The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-30
TO PROTECT DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Proposition for a New State Dairy
Bureau.
Bills That Are to be Presented
to the Incoming Legis-
Iature.

The dairymen of the State are already
moving in the matter of legislative pro-
lection for their own interests as We'll
as the people who use the products of
the dairy. Among other things it is
proposed to ask the Legislature to eS-
tablish State Dairy Bureau that shall
have for it's object the prevention of
adulteration of dairy products and the
palming off on purchasers of goods OF
an inferior quality for that Of the first
class.
This measure is being agitated by the
Dairymen'S Association and William
Vanderbilt, it's Secretary. From points
furnished, John H Dickinson, Senator
elect, has prepared bills which are to be
presented during the session.
One of these is to amend the Act of
March 8, 1895, ''to prevent deception in
the manufacture and sale of butter and
cheese; to secure it's enforcement and to
appropriate money therefor" The
amendment, which is to the latter part
of Section 2, is as follows, and is in
tended to make the law clearer:
Provided that nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit the manu-
facture or sale, under the regulations
hereinafter provided. of substance or
compounds designed to be used as the
Imitation, or as the substitute for butter
or cheese made from pure milk or cream
from the same in a separate and dis
tinct from, and in such a manner as
will advise the consumer of its real
character, free from coloration or in
gradients, that causes it to look like
butter or cheese made from pure milk
or cream, the product of the dairy
Section 10 of the Act is amended to
read:
THE Governor shall, on or before the
LIST day of July, 1897, appoint three res
ident citizens of this State who shall
have practical experience in the manu-
facture of dairy products to constitute
a State Dairy Bureau, and which shall
succeed the one now in existence in
every respect, one of whom, to be des-
tgnated by the Governor, shall serve
for two years from July l, 1897; one
TO be likewise designated, shall serve
for four years from July /, 1897, and the
other for six years from July l. 1897.
The Governor shall appoint the success
sors to said first appointees and fill any
vacancy occurring; $1,000 is appropri-
ated for each fiscal year hereinafter
and commencing with the forty ninth
fiscal year.
MUST BRAND CHEESE.
Another bill that has been prepared
relates to the defining of the several
grades of cheese manufactured in this
State. II is as follows:
The people of the State of California
cd in Il
ordain as follows:
Section l. Every person or persons
firm or corporations who shall at any
creamery, cheese factory or private
dairy manufacture cheese in the State
of California, shall at the place of man
ufacture brand distinctly and durably
on the bandage of each and every
cheese manufactured and upon the
package or box when shipped, the grade
of the cheese manufactured, as follows:
California full cream cheese 'Califor-
mia half skim cheese California skim
cheese
Section ,. All brands for branding the
different grades Of cheese shall be pro-
cured from the State Dairy Bureau, and
said bureau is hereby authorized and
directed to issue to all persons, firms or
corporations, upon application therefor
uniform brands consecutively numbered
of the different grades of cheese speci-
fled in Section l of this Act The State
Dairy Bureau shall keep record OF
each and every brand issued and the
names and location of the manufacturer
receiving the same. No manufacturer
of cheese In the State Of California other
than those to whom such brand is is
sued shall use the same. and in case of
a change Of location the party shall
notify the bureau of such change
Section j. The different grades of
cheese are hereby legally defined and
established as follows: Such cheese only
as shall have been manufactured from
pure milk and from which no portion
of the butter fat has been removed by
skimming or other process, and have
not less than 80 per cent of butter fat,
shall be branded California cream
cheese and such cheese only as shall
be made from pure milk and having not
less than 10 per cent of butter fat shall
be branded California half skim
cheese and such cheese only as shall
be made from pure skim milk shall be
branded California skim cheese pro-
vided that nothing in this section shall
be construed to apply to Edam, Brick
stein, pineapple. Limburger, Swiss or
hand made cheese not made by the
ordinary cheddar process.
Section 4. No person or persons.
firms or corporations shall sell or offer
for sale any cheese manufactured in
the State of California not branded by
an official brand and Of the grade de-
fined in Section 3 of this Act"
Section 5 declares a violation of the
law a misdemeanor and prescribes the
penalty.