The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-27
STATE
LEGISLATIVE
TOPICS.

An important bill has been introduced
NY Senator Milleiscn, of Cumberland
county. 1t provides that no milk pro-
ducer or vender shall either himself or
through his agents or employees sell or
offer for sale or exchange milk intended
TO be used as human food without having
certificate of registration or "A license
NO one may sell milk obtained from an
unlicensed or unregistered vonder Any
violation of these provisions will entail
for the first offensc II fine of not less than
$50 nor more than 5000; for the second Of
tense flnc of Sl0O and not more than
four months imprisonment and for every
succeeding otfense not less than $500 nor
more than $500 and imprisonment for not
less than six months, one-third OF the
fines to go to the nformer. In cities
having a director of public safety, he
shall appoint chief inspector of milk.
chief analytical chemist and a chief
dairy inspector who are to have neces-
sary assistants. Whore there is no d-
rector of public safety the local board
of health, or. in default of it, the mayor
and council, and III boroughs the bur-
Eesses may appoint the above officers.
The chief dairy inspector must be a com
petent doctor of medicine or of veterinary
medicine. The bill also prohibits the sale
or exchange of milk to which SKINNED
or separate milk water ice, cooring
matter or other foreign substances what
soeVer shall have been added, or milk
from which the cream or any part of it
shall have becn removed. No milk may
be sold that IL taken from cows fed on
distillery waste, rotten or fermcnted
brewers grGins," or upon other sub
stance tending to make the milk un-
wholesome, CT which is exposed to infec
tion or unhealthy cXhalations. The milk
must contain not less than % per cent.
or more of fat. 1850 per cent of milk
solids, y per cent. of milk solids not fat;
but this standard does not apply to but
termilk. Samples of milk are to be sub
mitted whenever asked for. The chief
dairy inspector and his assistants are
given the eight to enter upon or into
| premises to inspect it and make report.
| They are TO examine all milk cows for
| the discovery of disease: cattle infected
| with disea Sc shall be Immediately brand
| ed or tagged and separated from the
| herd. TO sell milk from diseased cows
| entails fine of not less than 5000 or more
| than $500, with Imprisonment of not less
| than four months or more than one year
| To carry out the provisions of the bill
| $25, 0oJ annually is to be appropriated. The
| dairy inspector, with jury of three
| reputable citizens, shall examine and or
| der slaughtered all cattle affected with
| tuberculosis. and the owner shall be paid
! W tIl' Sttlt oIlt-tilllt llit t'SStSSSd NttlhN
| per mead. II an autopsy develops no uls-
| ease, the owner shall receive two-thirds
| of the value Of the animal or he may re-
| tain the carcass as beef.
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