Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 3S4. 81 Published MAY RI. 1900
CHAPTER 2l5. LAWS OF 1909.


No. 3s4. 81 Published May Fl. 1909
CHAPTER 215, LAWS or 1909.
AN ACT 10 repeal sections 4G07b-4 to
section i60I0-9 inclusive of the stat
utes. ana to create nov sections to be
numbered i6o1b-i i6oTb-5. 460Ib--G.
4GOIb-I 46u1b--S. and 4687b-9. rela-
ting to unsdnitnry milk and uHsanitary
cream and providing penalty.
Ihc people OF the state ~ Wisconsin, rep
resented IA Senate and AsscESy, do en-
act Ms follows:
Section / section 46GTb--4 70 section
4G01b-C. inclusive. of the statutes. being
cnapter "a ot the laws of 1903 rs amended
ny chapter la4 Of the laws of 1908. en-
uslCd An Act to Prevent the Sale Of Tn
clean and Unsanirary Mir and rhe Use
Thereof IN the Manufacture Of rood Prod
ucts, and TO Prohibit Cnclean and Unsaui-
tarY Conditions OF Creameres. Cheese FHe-
tories aud MIR Dealers Establishments or
outfits. are hercby repealed
Section =. There ar dded To the stat
Jtes new sections to BE- numbered section
4OVIb--i, section 46n7b~-J section 46tTb
e, section 4GOTb-T section 4GoIb-s,
section i6nib-D, 10 read
section 4GQ1b-4 For the purposes of
this act, the term milk" shah mean the
fresh, clean. tactical secretion obtained by
the complete milking of ore or more healthy
I cows. properly fed and kent. excluding that
obtained within eight days before and four
/ days after caving, and contains not less
thun eight and One-hGn S5i per cent. of
solids not fat and not less than three -
per cent. OF milk TAI and the term cream"
shall mean that portion of mUk. rich in
milk fnt, which rises to the surface of milk
on standing. ar IL separated from Il by cen
/ triiu:al force, is fresh and clean. ana con
Sains not less than eighteen as per cent.
OF milk fat.
MIX which shall be drawn from cows
that are kept in barns OF stables which are
not reasonably well lighted and ventilated
or that are kept In barns or stables that
are ulthy from an accumulation of animal
f"ccs and excreta or from any other cause
oi milk which shall be drawn irom cows
which are themselves in altby condition
or nilk Kept or transported In dirty rusty
or opcn.seumed cans or other utensils or
milk that Is stale putrescent. or put.dd or
milk to which has been added any m lean
or unwho!esome foreign substance: %. milk
which has been kept exposed To iuul or
noxious air or gases IN barns occupied by
animals or kept exposed In dirty foul or
uuclcan places or conditions. Is hereby de-
elarcd to be unsanitary milk
Cream, produced from any such aforesaid
UhsanitHry milk or cream produced by the
use OF cream separator, which separator
had moi been thoroughly washed ciransed
nn1 Scalded after previous use IN the sen
ration % cream from milk or cream pro
duCcd by the use of cream separator
placed OF stationed In any uuciean or filthy
room or place or In amy building containing
stable wherein arr kept cattle or other
animals, unless such cream separator Is SO
separated aud shielded by partition from the
stable portion of such building as to be free
FROM all foul or noSious air or gases which
issue or may issue from such place or sta
ble OF cream lldt Il stale. putreSfpuf.
or cream that - kept OF transported in
or pulrld or cream that Is kept or trans
ported In dirty, rusty. or open-seGmed cans
or other utensils: OF cream which has bepn
Kept exposed 10 foul or n1xious air or gases
in barns occupied by animals or in dirty
toul, or unclean places or conditions. b
hereby declared to be ultsanltary cream
Section 4bUIb-5, No person shall by
himself his servant, or agent. or AK the
servant ar agent OF any other person. or as
The officer. servant or agent Of any firm ar
4igfF ftffp sale fui.
deliver. or have in possession or under his
control with intent to sell or offer for sale
or furnish or deliver 10 any person, firm or
corporation bs food for man. to any
creamery. cheese factory, milk condensng
tnctory. or milk or cream dealer. any I'M
sanitary milk or any unsanitary cream
Section 4UUTb O No person shall By
himself. his servant or agent or as the
servant or agent Of any other person, or as
tho servant OF agent Of any hrm or cor
porGton, manufacture for sale any article
~ food for man from any unsanltary milk
or from amy unsanltnry cream
Section 4d07b-7 All premises and utan-
slls used IN the handling Of milk. crepm.
and hyproducta 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-produUts of milk which shall lie
kept In an unclean, hithy. or noNious
dition are hereby declared 10 br unsanitary.
IL shall be unlawful for any person, frni.
Or corporation engaged in selling or fur
nizhing milk. cream, or any by'prpducts Of
milk Intended for use as food for man and
II shall be unlawful Tor any person, arm,
or corporation engaged In selling or fur
nishihg milk, cream, or any byproduct OF
milk. to any creamery cheese factory. milE
CondcnsuE factory. or 10 any place where
ouch milk cream. or by -prodt cts Of milk.
ave manufactured or prepared into food
product for man. and for sale n such and
II shall he unlawful for auy milk G"n'er. or
an empl0ys Of such milk dealer. pf
any person firm or corporation or the en-
plOyo Of such person. firD. or corporal ion,
Nho operates ~ creamery, cheese factory,
milk C0ndcnsing factory. or who manufnt-
lures or prepares for sale any article Of food
FOR man from mik cream. or hy product Of
milk, or who manufactures. re-wOrks. or
packs butter for sale a. food product, 10
maintain his promises and utensils IN sn
uuAo nitary condition.
section 4G0TU- s. ANY person firm or
oornoration. who receives in cans. bottles.
or Their vessels amy milk. or cream. or 9th
81 dairy product utended as food for man
which has been transported over any rail-
road or boat-llne or by other common car
rler, when such cans bottles, or vessels are
10 be returned. shall cnuse the said cans.
bottles. or other vessels 10 be thoroughly
washed and Cleansed before return ship
rncnt
Section 4607b- o. Ans person WIN by
scrvnnt II agent OF any other person. or
The officer, servant ar agent Of any hr- or
corporation. who Violates any provision Of
fhis 4 shall upon conviction thereof. be
pun. d bS . hnc of not less than twenty
tye doliar- nor more than one hundred dol
lars for each and every oftcnsc or shall be
imprisoned In the county iail mol less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days.
section 3. This act shall take effect and
he In force from and after its passage aad
Approved NY *, 1909