance ice cream is defined to be the frozen product made from fresh cream and sugar, with or without a natural flavoring or admixture of sound, clean, mature fruits or nonrancid nuts, and shall contain not less than 14 per cent milk fat.

SEC. 8. All frozen products containing less than 14 per cent milk fat, or containing filler and stiffeners of starch, gelatin, gum, agar, or commercial casein, or manufactured from emulsions of milk or butter or other fats, or otherwise not conforming to the definition of ice cream occurring in this ordinance, shall not be labeled or sold as ice cream, but shall be labeled and sold without misrepresentation.

SEC. 9. Any person, firm, or corporation maintaining a place for the sale of frozen products not conforming to the definition of ice cream as defined in this ordinance, shall display a legible sign in a conspicuous place in said establishment stating thereon of what said frozen product consists, said sign and place in which it is displayed to be approved by the board of commissioners or their authorized representative. Before approval shall be given any card, label, or sign descriptive of any frozen product the manufacturer of such product shall submit the names of the ingredients contained therein together with a sample of the same to the city chemist for analysis, and no permit shall be granted when in the opinion of the city chemist such ingredients are detrimental to health.

SEC. 10. Confections shall include sweetmeats containing cane sugar, or its products such as molasses, and sugars, such as grape, milk, maple, corn, and corn glucose, sirups, eggs, butter, chocolate, spices, fruits, nuts, and agar, together with flavoring and coloring extracts. No candy manufactured, offered, or exposed for sale shall contain any terra alba, barytes, talc, chrome yellow, or other mineral substances or poisonous colors or flavors, or any other ingredient or ingredients injurious to health.

SEC. 11. No decayed, unwholesome, or impure material of any kind whatsoever, and no flavor or coloring matter in any manner detrimental or injurious to health, or any injurious or poisonous coaltar dyes, flavors, saccharin, alcohol, or paraffin shall be used in the manufacture of any product or products defined in this ordinance.

SEC. 12. The floor of all rooms used for the manufacture of products defined in this ordinance shall be constructed of cement, asphalt, or impervious material approved by the board of commissioners or their representative, and shall be drained with ventilated or trapped drains, and such floor shall not be lower than the level of the street upon which street said building fronts or abuts. The walls and ceiling of such room shall be of material easily cleaned, free from roughness and ledges, and shall be kept well painted or lime washed.

(a) All outer openings shall be screened with fine mesh screen, and all doors shall be equipped with self-closing devices, and adequate ventilation and light shall be provided by windows or artificial means.

(b) Toilets, lavatories, and necessary appurtenances thereto shall be provided for employees. All toilet, dressing rooms, and clothes lockers shall be entirely separate from rooms in which food products are prepared or stored, and shall be ventilated to the outer air by means of windows, air ducts, or mechanical apparatus, and all the doors leading theretò shall be self-closing Each toilet or dressing room shall be equipped with a lavatory having running water, and clean towels and soap shall be provided therein.

SEC. 13. Each establishment used for the manufacture and sale of products defined in this ordinance shall be equipped with sanitary washing and steriliz ing equipment for all containers, utensils, machinery, tubs, vats, piping, or other fixtures coming in contact with raw or finished products.

SEC. 14. All tubs, vats, mixers, kettles, machinery, tables, benches, slabs, or other fixtures or utensils used directly in the manufacture of products defined in this ordinance shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use and sterilize before any further use. All floors, woodwork, walls, ceilings, and windows sha!! be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. All raw or finished products shall be protected from dust, flies, or other contaminating influences by covers or other adequate protection. All containers of milk and cream stall be rinsed and drained immediately upon removal of contents. Garbage or any other unnecessary article shall not be kept in manufacturing rooms. Al garbage and refuse shall be kept in impervious containers and removed daily. No rusted, dented, or defective container shall be used.

SEC. 15. All sales places shall be kept in a clean, sanitary, and orderly cond tion, and all food articles described in this ordinance shall be protected from dust, flies, or handling, and from vermin, roaches, ants, or other insects or animals. All dishes or utensils shall be cleansed thoroughly and sterilized after each use and before any further use. No rusted, dented, or defective container or cracked dish or glassware shall be used. No dog or cat shall be per mitted on or about the premises.

SEC. 16. Every person in charge of such manufacturing or sales establishment shall keep himself and his employees in a clean condition and cleanly clothed No smoking or chewing of tobacco shall be permitted in manufacturing rooms, and plain notices shall be posted in toilet rooms reading: "Employees mus wash hands before returning to work." Also, signs shall be posted in ove spicuous places throughout the establishment prohibiting spitting or the use of tobacco. Toilet rooms shall be equipped with clean towels, soap, and lavatories with running water. No person suffering with tuberculosis, venereal, or cmmunicable or loathsome skin disease shall be employed in manufacture, sale, of distribution of food articles defined in this ordinance. When typhoid, scarier fever, diphtheria, smallpox, measles, chicken pox, or other communicable diseas occur in the residence or living place of anyone engaged or employed in such establishments, it shall be the duty of the owner or manager upon receipt of such knowledge to notify the department of health, so that the necessary regulations can be enforced to prevent the spread of the disease.

SEC. 17. No one suffering or convalescing from communicable disease shall l employed or shall engage in, and if he be so employed or engaged he shall af once discontinue his work, and such person shall not reengage or be reemployed until the department of health has terminated quarantine regulations and neces sary disinfection has been done by officers of said department and the city physician has notified the commissioner of public safety in writing that the said disease is eradicated,