The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-29
THE NEW MILK LAW.
Severe Penalties for violation-The
 Provisions in Detail.

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 The new milk law" relating to the adulteration, inspection and sale of milk, which goes into force September 1, contains a number of more strict provisions than were ever before enact cd in this state Penalties for viola l ton formerly legislated against are in { creased, generally, to a maximum of S1G0, and one CT two new penalties are added, relating particularly to the use of milk bottles for other substances than milk, and the returning of un- clean bottles for luther use as milk holders.
 l The provisions of the law of most interest to the milk dealers and the i purchasers. are as follows
 Section 1. Any milk which is sold or exchanged, or offered for sale or ex- change, shall be deemed to be so sold, exchanged, or offered as of standard quality, unless otherwise expressly stated at the ime of such sale ex- change, or offer. Milk of standard quality shall contain not more than [ 8S IA per centum of watery fluid, not less than Il 9-4 per centum of milk solids, not less than 1-2 per centum of solids not fat, and not less than 1-4 per centum of milk fats and the certificate of the director of the Con- necticut agricultural experiment sta- ton shall be prina facie proof of the composition of any milk
 Sec. 2 No person shall sell or ex- change, or offer for sale or exchange, or have in his possession with intent to sell or excfange, as of standard quality any milk which is not of standard quality, or any diluted with water or adulterated by the addition of any for eign substance or which has been wholly or in part skinned, or shall knowingly bring or supply milk that is tainted or partly sour to any customer buying the same for sweet milk.
 l Sec, ?. No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, milk from which the cream or any part thereof has aoea removed, without distinctly and dlra- bly, afflxing label, tag, or mark of metal in a conspicuous place upon the outside and not more than six inches from the top of every. eln, vessel, or package containing such milk; and such metal lahcl, tag, or mark shall have the words Skinned Mlk' stamped, printed, or indented thereon in letters not less than one inch in height; and such milk shah only be sold at retail out of a. can, vessel, or package so marked.
 Sec. A. Every person who shall yio- late any provision of section two or three of this act shall be fined not more than enc hundred dollars.
 See. }. All sales of milk and cream | shall be made by wine measure, Sec. 6. No person shall, by himself or by his servant or agent, or as th' servant or agent of any other person firm. or corporation having custody oi any can, jar. bottle, measure or othel vessel used as a container for milk in tended for sale, place, cause, or permit to bo placed therein any offal, swill kerosene vegetable matter or any ar. ticle other than milk skinned milk battermilk, cream, or water or othel l agent used for cleansing said can, jar bottle, measure or other vessel.
 Sec. L No person shall, by himself or by his servant or agent, or as tn servant or agent of any other person firm, or corporation, send, ship, return Tor deliver. or cause or permit to b. sent, shipped, returned, or delivered t any producer of milk any can jar bottle, measure, or other vessel uset as a container for milk, containing an, offal. swill, kerosene, vegetable matter rotten or putrid milk, or any other of fensive material.
 Sec. s. Every person who shall Yio lare any provision of sections five, si, or seven of this act shall be fined tel dollars for each offense.
 It is tine intention of the local mill inspector to inspect carefully under tn new law, and dealers. especially mer chants accustomed 10 use the mill : bottles for vinAgar oil, molasses, an such commodities, arc cautione against the continuance of this prac tice. The regret expressed by Judg Garvan in the Hartford police cour recently for his inability under the la7 ? to fine a man convicted of adulterat ing his milk with formaileAyde, moT than SiO and costs, will not have to D repeated under the new law, and tn