Permit for sale or production of milk—Authority to issue; contents.
Memphis Charter, art. 46, § 418
in effectSec. 418. - Permit for sale or production of milk—Authority to issue; contents.
For the purpose of enabling the boards of health within taxing districts and cities having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) and upwards according to the Federal Census of 1900, or any subsequent Federal Census, to secure a better control and a better inspection of the milk supplied in said taxing districts and cities, said boards of health are hereby authorized and empowered to issue permits to all per sons, firms, or corporations engaged in the selling of milk at wholesale or retail within the limits of said cities, or engaged in the production of milk which is sold by others in said cities. Said permits shall read as follows:
"This is to certify that ____________ is hereby permitted by the Board of Health to sell milk at wholesale or retail within the limits of ____________ , or to produce milk to be sold therein by others for the period of twelve months from this date. This permit is subject to revocation by this Board, if at any time said ____________ , who holds this permit, shall violate the ordinances of ____________ or the laws of the State with reference to the production or sale of milk or its products. This permit is not transferable. The fee for this permit, $15, has been paid, and the receipt is hereby acknowledged. Attest: The Board of Health of ____________ By ____________ President; ____________ Secretary."
(Acts 1907, ch. 202, § 1)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART46PUHE_S418PESAPRMIUTISCOFetched: 10/28/2026