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Item 23p. VEHICLES--All vehicles used for the transporta- tion of milk or milk products shall be constructed and operated so as to protect their contents from the sun, from freezing, and from contamination. All vehicles used for the distribution of milk or milk products shall have the name of the distributor prominently displayed thereon. The immediate surroundings of the milk plant shall be kept in a neat, clean condition. Milk tank cars and tank trucks shall comply with the con- struction, cleaning, bactericidal treatment, storage, and handling requirements of Items 5p, 10p, 12p, 13p and 14p. While containing milk, cream, or milk products, they shall be sealed and labeled in an approved manner. For each tank shipment, a bill of lading containing all necessary information shall be prepared in triplicate, and shall be kept on file by the shipper, the consignee and the carrier for a period of six months for the information of the Health Officer. GRADE C PASTEURIZED MILK--Grade C pasteurized milk is pasteurized milk which does not meet the requirements for Grade A pasteurized milk. Section 8: GRADES OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE SOLD. No milk or milk products shall be sold to final consumer restaurants, soda fountains, grocery stores, or similar establish- ments, except certified pasteurized and Grade A pasteurized. Provided, that when any milk distributor fails to qualify for one of the above grades the Health Officer is authorized to suspend his permit, and/or institute court action, or, in lieu thereof, to degrade his product and to permit its sale during a temporary period not exceeding 30 days, or in emergencies such longer periods as he may deem necessary. Section 9 : REINSTATEMENT OF PERMIT: SUPPLEMENTARY REGRADING If, at any time between regular announcements of the grades of milk or milk products, a lower grade shall become justified in accordance with Sections 5, 6 or 7 of these rules and regulations, the Health Officer shall immediately lower the grade of such milk or milk products, and shall enforce proper labeling thereof. Any producer or distributor of milk or milk products, the grade of which has been lowered by the Health Officer, and who is properly labeling his milk and milk products, or, whose permit has been suspended at any time may make application for the regrading of his products or the reinstatement of his permit. Upon receipt of a satisfactory application for regrading or reinstatement of permit based on correction of a violation of any bacteriological or cooling temperature standard, the Health Officer shall take further samples at the rate of not more than two per week, and shall approve the application upon compliance with the grade requirements as determined in accordance with Section 6. That if samples are not available because of sus- pension of permit to operate, or for other reasons, the Health Officer may issue a temporary permit not to exceed 30 days, upon