Vehicles and surroundings.
Seattle Mun. Code ch. 10.16, subch. II, § 10.16.320
in effect10.16.320 - Vehicles and surroundings.
A. All vehicles used for the transporation of milk or milk products shall be constructed and operated so as to protect their contents from the sun, from heat, from freezing, and from contamination. All vehicles used for the distribution of milk and milk products shall have the distributor's name prominently displayed thereon. The immediate surroundings of the dairy shall be kept in a clean, neat condition.
B. In all cases the milk shall show efficient pasteurization as evidenced by satisfactory phosphatase test, and at no time after pasteurization and before delivery shall the milk have a bacterial plate count exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) per milliliter, or a coliform count exceeding five (5) per milliliter, as determined in accordance with Section 10.16.060; provided, that the raw milk at no time between dumping and pasteurization, shall have a bacterial plate count or direct microscopic clump count exceeding two hundred thousand (200,000) per milliliter.
C. The grading of a pasteurized milk supply shall include the inspection of receiving and collecting stations with respect to compliance with Sections 10.16.330 through 10.16.470, 10.16.490, 10.16.510, 10.16.530, 10.16.540, and 10.16.550, except that the partitioning requirement of Section 10.16.370 shall not apply.
(Ord. 84106, § 7(Item 26r(part)), 1955.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT10HESA_CH10.16MIMIPR_SUBCHAPTER_IIPRDA_10.16.320VESUFetched: 11/1/2026