Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29
Chapter 169.

AN ACT for the Protection Of Dairymen.
Scot. 1. All bottles, pipotts or other measur.
ton, or their agents or employees, at any cream
cry, butter factory. cheese factory or condensed
milk factory, or elsewhere in this state in deter
mining by the Babcock test, or by any other
ferent persons or parties at such creameries or
factories shall before such use be tested for
racy of measurements and for accuracy of the per
cent scale marked thereon. Such bottles, pipetts
or measuring glasses shall bear in marks or char
acers ineffaceble the evidence that such test has
been made by the authority named in section two
of this act. And inaccurate bottles, pipetts or
other glasses shah bear such marks characters.
scot. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of the d.
rector Of the state college experiment station,
other the pc s him
measuring glasses used by persons. firms or cor
porations in this state buying or pooling milk or
cream, or apportioning butter or cheese made
from the same, by the contents Of butter fat con-
tanned therein. The director of the experiment
station, OF the person designated by him, shall
mark such bottles, pipetts or other measuring
tiers which cannot be erased, and which marks or
characters shall stand proof that they have been
SO tested. The director OF the experiment station
shall receive for such service the actual cost in
Cured, and no more, the same to be paid BY the
persons or corporations for whom it Is done.
SECT. g. Any person, either for himself or in
ton. Who manipuiates the Babcock test OF sny
other test, whether mechanical or chemical, for
the purpose of measuring the contents of butter
fat in milk or cream for basis of apport,oning
the value of such milk or cream, or the butter or
cheese made from the same, shall secure certifi-
cate from the superintendent of the dairy school
at the state college OF agriculture and mechanic
arts that he or she Is competent and we'll qualified
to perform such work. The rules and regulations
in the application for such certificate and in the
granting of the same shall be such the superin-
tendent of that school may arrange. and the Zee
for issuing q certificate shall in case exceed |
one dollar, the same to be paid by the applicant.
SECT. 4. Whoever uses, or has in his possession |
with intent to use, at any creamery, butter fac
tory, cheese factory or condensed milk factory, |
any sulphuric acid of less than one and eighty
two hundredths of specific gravity in the process
determining the butter fat contents of milk or |
cream shall on conviction pay fine not exceed |
ing twenty-five dollars for the first offense, and
for second offense sum not exceeding fifty dol
lars Any person, firm or corporation violating |
the provisions of section of this act shall on
conviction pay fine not exceeding fifty |
dollars for the first offense, and for |
second offense a sum not exceeding one |
hundred dollars; and any person violating |
section three of this act shall on conviction |
pay q fine not exceeding ten dollars. And it |
shall be the duty of every inspector of milk, |
sheriff, deputy sheriff and constable to insti- |
tute complaint against any person or persons |
the within named provisions of this |
act, and on conviction one.half of the fines |
shall go to complainant and the balance to the |
TO the state.
SECT. s. This act shall take effect in six
months from the date of its approval.
[Approved March q.