Evening star., 1908-01-25
MILK BILL [ND0RSED
COMMISSION APPROVES SALES
AND PRODUCTION MEASURE.

At the final meeting of the special milk
commission which was appointed by the
Commissioners last winter to formulate
laws on the betterment of the local milk
supply at the District building yesterday
afternoon the bill was indorsed which
the. Commissioners propose to present to
Congress this winter relative to the sale
and production of milk and its by-prod-
ucts in the District.
Gen. George NJ. Sternberg presided at
the meeting. and the proposed bill. which
was drafted for the Commissioners by
DR.. William c. Woodward, health officer
of the District and secretary of the milk
commission. was approved by the COM
mission almost unanimously. The only
dissenting votes were those of George B.
Farquhar. who is secretary OF the retail
Milk Dealers Association, and john
Thomas. They opposed the passage OF the
bill as whole. contending that certain
minor changes should be made. Corpo-
ration Counsel Thomas, who put the Dill
in legal form. was present to advise the
commission upon the legal points OF the
measure.
In brief addresses Gen. Sternberg and
Dr. Lloyd II. Magruder complimented the
commission for its work and eHorts IN
bringing about the betterment of the 10
cal milk supply. and said that the bill
proposes to make the local supply worthy
as a standard for adoption all over the
country. The commission was informed
that the board of Commissioners is ex-
ceptionally interested in this legislation.
in that it pertains to the public health,
and that the members of the board will
use every effoit to urge it's early enact
ment.
Provisions of the Bill.
The bill provides that no person shall
produce. hold or offer for sale. or sell. in
the District of Columbia. milk. cream. ice
cream or butter. or cottage cheese or any
similar milk product, as such. or milk
or cream to be made into ice cream or
butter. or into cottage cheese or any
similar milk product. for sale or bring OF
send the products named into the Distric
for sale as such. or milk or cream to b
made into ice cream or butter. or into
cottage cheese or any Similar milk
product. for sale. unless such products
are pure and wholesome and produced.
manufac ctured, transported. held and Of
fered for sale and sold under sanitary
conditions and in sanitary manner, nor
until licensed so to do by the District
health officer.
Section forbids deception of pur-
chasers by dealers in the products named
with respect to the origin and the sanitary
condition thereof. or with respect to COM
position or character.
Section 3 makes the health officer
of the District responsible for the en-
forcement of the law. and the health Off
Ger and his agents and employees are
authorized in the performance of the
duty to enter and inspect all places where
milk cream, ice cream or butter, or cot
tage cheese or any similar milk product
is sold or held. offered or produced for
sale in or for the District of Columbia,
oil and
utensils used in connection Herewith, and
to examine all cars. boats. wagons and
other vehicles. and to stop all wagons and
other vehicles for that purpose.
Penalty Prescribed.
Section 4 provides that any person
who for himself or as the employe or
agent of another person violates any Of
the provisions of the act or aids in the
violation thereof. shall be punished by
fine not exceeding $500 or by imprison-
ment for not more than thirty days. or
by both fine and IMPRISONMENT. in the dis
cretion of the court.
Section authorizes the Commission
ers of the District to .promulgate from
time to time such regulations as in their
judgment may be necessary to fix the
conditions and manner under which milk
cream ice cream. and butter, and cottag
cheese and similar milk products must
be produced manufactured. transported,
held and offered. for sale and sold in
order to ent.tle the person. firm or corr
poration producing. manufacturing, trans
porting, holding or offering for sale or
selling the same to receive and to hold a
license so to do. and to govern the issue,
suspension and revocation of licenses
aforesaid.
Section REQUIRES that all prosecu-
tions under this act shall be in the Polio
Court of the District of Columbia. upon
information signed by the corporation
counsel or by one of his assistants.