Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No 3S4, 81 Published May 81, 1900.
CHAPTER 2i5, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to repeal sections 460lb--4 to
section 4607b--9, inclusive of the stat
utes, and to create new sections to be
numbered 460Tb-4. 460Tb--5. 4607b6.
460Tb-7, 4607b-S, and 4607b-9. rela
ting to unsanitary milk and unsanitary
cream and providing a penalty.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do EN-
act as follows:
Section l. Section 46O7b-4 to section
4607b-9 inclusive, of the statutes, being
chapter 81 OF the laws of 1903 as amended
by chapter 154 of the laws OF 1905 en-
titled AN Act to Prevent the Sale or Tn
clean and Unsanitary MIX and the Use
Thereof in the Manufacture of Food Prod
ucts. and to Prohibit I'nclean and Unsani-
tary Conditions of Crcameries, Cheese Fac
tories and MIX Dealers Establishments or
Outfits, are hereby repealed
Section >. There are added to the stat
ute: new sections TO be numbered section
&C, section 4607b-7. section 460Tb--S,
section 4607b-9, to read
Section 460Tb-4 For the purposes Of
this act, the term milk" shall mean the
fresh clean. Tactical secretion obtained by
the complete milking OF one or more healthy
cows, properly fed and kept, excluding that
obtained within eight days before and four
days after calving. and contains not less
than eight and one-half $50 per cent. of
solids not fat, and not less than three 90
per cent. OF milk fat and the term cream"
shall mean that portion of milk, rich in
milk fat, which rises TO the surface OF milk
on standing, or Is separated from 1t by cen
trifugal force is fresh and clean and con
tains not less than eighteen (lSl per cent
of milk fat.
Milk which shall be drawn from cows
that are kept in barns or stables which are
not reasonably we'll lighted and ventilated,
or that are kept in barns or stables that
are filthy from an accumulation of animal
feces and excreta or from any other cause:
milk which shall be drawn from cows
which are themselves in a filthy condition
or milk kept or transported in dirty, rusty
ne nTan CO. m ed MS n
milk that is stale putrescent. or putrid or
milk to which has been added any unclean
or unwholesome foreign substance or milk
which has been kept exposed 10 foul or
noxious air or gases in barns occupied by
animals. or kept exposed in dirty foul, or
unclean places or conditions. is hereby de-
clared to be unsanitary milk
Cream. produced from any such aforesaid
unsanitary milk o: cream produced by the
use OF cream separator, which separator
had not been thoroughly washed. ceansed,
and scalded after previous use in the sep
ration OF cream from milk or cream pro-
duced hy the OF cream separator
placed or stationed in any unclean or filthy
room or place or in any building containing
a stable wherein are kept cattle or other
animals. unless sucn cream separator is SO
separated and shielded by partition from the
stable portion of such building to be free
from all foul noXious air or gases which
issue or may issue from such place or sta
BILE; or cream that is stale. putrescent.
or cream that is kept or transported in
or putrid or cream that is kept or trans
ported in dirty, rusty, or open scanned can"
or other utensils or cream which has been
kept exposed to foul or noxious air or gases
IN barns occupied by animals or in dirty.
foul, or unclean places conditions, Is
hereby declared to be unsanitary cream.
Section 4607b-o. No person shall by
himself, his servant or agent, or as the
servant or agent of any other person. or as
the officer servant, or agent of any firm or
corporation, sell or offer for sale, furnish or
deliver, or have in possession, or under his
control with intent to sell or offer for sale
or furnish or deliver to any person. firm, or
corporation as food for man. or to any
creamery, cheese factory. milk condensing
factory, or milk or cream dealer. any UNI
sanitary milk or any unsanitary cream.
Section 4601b---6 No person shall by
himself, his servant. or agent, or as the
servant or agent of any other person, or as
the servant or agent of any firm or cor
poration. manufacture for sale any article
of food for man from any unsanitary milk
or from any unsanitary cream.
Section 4607h-7 All premises and uten-
sis used in the handling of milk cream,
and by-productS of milk. and all premises
and utensils used in the preparation, manu-
facture or sale. or Offering for sale of any
food product for man from milk or cream
or the by-products of milk. which shall he
kept in an unclean filthy, or noxious con-
dition are hereby declared to be unsanitary.
1t shall he unlawful for any person, firm,
or corporation engaged in selling. or FUR
nishing milk. cream, or any by-products of
milk intended for use as food for man and
it shall be unlawful for any person. firm,
or corporation engaged i'll selling or fuf-
niShing milk, cream. or any by-prouuct or
milk, to any creamery, cheese factory, milk
condenSing factory. or to any place where
such milk. cream, or by-products of milk,
are manufactured or prepared into food
product for man. and for sale as such; and
it shall be unlawful for any milk dealer, or
an .employe of such milk dealer or
any person. firm corporation. or the EN-
ploye of such person, firm, or corporation,
who operates a creamery, cheese factory
milk condenSing factory, or who manufac
lures or prepares for sale any article of food
for man from milk, cream, or product OF
milk or who manufactures, re-Works, or
packs butter for sale as food product, TO
maintain his premises and utensils In an
unsanitary condition.
Section 46O7b--S. Any person. firm, or
corporation, who receives in cans, bottles
or other vessels any milk, or cream, or 9TH
which has been transported over any rail-
road or hoat-line or by other common car
rier when such cans, bottles, vessels are
to be returned, shall cause the said cans,
bottles or other vessels to be thoroughly
washed and ceansed before return ship
ment
Section 46O7b-9. Any person who by
himself his servant, or agent, or as the
servant or agent of any other person. or as
the officer, servant or agent OF any nrm or
corporation, who violates any provision OK
this act SHALL upon conviction thereof be
punished by q fine of not less than twenty
five dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars for each and every offense, or shall be
imprisoned in the county jail not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty DAYS.
Section 3. This act shall take enect ana
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May g. 1909.