Evening journal., 1893-03-15
A MOVE FOR PURE MILK.
A BIN for the Encouragement of Honest
Bsilkmen and the Protection Of the Con-
sumers-Inspection Imperative.


A BIN for the Encouragement of Honest
Mnkmen and the Protection Of the Con-
sumers-Inspection Imperative.
Yesterday Senator Pyle introduced an
act to encourage the production and sale
Of pure and wholesome milk, and to
prohibit and punish the sale Of unwhole.
some or adulterated milk in Delaware.
The bill provides that 70 shall be un.
lawful for any person or persons to sell.
exchange or distribute or to expose for
sale, exchange or distribution any impure,
adulterated or unwholesome milk. or to
adulterate any milk for the purpose of
offering the same for sale, exchange or
distribution, or TO keep any COWS for the
production Of milk for sale in crowded
and unhealthy condition, OF to feed the
same on any food which would produce
impure, diseased or unwholesome milk.
Every person who engages ia the sale Of
or traffic in milk shall have the cans or
other vessels in which the milk is exposed
for sale or'exchange or distribution, and
the vehicle from which the same is
vended. consplcuously marked with his,
her or their names and the locality from
whence the milk is obtained or produced.
Deceit in this respect is forbidden.
The State Board of Health shall ap
point a competent person to be inspector
of milk. His term shall be for one year.
He shall ihake prompt reports of all in
spections and investigations to the board
He shall inspect all places where milk is
sold ia Wilmington He shall rec i've
an annual salary of $500, to be paid guar
terly. one.half by the state and one half
by Wilmington.
The inspector shall keep an Office in
Wilmington and shall keep a register of
all persons engaged in the sale of milk in
the city He shall, at least once i'm every
month, take specimens and analyze them
and shall arrange the several results so
obtained, together with the specific gray
ity iu comparative tabular FORM This
will show the dealers specimen showing
the best and most nourishing milk and
grading regularly dawn to the poorest
Copies of the statement shall be distribu-
ted. The inspector may enter any place
where milk is kept for sale and all car
riages or other vehicles used in it's dis
tribution or sale for the purpose Of pro-
curing specimens rs required
The term milk is defined to be the pure
product from the COW, from which moth
ing has been taken and to which nothing
has been added Amy person selling
milk from which the cream has been
taken without having labeled skinned
milk, shall be subject to penalty
Dealers In milk must get certificate Of
registration from the inspector and shall
post it i'm q conspicuous place of busi-
ness Change of place and of business
must be reported within five days.
The inspector shall report all violations
TO the secretary of the Board of Health.
who by direction of the board shall sub-
nit specimens 60 the state chemist, or, If
deemed necessary, to competent
bacteriologist for still further proof
of its qualiJy,o or TO employ veterinarian
90 inspect dairy premises The reports
of these men shall be admitted as
evidence in prosecutions The punish
ment for violation of any of the pro-
visions of the act shall be from So to $40
fine recoverable before any justice of the
peace in the county. Upon failure TO
fay the fine he defendant shall be com
miJted to the county all for an inded
mite period The fines recovered shall
revert to the state treasury The bill
allows the State Board of Health con
tingent fund of S40O
The dairymen, or those who keep COWS
for the production of milk for sale in
Delaware shall in January, April, July
snd October file with the Inspector a Ger
tihcate from an educated veterinarian
certifying TO the condition of the herd,
especially with reference to such infec
tiOus diseases as tuberculosis and
anthrax, so readily communicated to
human beings from the milk of diseased
cows one.half of the herd inspectors to
be paid by the county, and one-half by
the city or town where the milk is sold,
on bills approved by the Board Of Health.