The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

chapter 4o{ of the Session Laws of 1907,
being. an act entitled AN ACT Great Great
Of the State of Kansas, fixing the sal
airy, and defining the duties thereot; pro pro
viding for deputies; prescribing rules
and methods for the education OF Kansas
dairymen and producers OF dairy proa55
Shipment Of milk. Cream, butter. and
cheese; providing for the inspectl9n OF
violation of this act, and making an
its provisions, and repeating ali acts or
parts of acts in conflict hefeWitn;t ts,va n The
Section l. That section / Of chapter 4o4 a
Of the Laws of 1907 be amendea rSSsra So as i9 i9
hereby created the office of state Dairy
GGompissioneF, and on Jul July s lst; lsOy stafe afe
AGRICULTURAL College shall appoint State
Dairy Commissioner and such deputies as
carry out the provisions of this act. Such
appointments shall be non-political. and
his deputies shall have a practical knowl-
edge Of and experience in the manuIaesc manu-
ture of dairy products. the PRODUCTION OF
dairy products on the farm, and the feed,
ing and handling OF dairy cows. Saao
trol and direction of the said state Dairy
Commissioner, and shall be subJeet 10 re-
aioner sgbject to the approval Of the
Board of Regents of the Kansas state
Commissioner shall maze annual re-
port to the governor not later than jan
nay ht Of essf ocgs at he ana seat M Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college, by the
Board of Regents of the said Kansas
Section q The section of chapter four
hundred and four of the laws OF 1907
2. 1t shall be the duty of the state dairy
commissioner to inspect or cause to be
daIries. butter. Cheese. and ice cream
factories. or any place where lIaa mIIk or
stored within the state, at least once
year, or oftener if possible, and in connec-
Kansas State Agricultural College to for
muiate and prescribe such reasonable
of creameries. butter. cheese. and ice
cream factories and public dairleS as shall
fully carry out the provisions of this act,
ana al laws now in forge or that may
products and for the promotion and main
tenance of the public health and Safety,
ana also Tor advancing the value 70 It me
outside world of Kansas dairy products.
He shall act on such reports and com
plants as he may receive from owners
cries, butter. cheese. and ice cream fac
tories. or other persons. wherein is re-
one or more producers of milk or cream,
butter, cheese. OF Ice cream who are Of
or ice cream that is not fresh and clean,
and in such instances he may inspect
tories, or other places where dairy prod
ucts or utensils are produced, kept,
structions in the proper performance of
the work, and where such instructions
G Clean or un%heiesome 81 milk. e cream. @ BUT
ter cheese; or Ice cream until such UGH, time
Shall 81 'S further 6ti7 be his duty to Condemn
for food purposes all unclean or un- |
or Ice cream, wherever he may find them |
He shall compile and publish annually;
nh a SOS 0f the dairy industry in this state |
and the manufacturers of dairy products. |
upon his request, shall furnish the dairy
as he may require. and such reports |
shall be used for the purpose of compil /
interest. He shall cooperate with the
Kansas State Agricultural College in the
dairy meetings in SO far as it will not |
conflict with the. performance of his Off
promotion pro- of the best interests of the
dairy industry throughout the State. He |
dence records documents and property |
of the State pertaining thereto and turn
commissioner and his deputies shall each
devote his whole time to the duties of his
other official or business position, nor any
professorship in any educational institu-
ton.
Section 8. That section of chapter four
hundred and four of the laws of 1907 be
amended so as to read as follows: Sec
ciaI duties. the state dairy commissioner
and his deputies are hereby authorized
and empowered to enter, during business
hours, all creameries. public dairies.
cheese, and ice cream factories, or other
factured' produced. stored, sold, or kept
for sale or transportation, for the pur-
pose of inspecting the same; to take sam
9IeS anvWhere of any dairy products or
imitation thereof suspected of being made
or sold in violation of law, and cause
the same to be analysed or satisfactorily
tested by the chemist of the Kansas EX-
pertinent Station. Such analyses or tests
-Taal ha T1rn a Ill
dence, and the certificate of such test,
when sworn to by such chemist shall
tions that may result under the opera
ton of this act They shall also have
wise, any person whom they may be-
lieve has knowledge concerning the un-
lie dairy, butter, cheese, or ice cream
factory; the dairy commissioner shall
ing the appearances Of witnesses and the
of books and papers. and to
done in courts of law in this State It
shall be the duty of any district court
tion of said state dairy commissioner. to
Issue an attachment for such witnesses,
fore the commissioner and give testi-
Inony upon such matters as he or they
Commissioner, c,rrlr and said court or Judge
shall have power, IN cases of refusal to
Of refusal to obey the orders and pro-
cess of the court.
Section 4. That section four of chapter
four hundred and four of the session laws
of 1907 be amended to read as follows:
Section 4. The term "creameries, public
dairies butter cheese. and ice cream fac
tories, for the purposes of this act. shall
be considered to mean such as produce or
for sale dairy products,
either at wholesale retail. All milk
Or cream butter. cheese, ice cream, or
dairy products, sold or offered for sale B;
handled with clean utensils In ali cases
t shall be unlawful to. sell or offer for
sale milk or cream from diseased or
f,er .