The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-02

Sir,-As ! have been so grossly
misrepresented in my position con-
corning the inspection of diaries.
ask that you will do me the favor
to let the public hear what the dairy
inspection bill offered by me is in
tended to do.
IT was never nay intention or de-
sire to do away with the inspection
of diaries, nor to lower the quality
of milk, and there is nothing in my
bill which will do either.
All bills, when first introduced. are
more or less tentative, and l expect
ed some changes TO be made in the
bill before 1t came from the COM
mittee.
1 have redrafted the bill. and 1t
Is as follows:
"A BILL
"To prohibit the sale of milk and
other dairy products in this State
without a permit from the dairy and
food commissioner of the State. de-
fining his powers and duties in the
matter and fixing penalties -feE- VIOLA
tons of this act.
81. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia, that no person,
firm or corporation conducting a dairy
business III this State shall conduct
the same without a permit from the
dairy and food commissioner of this
State.
10 ,ff,tts&a-PeFaait- eatitla-the
holder thereof to sell milk and other
dairy products anywhere in this State.
unless the same shall have been sus-
pended or revoked as hereinafter pro-
vided.
80. The said dairy and food COM
missioner. with the approval of the
State health board, shall prescribe the
character and requirements of all
diaries in this State. and the man
ner in which they shall be kept and
conducted, and may in person or by
his assistants or deputies inspect all
dairies as often as in his Judgment
may be necessary. Provided that
municipalities shall also have the
right to inspect all diaries which sup
ply milk to the inhabitants OF said
municipalities, and who may report
to the dairy and food commissioner
any dairy which is not up to. nor
kept or run. in accordance with the
requirements of the said commits
sioner. Upon report of the NUM-
cipal authorities that any dairy Is
delinquent, the Said commissioner
shall have a special inspection made
of said dairy.
-. Whenever the said dairy and
food commissioner shall find that the
rules and regulations prescribed by
him concerning dairies have been
| violated, he may. after five days
| notice to the parties in default sus-
pend or revoke the permit of such
| party for such time and on such
| terms as he may think proper. Any
I party feeling that injustice has been
| done him may appeal from the de-
| cision of the commissioner 10 the
/ health commissioner of the State
/ When an appeal Is taken to the
! health commissioner the permit OF
| the appellant shall remain IN force
until the appeal IS affirmed. But moth
! ing I'm this act shall prevent either
the dairy and food commissioner or
| the municipal authorities from ssss-
pending the permit OF any dairy when
! there is a contagious or communi-
! cable disease on the premises.
'5. Any person. firm or corporation
/ violating the provisions of this act
/ shall upon the complaint OF the dairy
| and food commissioner be fined by
/ any justice of the peace not less than
| ten nor more than fifty dollars for
/ each oifense
80. All acts and parts of acts In
/ conflict herewith are hereby re-
| pealed."
I expect to make other changes In
| 1t before 1t finally comes from the
committee. The bill was introduced
TO give to dairymen a right of appea
from the arbitrary and unjust rulings
OF DR.. Levy. It\is admitted that
| great injustice has been done. and /
| have been told that IL / would dis
miss my bill Inspector Curtis would
be discharged Why not discharge
/ DR.. Levy? MIR. Curtis Is the agent
OF DR.. Levy. and simply carries out
| his instructions
ask that all those who are OPP
| posed to the bill Will come to the
| Corporation Commission Court room
| at the Capitol at p. NJ. Thursday
the third, and hear the other side
If they win do that. am sure they
viii withdraw all opposition.
c. w THROCkMORTON,