Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-16
MlLkMEN MUST REGISTER.


New Law Which Goes into Eject
Next Month
All dealers in milk and cream are re-
quested by new Law which goes into eff
feet July /, to register with the State
commissioner OF agriculture, and obtain q
certificate OF registration, which shall be
posted IN conspicuous place in the store
or depot from which sale or supply Is
made, and the number placed on the
wagon or other vehicle. Application
blanks for registration are furnished by
the commissioner upon request, and all
persons to WHOM this law applies should
promptly send in their names so that
these BLANKS may be furnished and the
application received as early as possible.
The full text OF the law will be sent to
every person with the certificate, and also
to any one who requests it,
Section 4, which relates particularly 70 the
registration, reads as follows: ANY person
arm. corporatioa. association or society who
shall sell or deliver mix or cream to any
person from . wagon or other conveyance
depot or store. or who shall sell or deliver
milk to hotel. restaurant. boarding house or
any public place. shall be considered milk
dealer within the meaning OF this act. and
shall OF or before the frs, day Of April in each
year register with the commissioner 81
agriculture. furnishing saeh information
may BE required, al,on blanks issued and fur
nish@d by said commissioner Of agriculture
to saeh persons IS msy request tbs same
And every sach registration shall ex pi,e April
first next after is issue, and shall be given
only to the milk dealer owning or leasing the
vehicle or place frou which sales or supplies
are TO be made, and shall not he Transferred.
Upon receipt cf tae application for regis
tration. coutainin ( the information required.
the commissioner shall Issue to said appii-
cant certificate cf registration, which Ger
tiscate shall be posted in conspicuous place
in the store or depo, from which sale or sup
ply is made. and the number OF the certif-
Gates OF registration tor each wagon ar other
vehicle shall be placed In conspicuous place
on said wagon or other vehicle.
should any person. hrm. corporation. asso-
citation OF society desire to become a milk
dealer, as provided by TINS section, before the
frst day of April in aay year, he or they shall.
prior to engaging tn the busi7ess. register
with the commissioner Of agriculture in the
same manner as heseinbefose provided. fer
each place or vehicle from which sale or sup
ply IL TO be made.
Any dealer who Desieets or refuses TO regis
ter with the commissioner Of agriculture, or
TO post certificates of registration in the store
OF depo; from which sale sapply is made,
or to post the number Of the certificate Of
registration on the wagon other vehicle
from which sale or supply is made. as pro-
yided in this section. forfeits fifty dollars to
be recovered in an action Of debt, TO be pros
eeuted in the name OF the state by the county
attorney for the eoanty in which such viola
ton Of this statute has occurred, but the pro-
visions Of this section shall rot apply to milk
or cream delivered to creamery or butter or
cheese factory.
All provisions Of Law now existing requir-
ing the licensing OF miik dealers as they are
known under this section shall be and hereby
are repealed when this act shall take effect.