The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-27
70. OHIO
BOGUS BUTTER.
Full Text of tho Law to Prevent 1mita-
tion and Deception in Dairy Products.

Full Text of tho Law to Prevent Imita-
tion and Deception in Dairy Products.
SECTION BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That no person
shall sell, exchange, expose, or offer for sale
pearing, or represented to be- ',utter or
cheese, or having the semblance OF either
butter or cheese, which substance Is not
made wholly from pure milk, or cream, salt
and harmless coloring matter, unless It be
done under its true name, and each vessel.
9aska 9iStinctiy ro and Gurabiy pain panted, stamped.
stenciled or marked thereon the true name
of such substance in ordinary bold faced
cap tai letters not less than fiye-line plea in
size. and also the name of each article or in
cred ent used or entering into the compost
tion of such substance, In ordinary bold
sell or dispose of in any manner TO announcer
any such substance without delivering with
% Wh:ch is plainiy or iesibiy printed in ordin-
ary bold-faced capital letters, not less than
nve-line plea in size. the true name OF sucn
substance, and also the name of such articles
used and entering into the composition OF
such substance in ordinary bold-faced letters,
not less than Pca s1e the or same De sst nGt
and harmless coloring matter.
SEC. 2-No person or persons shall manu-
facture out of oleaginous substance or sub
stances, or any compound of the same other
than that produced from unadulterated milk
or cream salt and harmless S col coioring ta matter, M
cheese made from pure milk or cream, salt
and harmless coloring matter. Nothing in
this section shall prevent the use OF pure
SKINNED milk in the manufacture of cheese.
SEC. 3-No person or persons snail manu-
facture, mix, compound with or add 70 nat
ural or pure milk, cream butter, or cheese,
any animal fats animal, mineral, or vegeta-
BILE oils, nor shall any person or persons man
ufacture any oleagnous or other substance
not produced from pure milk or cream, salt
and harmless coloring matter, or have the
same in his possession, or offer or expose the
same for sale or exchange with intent to sci!
or in any manner spose of the same as and
for butter and cheese made from unadultera'
ted milk or cream, salt and harmless color
ing matter nor shall any substance or COM
pound so:made be sold or disposed of to any
one as and for butter or cheese made from
pure milk or cream, salt and harmless color
SEC. mo persons shall sell. exchange, ex-
pose, or offer for sale or exchange. dispose
of or have in his possession any substance
or article made in imitation or resemblance
of or as substitute for any dairy product
which is falsely branded, stenciled, labeled,
name or cream value thereof. its compost
tion or Ingredients, or in any other respect
St sale or
dispose of or have in his possession any da ry
products which are falsely branded, sten-
where made, date of manufacture, the name
or cream value thereof, compos ton or in
gredients or in any other respect, and cheese
made wholly from skim milk shall have
branded on the box made from skim milk.
SEC. 6-Every person in this State who shall
deal n der sale OF otbee
| butter or cheese made wholly from pure
milk or cream, salt and harmless coloring
In az or as
butter or cheese, shall keep card not less
| in size than eight by ten inches in conspic-
uous and visible place, where the same may
| be easily seen and read in the store, room,
stand, booth, wagon, or place where such
Is On sers soa ess sse
| than eight-line pea, the true name of such
substance, W th the words imitation butter, or
%imitation % cheese cheese sold dnn!ato, here; .eener Or
manager, or person in charge of any
| hotel, boarding-house, restaurant, eating
bo sierein ses nses or dsposes of
| substance which appears to be, resembles, or
| is made, or sa an imitation of, or is made as q
whatsoever name, and which substance is
| not wholly made from pure milk or cream,
salt and harmless coloring matter, shall DIS
| play and keep a card in q conspicuous place
| where the same may be easily seen and read
| in the d ming, eating, restaurant, and lunch
and padie; where If sIch casd
be in size not less than eight by ten inches,
| upon which shall be printed in plain bold
black letters, not less IN size than efght-nne
plea, the true name of such substance, and
| also the words imitation butter or imitation
cheese, sold and used here, and such propr1e
shall not sell. furn sh. or dispose of such sub
stance as and for "butter or cheese" made
from pure milk or cream, sait anu nan harmless y
asked for.
SEC. s-No person or persons shall pack
snp or made from ANY
cream, salt and harmless coloring matter
in such u manner as to conceal an inferior
article by placing a finer grade of butter OF
cheese upon the surface of the same.
SEC. 9-No person or persons shall sell to
any person, or del yer or carry or cause &C
be carr ed to any cheese or butter factory e
be manufactured, any milk diluted WITH
water or in any way adulterated, or IRON
which any cream has been taken. or MILF n
| commonly known as "Sk mined milk, OI
milk from which part known as "striPpings
has been withheld with the intent to defraud
or keeps or renders any false account OF II tHt at
any factory for manufacture or sold to any
manufacturer.
SEC. 1O-No person or persons shall sell, ex
change, or offer for sale or exchange, any
unclean. impure. unhealthy. unwholesomt
milk. or sell. exchange, or ofIer for sale &c, o.
water, or milk known as skinned milk
SEC. 1l-No person or persons shall sell, ex
XPose bs % nossessop or dispose
in any manner, any milk which is falsel!
branded, labeled, marked. or represented a
to grade, quantity, or place where produced
SEC l2-No person shall keep cows for tn
production Of m Tx for any purpose, In
them on unhealthy food, or upon food tina
produces impure, unhealthy, or unwnoie
some milk.
SEC. 13-No person shall manufacture, sell
exchange, expose, or offer for sale or ea
change, any condensed milk, unless tn
package can or vessel containing the sam
shall be stinctly labeled. stamped
, marked with its true name, brand, Dy whof
| and under what name made, and no cor
} dcnsed milk shall be made, exchanged. 81
| posed, or offered for sale or exchange, unlee
| the same be made from pure. clean, healthy
fresh. unadulterated and wholesome m ID
from which the cream has not been removed
or unless the proportion of milk solids col
tanned in the condensed milk shall be ]
amount the equivalent of Il per centum Q
} | milk solids in the crude milk, and OF sue
solids % per centum shall be fat.
SEC. l4-No butter or cheese not mad
l | wholly from pure milk or cream, salt an
harmless cOloring matter, shall pc used
any of the charitable or penal institut ons {
the State.
l SEC. 15-Any person or persons violatin
any of the provisions or sections of this a.
shall, upon conviction thereof: be hned NJ
l less than $50 or more than 800 for the mr.
offense, or for each subsequent onense m
less than SO, or more than $500, and be In
prisoned not less than ten days or more ths
ninety days, or both.
: Statutes, and acts of April ID. 1881, volume
page l3O and April 26, 1881. volume 7S, pas
1875 amendatory and supplementary of Sc
ton 1000, and the act to prevent the man
facture and sale as butter of oleomargariI
and other similar substances. passed Apl
q 27 ISs5 volume g. page 159. are hereby r
!, SCI. I7-This act shall take effect on
passage.
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