THE DAIRY REGULATIONS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11938, 11 January 1901, Page 5

THE DAIRY REGULATIONS.

(Pito United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 10.' The new regulations under the Dairj Industry Act, just gazetted, provide for the registration of all dairies which supply milk for consumption, and for the payment of an annilal fee of ss. The air space to be provided for each cow in a dairy' byre is 600 cubic feet. Byres shall be washed with lime inside, iwell lighted and ventilated, and provided with drains or -gutters. -Pro- > vision is also made for the thorough cleansing of all dairy ibuildings and utensils. The regulations are very explicit with regard to the mode of milking cows and the cleaning of all utensils and premises. Immediately after milking, the milk is to be removed from the milking shed and strained and cooled to a temperature of not more than 65deg. No person who is suffering from an infectious disease or who has recently -been in contact with such person shall be permitted to milk a cow or take any part in the distribution of milk. If any person employed about a farm is attacked by any contagious disease the occupier of the dairy must immediately notify the inspector, who, if he thinks fit, imay order that no milk be removed from the dairy. Pigs may not be kept within a distance of 50 yards of any cowshed or dairj buildings. It is illegal for any person to use milk from any but a- registered dairy. Breaches of the regulations are punishable by a fine not exceeding £50.