Inspection of dairy farms and milk plants.
Seattle Mun. Code ch. 10.16, subch. I, § 10.16.050
in effect10.16.050 - Inspection of dairy farms and milk plants.
A. Prior to the issuance of a permit, and at least once every six (6) months thereafter, the Director shall inspect all dairy farms and all milk plants whose milk or milk products are intended for consumption within the City, or its police jurisdiction, provided, that the Director may accept, as a supplement to official inspection, the results of periodic inspections by industry, of producer dairies which he checks periodically and finds satisfactory. If the Director should discover the violation of any requirement, he shall make a second inspection after a lapse of such time as he may deem necessary for the defect to be remedied, but not before the lapse of three (3) days; and the second inspection shall be used in determining compliance with the requirements of Sections 10.16.070 through 10.16.550. Any violation of the same requirement of this chapter and on such reinspection shall call for immediate degrading, and/or suspension of permit, and/or court action.
B. One (1) copy of the inspection report shall be posted by the Director in a conspicuous place upon an inside wall of the milk house or milk plant, and the inspection report shall not be defaced or removed by any person except the Director.
C. Another copy of the inspection report shall be filed with the records of the Health Department. Every milk producer and distributor shall, upon the request of the Director, permit him access to all parts of the establishment; and every distributor shall furnish the Director, upon his request, for official use only, a true statement of the actual quantities of milk and milk products of each grade purchased and sold, together with a list of all sources of such milk and milk products, records of inspections and tests, including bacterial tests, and pasteurization time and temperature records and samples for bacterial test when required by the Director.
(Ord. 84106, § 5, 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_IGEPR_10.16.050INDAFAMIPLFetched: 11/1/2026