Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-15
some ACTS PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
New Laws That VIII Be Of Interest to the
People Of the State

DAIRY CORNERSTONE

All the Laws in one volume I,
DAIRY COMMISSIONER.
III. B. No. 15s-Weigel)
An Act to Regulate the Manufacture and
Sale Of Dairy Products and limitations
and Substitutes Therefor, Prescribing
Penalties for Violations, to Create the
Office Of Assistant Dairy Commissioner,
Prescribing His Duties and Fixing His
Salary. \
Be It enacted, etc.: '..
Section 1. In order to secure the
better enforcement of the provisions
of this act, and to promote the i'm
provement of the products Of the
dairy, the commissioner Of agricul-
ture, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the governor, shall appoint
one deputy in his department to be
known officially. as assistant dairy
commissioner, who shall have prac-
tical knowledge of, and experience
in, the manufacture of dairy prod.
ucts, and hold his Office during the
term of the commissioner Of agricul-
ture, subject to removal from office
for inefficiency, neglect or violation
of duty. The said assistant commits
sioner shall receive salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum and his
actual and necessary expenses in the
discharge of his duties under this act.
1t shall be the duty of the assistant
dairy commissioner to enforce, under
the direction of the commissioner of
agriculture, all laws that now exist
or that hereafter may be enacted in
this state regarding the production,
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ucts, their imitation and substitutes;
to inspect every creamery, cheese
factory or renovating or process
butter factory" at least once each
year; to assist the butter makers,
cheese makers and managers of such
factories, and patrons of the same,
In order to improve the quality OF the
dairy products sold to or manufactur.
ed In said factories; and to cooper
ate with the dairymen in testing their
dairy herds both individually and COL
lectiyely. The sum of two thousand
dollars Is hereby appropriated to
which shall be added the amount col.
lected from the sale Of licenses here.
matter provided for in this act, to be
paid for such purposes out Of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. All charges, accounts
and expenses authorized by this act
shall be paid by the state treasurer
OF the state upon the warrant of the
state auditor. The entire expense of
said assistant commissioner shall not
exceed the sum appropriated for the
purpose of this act. -
Sec. 2. The annual reports of the
commissioner of agriculture shall con-
tain detailed report of the work and
proceedings, together with an account
OF expenses and disbursements of said
assistant commissioner, since the pre-
ceding report, with such facts and
statistics in regard to the production,
manufacture and sale of dairy prod
ucts with such suggestions as he may
regard Of public Importance CON
nected Herewith.
Sec. 3. The said assistant commits
sioner and such persons as shall be
duly authorized for the purpose shall
have access, ingress and egress to all
places of business, factories. farms,
buildings, carriages, cars, vessels and
cans used in the manufacture and sale
of any dairy product or in any imitation
thereof. They shall also have power
and authority to open any package.
can or vessel containing such arti-
cles which may be manufactured,
sold or exposed for sale in violation
of the provisions Of this act, and may
Inspect the contents therein and may
take samples therefrom for anal
ysis. All clerks, bookkeepers, express
agents, railroad officials, employees or
common carriers shall render to them
every assistance in their power when
SO requested, in tracing, finding or
discovering the presence of any pro.
hibited article named In this act.
The assistant commissioner, and
such persons as shall be duly author
lied for the purpose shall have free
access to any barn or stable where
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