The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-05-11
No. 2S4 A.
Published April q, 1895.


CHAPTER 81
An ACT to regulate the sanitary condition Of
crcameries, cheese factories and surroundings
and providing for the seizure and condemnation
OF imitation dairy products;
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin. repre-
scutad in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. The dairy and food commissioner or
his agents shall have full access and iDgTess TO
any factory building where any product of the
dairy Is manufactured stored for sale ship
ment or the same and shall he empowered TO en-
force such measures as may be necessary for the
perfect cleanliness OF said factories. buildings
and surroundings, also Tor the cleanliness OF all
the utensils necessarily used in the Manufacture
and general handling Of the dairy product. ANY
person refusing the privilege Of such access to
the dairy and food commissioner or bis agent, or
opposing him in any way shall be considered
having committed a misdemeanoT-
oath To any magistrate authorized 10 issue war
rants in criminal cases that imitation butter or
imitation cheese or any substance designed OF
intended to be used a substitute for butter or
cheese is in the possession under the control
Of any person or persons contrary to the proyis-
ions Of law of this state and that the complain
ant believes that IL is concealed i'm any particular
warehouse. store refri gerHtor for mercantile
purposes, the magistrate If he be satisfied that
thrrn is cause for such belief shall issue his war
such property.
Section 3 All such warrants shall he directed
to the sheriff of the county or his deputy or 10
any constable of the county. commanding such
officer TO search the house. building. store or
other place where the Imitation hIIter or inIito-
tion cheese or any substance designed or intended
10 be used as imitation butter cheese for
which he IS required to search is believed to he
searched for shall be designated and described in
the warrant, and to bring such property when
sion the shall be found before the magis-
tTute who issued the warrant OF before
other magistrate or court having cOgniZance of
tho case.
section 4. When any officer in the execution Of
a search warrant under the provisions Of this
act shall md any imitation butter or cheese, OF
any substance designed or intended 10 be used $
an imitation for butter or cheese and for which a
search is allowed ty this act all the property so
seized shall be safely kept by the direction Of
IN" Ip'.t 81 IlSL>t'lle, - IylS a. SiaIt oe nee
essary for The purpose OF being produced a. evil
Gence on any trial; provided that 1t shall be the
duty OF the officer who serves a search warrant
issued for imitation butter or imitation cheese
or any substance signed intended to be used
a. imitation for butter or cheese and alleged to
be in his possession or under the control If any
person or persons contrary to law, to deliver to
the state dairy and food commissioner. or 10 any
person by sucn commissioner authorized in writ
ing TO receive the same, a true ana perfect sam
PIE OF each article seized by virtue Of such war
rant. Tor the purpose OF having the same ana
lived. II any sample be found 10 be imitation
butter or imitation cheese, or substance designed
or intended 10 be used as an imitation for butter
cheese and that the same at tie time of such
seizure, in the possession under the con
troll OF any person or persons contrary to any Of
the provisions requirements OF this act. thon
and in such case. the property seized. shall be
Condsrated and destroyed, under the direction OF
the court or magistrate otherwise the same shall
be forthwith returned to the person or persons
from whom it was taken.
Section ; Any person or persons violating any
OF the provisions or sections Of this act shall be
thereof be fined not less than fwentvs I've nor
more than fifty dollars for the first oHeuse and
for each subsequent offense not less than fifty
nor more than one hundred dollars or to be I'm
prisoned in the county jail not less than thirty
than ninety days In the discretion Of
the court before whom such conviction may be
had.
Section 6 One-half Of all fines collected under
the provisions of this set shall be paid the per
son or perSy furnishing informa ton upon which
conviction IS procured.
Section Z This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publca-
tiOn.
Approved April II. 1895